scholarly journals Missed takes towards a pandemic of COVID-19? A systematic literature review of Coronavirus related diseases in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (07) ◽  
pp. 726-731
Author(s):  
Wajiha Haq ◽  
Syed Hassan Raza ◽  
Muhammad Wasif Malik
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Scientific Investigation ◽  
Open Research

Pakistan is also seeing the profound effect of the outbreak of COVID-19, which demands an urgent investigation of literature and further scientific investigation for cure and prevention. This study has employed the systematic approach for searching the literature from the recently compiled database of researches namely COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) and related diseases. The literature on Pakistan has shown the evidence of human-to-human and animal-to-human transmission of viruses, the presence of antibodies of MERS-CoV in camels, and careless attitude towards preventive measures of such respiratory diseases. There is a lot of gap in the literature regarding coronaviruses and their antibodies creating herd immunity for another coronavirus and COVID-19. In particular to Pakistan, and in general, for other developing countries, a weak health-care system coupled with the trembling economy has many implications of COVID-19 which should be carefully thought-out to combat the spread.

scholarly journals Organização do trabalho da enfermagem e assistência integral em saúde

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta Oro ◽  
Eliane Matos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Organization And Administration ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Level Government

Revisão integrativa da literatura, trazendo os debates e influências gerados pelos pressupostos de atenção integral à saúde/integralidade na assistência, sobre a organização do trabalho e modelos de distribuição de cuidado em enfermagem. Considerou-se a produção existente na BVS, no período de 2000 a 2010, totalizando 19 artigos. Enfermeiros têm refletido sobre a integralidade a partir das esferas de atenção, da formação profissional e da organização dos serviços, especialmente na saúde coletiva. Conclui-se sobre a necessidade de estudos relacionando a atual organização do trabalho de enfermagem e os métodos de distribuição de cuidados, especialmente no ambiente hospitalar.Descritores: Assistência Integral à Saúde, Organização e Administração, Enfermagem.Nursing work organization and integral health careIntegrative literature review bringing the debates and influences carried out by integral healthcare/ comprehensive care assumptions, about work organization and health care distribution in nursing. It was considered the BVS existing production, from 2000 to 2010, totalizing 19 abstracts. Nurses have been reflecting about the integrity from the level government health care system, the professional education and the services organization, especially in collective health. The conclusion is that there is a need for further studies related to nursing work and the health care distribution method, especially in the hospital environment.Descriptors: Integral Health Care, Organization and Administration, Nursing.Organización del trabajo de enfermería y asistencia integral en saludRevisión integrativa de la literatura trayendo los debates e influencias generadas por los presupuestos de atención integral a la salud/integralidad en la asistencia, sobre la organización del trabajo y modelos de distribución de cuidado en enfermería. Esta revisión ha considerado la producción existente en BVS, en el período desde 2000 a 2010, totalizando 19 artículos. Enfermeros han reflexionado sobre la integralidad a partir de las esferas de atención, formación profesional y organización de los servicios, especialmente en la salud colectiva. Se deduce que hay la necesidad de estudios que hagan relación entre la actual organización del trabajo de enfermería y los métodos de distribución de cuidados, especialmente en el ambiente hospitalario.Descriptores: Asistencia Integral a la Salud, Organización y Administración, Enfermería.

scholarly journals Access barriers to visual health

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Alejandra Rodríguez-Echeverría ◽  
Angélica María Páez-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
World Health ◽  
Local Health Authority ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Visual Health ◽  
Care System

A number of factors and conditions hinder and restrict access to the health care system and its different services; these barriers to access put at risk the health of people by affecting adequate processes. Objective: To carry out a literature review on barriers to access to the health care system and visual health services in Colombia and around the world. Methodology: A literature review was carried out based on a search of the Medline, ScienceDirect, and Pubmed databases, as well as indexed public health journals and the websites of the Local Health Authority, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the UNESCO, and the Brien Holden Vision Institute. Results: The main barriers related to demand, both in general services and in visual health, are the lack of perception on the need for service and lack of economic resources; at the offer level, the existing policies constitute a real obstacle. Conclusions: Awareness-raising in the population, together with the implementation of health policies that grant equal access to health care services, are fundamental to prevent people from being affected, to a large extent, by barriers related to demand or offer, regardless of their location or level of income.

scholarly journals Diseases of biliary tract in the context of association with oncological diseases of the digestive system

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (12) ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
M A Osadchuk ◽  
A A Svistunov ◽  
E D Mironova ◽  
I N Vasil’eva ◽  
N V Kireeva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Biliary Tract ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Oncological Diseases

Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract are widespread among the population and cause significant damage to the health care system. In order to improve the strategy of preventive measures and the detection of oncological diseases at the early stages, it is necessary to provide timely impact on possible risk factors contributing to the onset and progression of malignant neoplasms. This review demonstrates the association between the pathology of the biliary tract and oncological diseases of the digestive system, discusses the possible mechanisms of the influence of cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy on the development of malignant neoplasms of various parts of the gastrointestinal tract.

Bridging the Health Inequality and Strengthening Public Health System Through Public Private Partnership

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Shastri ◽  
Mr. Rinki Verma
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Care System

India stands on 67<sup>th</sup> position out of 133 (approx) developing countries with regard to the number of doctors, while stands on 75<sup>th</sup> position with respect to number of nurses. Out of total healthcare spending in India, the government owned health facilities accounts for only 20% in comparison to 80% of private sector. Over 72.2% of Indian population lives in rural areas under poor and unsatisfactory environmental conditions, with high levels of openness to diseases and ill health. A significant proportion of poor in India are destitute due to lack of affordability to the services of private hospitals, characterized by highly qualified doctors and costly equipments, whereas public hospitals are noticeable by insufficient number of facilities, lack of personnel, medicines along with long queues which further highlights economical disparity problems of Indian people to thrash about the health related problems. As per the NFHS 2 data, only 43% of the urban poor children are fully immunized by the completion of one year of age. The percentage of severely underweight children among the urban poor is 23.0 which is twice the urban average (11.6%) and five times (4.5%) that of urban high income group. The vast majority of the country suffers from a poor standard of healthcare infrastructure which has not kept up with the growing economy. The only hope for the improvement in condition of the health care system of developing countries can be the mixture of public –private through Public Private Partnership. This paper aims to examine the current status of health infrastructure in developing countries like India, about the challenges lying in front of Government in developing health care system, identifying critical gap and requirements in Health services besides the comparison with other developing economies. It also seeks to examine the socio-economic environment of developing country, attracted towards private sector participation in health care development and review of potential benefits and risk involved, to ensure success and sustainability of Public Private Partnership.

scholarly journals Pharmacy education in India and its neighbouring countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 294-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushy Sachan ◽  
Anupam K Sachan ◽  
Sudhir S Gangwar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Pharmacy Profession ◽  
Care System

During the past few years, the pharmacy profession has expanded significantly in terms of professional services delivery and now has been recognized as an important profession in the multidisciplinary provision of health care. The Pharmacist is a key component of healthcare and manages the human resource to support the growth. In contrast to the situation in developed countries, pharmacists in developing countries are still underutilized and their role as health care professionals is not deemed important by either the community or other health care providers. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of pharmacists in developing countries, particularly in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The paper draws on the literature related to the pharmacy profession in the country in the context of the current directions of health care. The paper highlights the current scenario and portrays the pharmacy profession in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It concludes that although the pharmacy profession in developing countries is continuously evolving, the health care system which yet to recognize the pharmacist's role. This lack of recognition is due to the limited interaction of pharmacists with the public. Pharmacists in developing countries are concerned about their present professional role in the health care system. The information presented in this paper may stimulate discussion and critical analysis and planning, and will be of value in further adaptation of the pharmacy education to desired educational outcomes. These are times of enormous change in healthcare and the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical education must prepare students to enter into the practice of pharmacy.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icpj.v1i9.11622 International Current Pharmaceutical Journal 2012, 1(9): 294-301 

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