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No biomedical engineering policy means no sustainability in health systems: perspective through a case of local biomedical training program in Tanzania.
Pan Afr Med J
January 2025
Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, Tanzania Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
While the significance of strengthening the biomedical workforce in resource-limited settings has been widely acknowledged, there remains a paucity of information specific to the local context. In this regard, we underscore the importance of formulating a biomedical engineering policy based on empirical evidence. To provide such evidence, we conducted an analysis of the government-led biomedical training program in Tanzania, titled 'Capacity Enhancement of Medical Equipment Technical Services (CEOMETS)'.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN) reports interim 2024/25 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against acute respiratory illness due to laboratory-confirmed influenza during a delayed season of predominant A(H1N1)pdm09 and lower A(H3N2) co-circulation. Through mid-January, the risk of outpatient illness due to influenza A is reduced by about half among vaccinated vs unvaccinated individuals. Adjusted VE is 53% (95% CI: 36-65) against A(H1N1)pdm09, comprised of clades 5a.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAirborne personal protective equipment availability and preparedness in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units: A point prevalence survey.
Aust Crit Care
January 2025
Perioperative Care Program, Perioperative Medicine Team, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia; Division of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; Institute for Paediatric Perioperative Excellence, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Background: Personal protective equipment is essential to protect healthcare workers when exposed to aerosol-generating procedures in patients with airborne respiratory pathogens.
Aim: This study aimed to provide information regarding the level of airborne protection offered to nursing staff and other healthcare workers in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units (ICUs) 1 year into the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, ICUs in Australia and New Zealand were asked to participate in the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group Point Prevalence Program in June 2021.
The involvement of non-governmental organisations in achieving health system goals based on the WHO six building blocks: A scoping review on global evidence.
PLoS One
January 2025
School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Background: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have the potential to make a significant contribution to improving health system goals through the provision of resources, health services and community participation. Therefore, this paper examines the role of NGOs in achieving health system goals, based on the six building blocks of a health system framework, and identifies strategies to enhance NGO involvement in achieving health system goals.
Methods: A scoping systematic review methodology was used to map and synthesise the existing literature on the topic, following the latest JBI six-stage framework.
The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Emergency Department Staff to Preparedness of Disaster and Emergency in Saudi Arabia: Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.
Indian J Crit Care Med
November 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, Al-Ahsa Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.
Aim: Disasters worldwide are increasing, impacting millions annually. In Saudi Arabia, disaster planning is crucial for emergency department (ED) staff, who must be trained in disaster management plans and operational strategies to handle disasters such as epidemics and Hajj overcrowding.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study targeting ED staff in 92 hospitals all over Saudi Arabia.
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