Healthcare systems in many low income countries have evolved to provide services for acute, infections and are poorly structured for the provision of chronic, non-communicable diseases which are increasingly common. Epilepsy is a common chronic neurologic condition and antiepileptic drugs are affordable, but the epilepsy treatment gap remains >90% in most African countries. The World Health Org...

BACKGROUND: Although secure residential care has the potential of reducing young people's behavioral problems, it is often difficult to achieve positive outcomes. Research suggests that there are several common success factors of treatment, of which the client's motivation for treatment and the quality of the therapeutic relationship between clients and therapists might be especially relevant a...

Abstract Background Motivation of health service providers (HSPs) is an important factor for delivering quality services and achieving client satisfaction. Understanding the motivation to perform therefore in providing evidence interventions. Objective To assess deliver among antenatal care public secondary facilities western Nigeria. Method A cross-sectional, facility-based study was conducted...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only put a strain on the health care system throughout world but had an extreme impact workers caring for these patients daily basis. These have been isolated from their families and experienced significant stress loss at work home. Some rationing of care, inadequate personal protective equipment, found themselves without resources needed to patients....

Health policymakers in many countries are looking at ways of increasing health care coverage by scaling up the deployment of community health workers. In this commentary, we describe the rationale for the UK to learn from Brazil's scaled-up Community Health Worker primary care strategy, starting with a pilot project in North Wales.