Syed Ahsanuddin Ahmed, Motunrayo Ajisola, Kehkashan Azeem, Pauline Bakibinga et al.
INTRODUCTION: With COVID-19, there is urgency for policymakers to understand and respond to the health needs of slum communities. Lockdowns for pandemic control have health, social and economic consequences. We consider access to healthcare before and during COVID-19 with those working and living in...
Andrew Nunn, I. D. Rusen, Armand Van Deun, Gabriela Torrea et al.
BACKGROUND: In contrast to drug-sensitive tuberculosis, the guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have a very poor evidence base; current recommendations, based on expert opinion, are that patients should be treated for a minimum of 20 months. A series of cohort ...
Jason Madan, Knut Lönnroth, Samia Laokri, Stephen Bertel Squire
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem which affects poorest individuals the worst. A high proportion of patients incur 'catastrophic costs' which have been shown to result in severe financial hardship and adverse health outcomes. Data on catastrophic cost incidence is...
Godwin Yeboah, João Porto de Albuquerque, Rafael Troilo, Grant Tregonning et al.
This paper examines OpenStreetMap data quality at different stages of a participatory mapping process in seven slums in Africa and Asia. Data were drawn from an OpenStreetMap-based participatory mapping process developed as part of a research project focusing on understanding inequalities in healthc...
Felix Achana, Stavros Petrou, Jason Madan, Kamran Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: The 'Prehospital Assessment of the Role of Adrenaline: Measuring the Effectiveness of Drug Administration In Cardiac Arrest' (PARAMEDIC2) trial showed that adrenaline improves overall survival, but not neurological outcomes. We sought to determine the within-trial and lifetime health and...
Improving Health in Slums Collaborative, Pauline Bakibinga, Caroline Kabaria, Ziraba Kasiira et al.
BACKGROUND: Slums or informal settlements characterize most large cities in LMIC. Previous evidence suggests pharmacies may be the most frequently used source of primary care in LMICs but that pharmacy services are of variable quality. However, evidence on pharmacy use and availability is very limit...
Swaran P. Singh, Sagar Jilka, Jibril Abdulmalik, George Bouliotis et al.
This paper introduces the TRANSFORM project, which aims to improve access to mental health services for people with serious and enduring mental disorders (SMDs - psychotic disorders and severe mood disorders, often with co-occurring substance misuse) living in urban slums in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and I...
Elvis Gama, Jason Madan, Ivor Langley, Mamo Girma et al.
INTRODUCTION: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a serious financial challenge to health systems and patients. The current treatment for patients with MDR-TB takes up to 24 months to complete. Evidence for a shorter regimen which differs from the standard WHO recommended MDR-TB regimen ...
Andrew Nunn, I. D. Rusen, Armand Van Deun, Gabriela Torrea et al.
Background: \nIn contrast to drug-sensitive tuberculosis, the guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant \ntuberculosis (MDR-TB) have a very poor evidence base; current recommendations, based on expert opinion, are \nthat patients should be treated for a minimum of 20 months. A...
Md Mahmudul Islam, Sunjida Binte Ali, Sharif Irfat Zabeen, Kamran A. Khan et al.
Jason Madan, Knut Lönnroth, Samia Laokri, Stephen Bertel Sb Squire
BACKGROUND: \nTuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem which affects poorest individuals the worst. A high proportion of patients incur 'catastrophic costs' which have been shown to result in severe financial hardship and adverse health outcomes. Data on catastrophic cost incide...