Flexible epidemiological model for estimates and short-term projections in generalised HIV/AIDS epidemics

Objective UNAIDS and country analysts use a simple infectious disease model, embedded in the Estimation and Projection Package (EPP), to generate annual updates on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Our objective …

Flexible epidemiological model for estimates and short-term projections in generalised HIV/AIDS epidemics.

Promotion of access to essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: practical implications of the UN political declaration

The article proposes measures to improve efficiency in medicine supply, increase financing for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and integrate pharmaceutical management for diseases with existing initiatives. Particular focus is given to …

Artemether-lumefantrine co-administration with antiretrovirals: population pharmacokinetics and dosing implications

Aim Drug-drug interactions between antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs may influence antimalarial treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential drug-drug interactions between the antimalarial drugs, lumefantrine, …

Application of Behavioral Economics in the Design of Population Health Initiatives

Improving health outcomes and reduced healthcare spending is a significant concern in the US healthcare system. Population health approaches to healthcare involve many potential solutions to rising costs and poor …

Parents of children with disabilities: a systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy

Background: An increasing body of empirical evidence suggests that early intervention has positive outcomes for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Parental self-efficacy has been used as an outcome measure …

Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraceptives: Introduction Strategies in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries

The article discusses the strategy of community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in family planning in four sub-Saharan African countries. It has increased the family planning service delivery in resource-poor settings. …

AP-1 and NF-κB synergize to transcriptionally activate latent HIV upon T-cell receptor activation

Latent HIV-1 proviruses are capable of reactivating productive lytic infection, but the precise molecular mechanisms underlying emergence from latency are poorly understood. In this study, we determined the contribution of …

Anthropology and nursing

Equipping Educators to Address HIV and AIDS: A Review of Selected Teacher Education Initiatives

Teacher educators; school principals and teachers are potentially well positioned to play a pivotal role in changing the course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this article …