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Building Research Capacity in Africa: Equity and Global Health Collaborations
(Public Library Science, 1160 Battery Street, Ste 100, San Francisco, Usa, Ca, 94111, 2014)
Global health has increased the number of high-income country (HIC) investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
N Partnerships with local collaborators rather than extractive research ...
Helicobacter Pylori Status and Associated Gastroscopic Diagnoses in a Tertiary Hospital Endoscopy Population in Rwanda
(Oxford Univ Press , Great Clarendon St, Oxford, England, Ox2 6dp, 2014)
Background
The study was undertaken to document the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and endoscopic diagnoses in Rwandans presenting for gastroscopy.
Methods
We studied an endoscopic database containing 961 consecutive ...
Enhancing Medical Students’ Education and Careers in Global Surgery
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)
With surgical conditions being significant contributors to the global burden of disease, efforts aimed at increasing future practitioners’ understanding, interest and participation in global surgery must be expanded. ...
Estimating Pediatric Surgical Need in Developing Countries: A Household Survey in Rwanda
(W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc , 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste 1800, Philadelphia, Usa, Pa, 19103-2899, 2014)
Purpose
Surgical services for children are often absent in resource-limited settings. Identifying the prevalence of surgical disease at the community level is important for developing evidence-based pediatric surgical ...
Why Evidence Based Approaches are Urgently Needed in Africa
(Elsevier Gmbh , Hackerbrucke 6, Munich, Germany, 80335, 2014)
HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases are still major causes of mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like ischemic heart disease and ...
Patterns of Injury at Two University Teaching Hospitals in Rwanda: Baseline Injury Epidemiology Using the Rwanda Injury Registry
(RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, 2014)
Introduction: Globally, more worldwide deaths in 2010 could be attributed to injuries than the total number of deaths from infection with AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined, with a disproportionate number of these ...
Rwanda 20 Years on: Investing in Life
(Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2014)
Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the effects of a devastated health system and ...
An Innovative Paradigm for Surgical Education Programs in Resource-limited Settings
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)
The burden of surgical disease in low-income countries remains significant, in part owing to continued surgical workforce shortages. We describe a successful paradigm to expand Rwandan surgical capacity through the ...
Enhancing Formal Educational and In-service Training Programs in Rural Rwanda: A Partnership Among the Public Sector, a Nongovernmental Organization, and Academia
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , Two Commerce Sq, 2001 Market St, Philadelphia, Usa, Pa, 19103, 2014)
Global disparities in the distribution, specialization, diversity, and competency of the health workforce are striking. Countries with fewer health professionals have poorer health outcomes compared with countries that ...
Prevalence of Breast Masses and Barriers to Care: Results From a Population‐based Survey in Rwanda and Sierra Leone
(Wiley , 111 River St, Hoboken, Usa, Nj, 07030-5774, 2014)
Background and Objectives:Breast cancer incidence may be increasing in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). This study estimates theprevalence of breast masses in Rwanda (RW) and Sierra Leone (SL) and identifies barriers ...