Background: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada continue to experience inequities in access to primary healthcare. These inequities occur within diverse historical, geographic, cultural, organizational, and health-system contexts. Researchers have examined Indigenous-led, community-based, culturally safe, and equity-oriented approaches intended to improve healthcare access and delivery in Canada. Objective: This narrative literature review aimed to synthesize con...

Evidence Based Medicine  Global Health  Health Policy  Public Health 

Introduction: Community participation is a fundamental principle of health promotion and primary health care. Since the Declaration of Alma-Ata, involving populations in matters concerning their health has been viewed as a way to align interventions more closely with local needs and enhance their acceptability. Objective: To analyze the perceptions of community stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) project in the Kadutu urban health zone, ...

Health Policy 

Night shift work is essential in healthcare but disrupts circadian rhythms, leading to fatigue, reduced cognitive performance, and increased risk of errors among staff. In Cameroon, night shift efficacy is affected by economic constraints such as low and inconsistent financial incentives and limited motivation. Social challenges like work-family imbalance, social isolation, and burnout further reduce performance and teamwork among night shift healthcare workers. Environmental issues including po...

Consumer Behavior  Health Policy 

Introduction: Access to healthcare services remains a major challenge in developing countries, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods where social inequalities translate into disparities in the use of healthcare services. In Lubumbashi, numerous barriers limit children in disadvantaged neighborhoods’ access to healthcare: precarious socioeconomic conditions, lack of or distance from healthcare services, and geographical disparities, leading to the use of informal alternatives ...

Health Policy  Public Health 

Background: The rise of mental health challenges among young people represents a critical global issue, carrying profound implications for individuals, society, and the economy at large. England and India demonstrate distinct prevalence rates, health infrastructures, and socio-cultural factors that influence youth mental health. Methods: This study employs a SWOT analysis to rigorously evaluate and contrast strategies for addressing youth mental health in England and India. We sourced data from ...

Health Policy 

Effective nutrition education is essential for promoting healthy dietary behaviors and lifelong well-being among school-aged children. In Ghana, basic schools provide a strategic platform for nutrition education, yet multiple barriers continue to undermine their effective delivery. This conceptual review synthesizes empirical literature, policy documents, and theoretical perspectives to examine the key structural, pedagogical, and institutional constraints affecting nutrition education in Ghanai...

Public Policy  Health Policy 

Background: Pediatric ENT emergencies are high-acuity presentations that require rapid intervention. In low-resource settings, they expose system fragilities, limited pediatric airway capacity, inequitable access, and high empirical antibiotic use, yet data from Burundi remain scarce. Objective: To analyze epidemiological patterns, etiologies, access inequities, management pathways, and antibiotic exposure among pediatric ENT emergencies at CHUK and derive feasi...

Otorhinolaryngology  Clinical Medicine  Health Policy  Public Health 

With the rapid development of medical imaging technology, the application of ultrasound technology as the preferred method for the screening and diagnosis of liver diseases, from traditional two-grayscale ultrasound to today’s intelligent multimodal ultrasound imaging technology, plays an important role in formulating reasonable treatment plans and prolonging the survival time of patients. This article systematically expounds on the application progress of eight ultrasound new technologies in li...

Health Policy 

The osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a low osseous mass and a deterioration of the architecture of the bone, leading to an increased osseous brittleness and an increased risk of fracture, whose incidence increases with the age. Approximately 40% of women aged 50 years or older are at risk of at least an osteoporotic fracture. The frequency of these fractures is in constant increase, primarily because of the continuous aging of the population. One can from now on precociously identify t...

Health Policy 

Over the past decade, opioid-related deaths have surged across Canada, posing a significant public health crisis. This study aims to analyze the trends, risk factors, and socio-demographic impacts of opioid-related fatalities from 2014 to 2024. By utilizing national surveillance data, provincial reports, and peer-reviewed literature, this research examines the underlying drivers of this epidemic, including increased fentanyl contamination, prescription opioid misuse, the COVID-19 pandemic, menta...

Health Policy