Browsing by QMU Author "Diaconu, Karin"
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Addressing challenges in tuberculosis adherence via performance-based payments for integrated case management: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Georgia
Chikovani, Ivdity; Diaconu, Karin; Duric, Predrag; Sulaberidze, Lela; Uchaneishvili, Maia; Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim; Zoidze, Akaki; Witter, Sophie (BMC, 2019-08-28)Background: Tuberculosis is one of the greatest global health concerns and disease management is challenging particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Despite improvements in addressing this epidemic in Georgia, ... -
Short‐ and longer‐term impacts of Child Friendly Space Interventions in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Metzler, Janna; Diaconu, Karin; Hermosilla, Sabrina; Kaijuka, Robert; Ebulu, George; Savage, Kevin; Ager, Alastair (Wiley, 2019-05-20)Background The establishment of Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs) has become a widespread intervention targeting protection and support for displaced children in humanitarian contexts. There is a lack of evidence of impact of ... -
Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria
Alameddine, Mohamad; Fouad, Fouad M.; Diaconu, Karin; Jamal, Zeina; Lough, Graham; Witter, Sophie; Ager, Alastair (Elsevier, 2018-10-21)Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key process mitigating the impact of shocks and stressors on functioning. The literature on individual and community resilience is being extended to address characteristics of ... -
In support of UNRWA appeal for health and dignity of Palestinian refugees
Alameddine, Mohamad; Witter, Sophie; Fouad, Fouad M; Diaconu, Karin; Jamal, Zeina; Lough, Graham; Ager, Alastair (Elsevier, 2018-03-31)Our research into the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)'s delivery of health services to Palestinian refugees during the Syria crisis1 puts us in a unique position to anticipate the challenges of the organisation's current ... -
Cholera diagnosis in human stool and detection in water: protocol for a systematic review of available technologies
Diaconu, Karin; Falconer, Jennifer; O'May, Fiona; Jimenez, Miguel; Matragrano, Joe; Njanpop-Lafourcade, Betty; Ager, Alastair (2018-02-20)Background: Cholera is a highly infectious diarrheal disease spread via fecal contamination of water and food sources; it is endemic in parts of Africa and Asia and recent outbreaks have been reported in Haiti, the Zambia ... -
Informal work-related injuries: a one year prospective study in a rural community in Serbia
Duric, Predrag; Diaconu, Karin; O'May, Fiona; Rybovic, Jan; Stevenson, Mark (Informa UK Limited, 2018-02-20)Work-related injuries occurring during informal work often go unreported, yet lead to significant mortality and contribute substantially to disease burden due to injury-related disability. In Serbia, injury is a leading ... -
Methods for medical device and equipment procurement and prioritization within low- and middle-income countries: findings of a systematic literature review
Diaconu, Karin; Chen, Y-F; Cummins, C.; Jimenez Moyao, Gabriela; Manaseki-Holland, S.; Lilford, R. (2017-08-18)Background: Forty to 70 % of medical devices and equipment in low- and middle-income countries are broken, unused or unfit for purpose; this impairs service delivery to patients and results in lost resources. Undiscernin ... -
An approach to prioritization of medical devices in low-income countries: an example based on the Republic of South Sudan
Lilford, R.; Burn, S.; Diaconu, Karin; Lilford, P.; Chilton, P.; Biob, V.; Cummins, C.; Manaseki-Holland, S. (BioMed Central, 2015-01-10)Background: Efficient and evidence-based medical device and equipment prioritization is of particular importance in low-income countries due to constraints in financing capacity, physical infrastructure and human resource ... -
Medical device procurement in low- and middle-income settings: protocol for a systematic review
Diaconu, Karin; Chen, Y-F; Manaseki-Holland, S.; Cummins, C.; Lilford, R. (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Medical device procurement processes for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are a poorly understood and researched topic. To support LMIC policy formulation in this area, international public health organizations ...