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BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death worldwide. Although international trials demonstrate that targeted screening using low dose computed tomography (LDCT) significantly reduces lung cancer mortality, implementation of screening in the high-risk population presents complex health system challenges that need to be thoroughly understood to support policy change. AIM: To elicit health care providers' and policymakers' views about the acceptability and feasibilit...

"Understanding and executing strategies to engage communities in a program process is critical to recognize the nuances that can streamline the uptake of an evidence-based program within communities and fulfil the objective of the program."

Introduction Implementation evaluations provide insight into how interventions are delivered across varying contexts and why interventions work in some contexts and not in others. This manuscript outlines a detailed protocol of an implementation evaluation embedded in a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial of a model of care, Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C), that integrates paediatric care in general practice. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the pragmatic method...

The following is a summary of "Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study" published in the November 2022 issue of Primary Care by Klein et al. Migration and urbanization contribute to

Abstract Constipation in children is common, and becomes chronic in almost a third of cases. This article reports on a systematic review of factors

Although anticipated to be resource-intensive, LAI was a welcome addition for interviewed stakeholders and likely an acceptable alternative to oral ART among PWID living with HIV in Vietnam. Despite enthusiasm among PWID and providers that LAI could improve viral outcomes, some policymakers–whose buy-in is critical to LAI implementation–opposed strategies that preferentially distributed LAI to PWID, highlighting values of equity and revealing differences in perceived HIV outcomes among PWID....

"Health care providers and community health workers...need to transform beyond providing health services (competence and knowledge) to become trust agents (morality and compassion for the people they serve) fostering community ownership and engagement while serving as pillars to strengthen service delivery."

"...findings support the conclusions of others in ensuring optimized vaccination efforts including, political backing and investment, prioritizing vaccine equity, community-tailored approaches, and increased demand..."

Africa’s future depends on both better data and a data governance framework to encourage innovation and better decision-making

Sean Grant and co-workers report on pharmacological and psychological treatments for patients with both alcohol-use and depressive disorders.