Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health
through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands …

Background Even though there is general agreement that primary care is the linchpin of
effective health care delivery, to date no efforts have been made to systematically review the …

" Half the world's people currently live in rural and remote areas. The problem is that most
health workers live and work in cities. This imbalance is common to almost all countries and …

With nearly half of the world's population living in a rural or remote area, meeting the health
needs of rural populations, where over 80% of the world's extremely poor live, is imperative …

Importance As the US population continues to increase and age, there is an unmet need for
dermatologic care; therefore, it is important to identify and understand the characteristics and …

Background Population ageing, changes to the profiles of life-limiting illnesses and evolving
societal attitudes prompt a critical evaluation of models of palliative care. We set out to …

Background Slums are densely populated, neglected parts of cities where housing and
living conditions are exceptionally poor. In situ slum upgrading, at its basic level, involves …

Annually around 40 million mothers give birth at home without any trained health worker.
Consequently, most of the maternal and neonatal mortalities occur at the community level …

Background Shared care has been used in the management of many chronic conditions
with the assumption that it delivers better care than either primary or specialty care alone. It …

Integrated multidisciplinary care is difficult to achieve between specialist clinical services
and primary care practitioners, but should improve outcomes for patients with chronic and/or …