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Innovative public strategies in response to COVID-19: A review of practices from China.
Health Care Sci
December 2024
School of Healthcare Management, Tsinghua Medicine Tsinghua University Beijing China.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unparalleled challenges to prompt and adaptive responses from nations worldwide. This review examines China's multifaceted approach to the crisis, focusing on five key areas of response: infrastructure and system design, medical care and treatment, disease prevention and control, economic and social resilience, and China's engagement in global health. This review demonstrates the effectiveness of a top-down command system at the national level, intersectoral coordination, a legal framework, and public social governance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and implementation of a 3d-HDR brachytherapy program for cervical cancer in a sub-Saharan African centre.
Brachytherapy
December 2024
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Taxes, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria where, the gap between need for, and access to, radiation therapy including brachytherapy is significant. This report documents the implementation of the first three-dimensional high-dose-rate (3D-HDR) brachytherapy service for cervical cancer in Nigeria.
Purpose: This report details the steps taken to implement the 3D-HDR brachytherapy program, the challenges faced, and the adaptive strategies employed to overcome them.
The centenarian blueprint: lessons in defying Parkinson's disease.
J Neural Transm (Vienna)
December 2024
Department of Neurology, Clinical Research Centre, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital, Ehime, 799- 1592, Japan.
Recent advancements in neurology have shifted focus from mere diagnosis to comprehensive management of movement disorders, particularly Parkinson's Disease (PD), which is rapidly increasing in prevalence due to global ageing trends. While age is a key risk factor for PD, centenarians often exhibit a remarkably low prevalence of the disease, presenting an intriguing paradox. This viewpoint explores potential reasons for this low prevalence, drawing on studies from regions with high centenarian populations, known as Blue Zones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe historical evolution of smallpox treatment in Japan visualised through Japanese artwork and woodblock prints.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
December 2024
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Art reveals core human emotions during catastrophes like epidemics, allowing people to narrate their coping stories. This review examines smallpox's historical evolution and treatment in Japan, integrating visual art with medical history. It provides chronological insights from smallpox's arrival and traditional remedies to the era of vaccination and public health measures leading to eventual eradication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective Control of Parasitic Diseases through Local Narratives: Lessons from Thailand and Laos.
Discov Med
December 2024
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy.
In recent decades, technological advancements and scientific progress have significantly improved disease control strategies. However, the exclusive focus on these aspects often overlooks the crucial role of social and cultural factors. Local narratives, reflecting community traditions and beliefs, offer valuable insights that can influence the success of public health interventions.
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