Scaling up noncommunicable disease care in a resource-limited context: lessons learned and implications for policy

Autor: Yoseph Mamo, Mirchaye Mekoro, David I. W. Phillips, Andrew Mortimore

Publikováno v: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Abstract Background Although primary care models for the care of common non-communicable diseases (NCD) have been developed in sub-Saharan Africa, few have described an integrated, decentralized approach at the community level. We report the results

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The 'Cairo Accord'- Towards the Eradication of RHD: An Update

Autor: Susy Kotit, David I. W. Phillips, Ahmed Afifi, Magdi Yacoub

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults. It continues to be prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries where it causes significant morbidity and mortality. Following the 20

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Type 1 diabetes in Africa: an immunogenetic study in the Amhara of North-West Ethiopia

Autor: David I. W. Phillips, Alice Holmes, Hannah F. Wilson, Tanwi Vartak, Diana L. Cousminer, Arla Gamper, Kenyaita M. Hodge, Kim Lorenz, Samuel T. Jerram, Stanley Schwartz, Elisabeth R. Trimble, Alistair J K Williams, Shitaye Alemu Balcha, Abayneh Girma Demisse, R. David Leslie, Struan F.A. Grant, Rajashree Mishra, Benjamin F. Voight

Publikováno v: Diabetologia
Balcha, S A, Demisse, A G, Mishra, R, Vartak, T, Cousminer, D L, Hodge, K M, Voight, B F, Lorenz, K, Schwartz, S, Jerram, S T, Gamper, A, Holmes, A, Wilson, H F, Williams, A J K, Grant, S F A, Leslie, R D, Phillips, D I W & Trimble, E R 2020, ' Type 1 diabetes in Africa : an immunogenetic study in the Amhara of North-West Ethiopia ', Diabetologia . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05229-x
Balcha, S A, Demisse, A G, Mishra, R, Vartak, T, Cousminer, D L, Hodge, K M, Voight, B F, Lorenz, K, Schwartz, S, Jerram, S T, Gamper, A, Holmes, A, Wilson, H F, Williams, A J K, Grant, S F A, Leslie, R D, Phillips, D I W & Trimble, E R 2020, ' Type 1 diabetes in Africa an immunogenetic study in the Amhara of North-West Ethiopia ', Diabetologia, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 2158-2168 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05229-x

Aims/hypothesis We aimed to characterise the immunogenic background of insulin-dependent diabetes in a resource-poor rural African community. The study was initiated because reports of low autoantibody prevalence and phenotypic differences from Europ

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7476916

Aged biochar alters nitrogen pathways in bauxite-processing residue sand: Environmental impact and biogeochemical mechanisms

Autor: Maryam Esfandbod, I. R. Phillips, M. Rezaei Rashti, Chengrong Chen

Publikováno v: Environmental Pollution. 247:438-446

Low nitrogen (N) content and retention in bauxite-processing residue sand (BRS) disposal areas pose a great challenge to the establishment of sustainable vegetation cover in this highly alkaline environment. The budget and fate of applied N in BRS an

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.034

Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Autor: Shitaye Alemu, Abere Dessie, Eldryd Parry, Christopher Patterson, Elisabeth R. Trimble, Asamere Tsegaw, David I. W. Phillips

Publikováno v: Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 2021 (2021)
Journal of Ophthalmology
Tsegaw, A, Alemu, S, Dessie, A, Patterson, C C, Parry, E H O, Phillips, D I W & Trimble, E R 2021, ' Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia ', Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 2021, 6696548 . https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6696548

Objective. To investigate the level of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients attending the University of Gondar Hospital (UGH) Diabetic Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. An audit was carried out involving a total of 739 T2DM pati

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