Importance In rural India, as in many developing countries, childhood mortality remains high
and the quality of health care available is low. Improving care in such settings, where most …

Methods| We administered a survey to patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes for whom
insulin was prescribed within the past 6 months and who had an outpatient visit at the Yale …

The demographic and nutritional transitions taking place in Uganda, just as in other low-
and middle-income countries (LMIC), are leading to accelerating growth of chronic, non-…

The prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in East Africa is rising rapidly. Although the
epidemiologic, demographic, and nutritional transitions are well under way in low-income …

Objective Although the WHO-developed Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA)
tool is a comprehensive and widely applied survey of health facility preparedness, …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in prevalence in low-income
countries including Uganda. The Uganda Ministry of Health has prioritized NCD …

Background: The prevalence of global health in graduate medical education in the United
States (US) has soared over the past two decades. The majority of US internal medicine and …

Background The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low- and
middle-income countries (LMICs). Self-management, which enables patients to better manage …

Background Community health workers are essential personnel in resource-limited settings.
In Uganda, they are organized into Village Health Teams (VHTs) and are focused on …

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis remains a serious cause of ERCP-related morbidity. Topical
application of lidocaine reportedly blunts cholecystokinin release from intestinal mucosa …