Publications by authors named "Hela Mesmia"
Article Synopsis
- - Tunisia's Societal Dialogue for Health process, initiated in 2012, is a participatory governance effort aimed at including citizens in health policy-making, culminating in the National Health Policy 2030.
- - A qualitative study involving interviews with citizens and health experts revealed that this dialogue fostered a "health democracy" by creating inclusive spaces for diverse stakeholders, though it faces challenges like reliance on volunteers, trust issues, and political instability.
- - The experience in Tunisia serves as both a blueprint for successful participatory governance and a cautionary tale about the importance of sustained engagement and addressing systemic challenges to ensure effective health policy implementation.
Antiretroviral tritherapy has contributed to a considerable reduction in HIV-related mortality. The causes of death are dominated by opportunistic infections in developing countries and by cardiovascular diseases and cancer in developed countries. To determine the causes and risk factors associated with death in HIV-infected patients in two Tunisian medical centers.
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