The health policy response to COVID-19 in Malawi

GW Mzumara, M Chawani, M Sakala, L Mwandira… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Malawi declared a state of national disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20th March
2020 and registered its first confirmed coronavirus case on the 2 April 2020. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Health policy considerations for combining exercise prescription into noncommunicable diseases treatment: a narrative literature review

D Tao, R Awan-Scully, GI Ash, Y Gu, Z Pei… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives In this review, we aim to highlight the evidence base for the benefits of exercise in
relation to the treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), draw on the Health …

The National Health Policy for people with disabilities in Brazil: an analysis of the content, context and the performance of social actors

TM Lyra, MS Veloso de Albuquerque… - Health Policy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this article is to analyse the circumstances in which the National Health
Policy for Persons with Disabilities (PNSPCD) came into place in 2002 and the factors …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing capacity and implementation status of the disaster risk management strategy for health and community disaster resilience in Malawi

O Dewa, D Makoka, OA Ayo-Yusuf - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2021 - Springer
Floods are among the most frequently occurring natural hazards in Malawi, often with public
health implications. This mixed methods study assessed the capacity for and implementation …

[HTML][HTML] Provincial policies affecting resident quality of life in Canadian residential long-term care

P Irwin, D Taylor, JM Keefe - Bmc Geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background The precautions and restrictions imposed by the recent Covid-19 pandemic
drew attention to the criticality of quality of care in long-term care facilities internationally …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of social determinants of health on early childhood development: a qualitative context analysis in Iran

O Atashbahar, AA Sari, A Takian, A Olyaeemanesh… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Social determinants have a significant impact on children's development and
their abilities and capacities, especially in early childhood. They can bring about inequity in …

[HTML][HTML] Indonesia free from pasung: a policy analysis

MT Hidayat, C Oster, E Muir-Cochrane… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Many people with mental illnesses remain isolated, chained, and inside cages,
called Pasung in Indonesia. Despite numerous policies introduced to eradicate Pasung …

[HTML][HTML] Health policy analysis in Eastern Mediterranean region using a health policy triangle framework: Historical and ethical insights from a systematic review

M Behzadifar, MK Ghanbari, H Ravaghi… - Journal of Preventive …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Health policy can be defined as an agreement and consensus on a health-
related program and set of actions taken to achieve the goals expected by programs in the …

[HTML][HTML] Between rhetoric and reality: learnings from youth participation in the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa

T Jacobs, A George - International Journal of Health Policy and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Youth participation makes an essential contribution to the design of policies
and with the appropriate structures, and processes, meaningful engagement leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Communicating risk during early phases of COVID-19: Comparing governing structures for emergency risk communication across four contexts

B Geurts, H Weishaar, A Mari Saez, F Cristea… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Emergency risk communication (ERC) is key to achieving compliance with
public health measures during pandemics. Yet, the factors that facilitated ERC during COVID …