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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress to a traumatic brain injury population in Swahili and the Tanzanian Setting

Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Silvia Daniela Vaca, Deena El-Gabri, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2018)

Abstract Background To evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in an injury population in Tanzania. Methods Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale was develo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-018-0973-0

i-MoMCARE: AI-enabled mobile app for maternal and child health care in Cambodia – a pilot implementation and evaluation study

Vonthanak Saphonn, Siyan Yi, Chhavarath Dary, Sreymom Oy et al. • BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2026)

Objectives In Cambodia, village health support groups (VHSGs) are central to maternal and child health (MCH) service delivery, yet maternal mortality remains high with regional disparities. Although digital health solutions show promise, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101691

Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Sharing Patient-Generated Health Data Using Digital Technology for People Living With Long-Term Health Conditions: A Narrative Review

Emma Simpson, Richard Brown, Elizabeth Sillence, Lynne Coventry et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

Using digital technology to share patient-generated health data has the potential to improve the self-management of multiple long-term health conditions. Sharing these data can allow patients to receive additional support from healthcare pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641424

Handbook of Healthcare Management

Myron D. Fottler, Malvey, Donna, Slovensky, Donna J. • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (2015)

The Handbook of Healthcare Management is a comprehensive examination of key management practices for global healthcare organizations, arguing that insight into and implementation of these practices is essential for success and sustainabilit...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470167

Healthcare Management

Alan Cameron Gillies • Routledge eBooks (2024)

Healthcare Management takes a look at international perspectives in healthcare management and the way regional priorities, national income, and social factors are crucial to effective healthcare services. Readers are provided the skills to ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003478874

High level non-carbapenemase carbapenem resistance by overlaying mutations of mexR, oprD, and ftsI in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Yan Yang, Xue Li, Lang Sun, Xiu-Kun Wang et al. • Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) is a global threat, but the mechanism of non-carbapenemase carbapenem resistance is still unclear. In the current study, we investigated the contributions of point mutations in mex...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01398-24

The antibiogram of Pus cultures in Federal Tertiary Care Hospital, Islamabad and its utility in antimicrobial stewardshipThe antibiogram of pus cultures in federal tertiary care hospital, Islamabad and its utility in antimicrobial stewardship

Farhan Kursheed, Asraar Tabassum, Umme Farwa, Samia Wazir et al. • Iranian Journal of Microbiology (2024)

Background and Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a significant global health threat. Infections caused by Multi Drug-Resistant (MDR) bacteria pose formidable challenges in terms of treatment options and patient outcomes. P...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v16i1.14871

A missed opportunity: faith leaders and the HPV vaccination effort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wosene Berhanu, Simon Yigremachew, Claudia Hanson, Helena Avermark et al. • Global Health Action (2026)

Background Cervical cancer causes morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is crucial for cervical cancer prevention, yet the vaccination rat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2635822

Developing and defining core climate and environmental epidemiology competencies for field epidemiology training programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Delphi study

Yousef Khader, Muhammad Sartaj, Mohannad Al Nsour, Ruba Kamal Alsouri et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2026)

BackgroundClimate change, environmental degradation, and chemical hazards increasingly shape population health risks, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where water scarcity, rapid urbanization, conflict, and fragile he...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1902013

Social Justice Mathematics and Public Health Equity: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literacy in Health Decision-Making

Terungwa James Age • GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal) (2026)

Background: Public health decision-making increasingly requires individuals to interpret numerical information such as risks, probabilities, treatment benefits, and epidemiological trends. However, disparities in quantitative literacy may c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35898/ghmj-931337

Rethinking avian influenza control: a systems-oriented One Health perspective for family poultry

Robyn Alders, Robyn Alders, Brigitte Bagnol, Md. Ahasanul Hoque • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2026)

Early detection and control of high- and low-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI, LPAI) in family poultry flocks remain challenging in settings where mortality from enzootic diseases such as Newcastle disease (ND) and infectious bursal dise...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1814751

A New Golden Age? Proposal for an Innovative Global Health Funding Mechanism for Middle‐Income Countries

Claire Chaumont, Jenny Hsi, Christine Bohne, Sana Mostaghim et al. • Global Challenges (2017)

Abstract Despite economic growth and increased global commitment to health financing in the past decades, the health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people remain overlooked. In particular, middle‐income countries (MICs) often ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201700015

Mpox as Two Global Health Emergencies: Altered Transmission, Genomics, Clinical Manifestation and Public Health Impact

Sanchita Chakraborty, S.R. Rao, Abhijit Poddar • Infectious Microbes & Diseases (2025)

Mpox virus (MPXV) is the only pathogen that triggered two Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declarations, first in July 2022 and then again in August 2024. The 2022 outbreak was attributed primarily to clade IIb MPXV,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1097/IM9.0000000000000196

Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial

Dr Patrick T Wilson, MD, Frank Baiden, PhD, Joshua C Brooks, MPH, Marilyn C Morris, MD et al. • The Lancet Global Health (2017)

Background: In low-income and middle-income countries, invasive mechanical ventilation is often not available for children at risk of death from respiratory failure. We aimed to determine if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a for...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30145-6

‘The public health turn on violence against women’: analysing Swedish healthcare law, public health and gender-equality policies

Ann Öhman, Monica Burman, Maria Carbin, Kerstin Edin • BMC Public Health (2020)

Abstract This article focuses on policy and law concerning violence against women as a public health issue. In Sweden, violence against women is recently recognized as a public health problem; we label this shift “The public health turn on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08766-7

Cybersecurity for eHealth

Emmanuel C. Ogu • Routledge eBooks (2021)

The modern realities of cybersecurity have uncovered the unpreparedness of many sectors and industries to deal with emerging threats. One of these sectors is the healthcare industry. The pervasiveness and proliferation of digital innovation...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003254416