Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action

P Farmer, J Frenk, FM Knaul, LN Shulman, G Alleyne… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Substantial inequalities exist in cancer survival rates across countries. In addition to
prevention of new cancers by reduction of risk factors, strategies are needed to close the …

Toward universal health coverage in the post-COVID-19 era

S Verguet, A Hailu, GT Eregata, ST Memirie… - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
All countries worldwide have signed up to the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals and have committed to the objective of achieving 'universal health coverage …

The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low-and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) …

P Arokiasamy, U Uttamacharya, K Jain, RB Biritwum… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Chronic diseases contribute a large share of disease burden in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). Chronic diseases have a tendency to occur simultaneously and …

Tackling of unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and obesity: health effects and cost-effectiveness

M Cecchini, F Sassi, JA Lauer, YY Lee… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
The obesity epidemic is spreading to low-income and middle-income countries as a result of
new dietary habits and sedentary ways of life, fuelling chronic diseases and premature …

Dissonant health transition in the states of Mexico, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

H Gómez-Dantés, N Fullman, H Lamadrid-Figueroa… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Child and maternal health outcomes have notably improved in Mexico since
1990, whereas rising adult mortality rates defy traditional epidemiological transition models …

Chronic diseases and injuries in India

V Patel, S Chatterji, D Chisholm, S Ebrahim… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and
cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project …

The quest for universal health coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico

FM Knaul, E González-Pier, O Gómez-Dantés… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Mexico is reaching universal health coverage in 2012. A national health insurance
programme called Seguro Popular, introduced in 2003, is providing access to a package of …

Valid group comparisons can be made with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): A measurement invariance study across groups by demographic characteristics

D Villarreal-Zegarra, A Copez-Lonzoy… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective Analyze the measurement invariance and the factor structure of the Patient Health
Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in the Peruvian population. Method Secondary data analysis …

Setbacks in the quest for universal health coverage in Mexico: polarised politics, policy upheaval, and pandemic disruption

FM Knaul, H Arreola-Ornelas, M Touchton, T McDonald… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary 2023 marks the 20-year anniversary of the creation of Mexico's System of Social
Protection for Health and the Seguro Popular, a model for the global quest to achieve …

Public policy for the poor? A randomised assessment of the Mexican universal health insurance programme

G King, E Gakidou, K Imai, J Lakin, RT Moore, C Nall… - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background We assessed aspects of Seguro Popular, a programme aimed to deliver health
insurance, regular and preventive medical care, medicines, and health facilities to 50 million …