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Access to health care for people with disabilities in rural Malawi

(7 days ago) Background People with disabilities experience significant health inequalities. In Malawi, where most individuals live in low-income rural settings, many of these inequalities are exacerbated by restricted access to health care services. This qualitative study explores the barriers to health care access … See more

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-08691-9

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In rural Malawi, inadequate health care facilities is a matter of life

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to health services is a struggle for the majority of Malawians and in particular, the 84 percent of the population who live in rural areas. At the center of …

https://globalvoices.org/2020/10/09/in-rural-malawi-inadequate-health-care-facilities-is-a-matter-of-life-or-death/

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Ministry of Health – Universal Access to Health

(6 days ago) WEBKamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Malawi, is the leading public health service referral and tertiary care facility for the central region with 43 % of the Malawian population. Its services represent more than 300 000 …

https://www.health.gov.mw/

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Healthcare in Malawi - Wikipedia

(Just Now) OverviewAccess to healthcare facilitiesBackgroundHealth servicesPublic sectorHealth budgetHealth staffingGovernment efforts for healthcare improvementLimited access to health services in Malawi affect a large number of Malawians. Only 46% of citizens live within a 5-km radius of any kind of health facility. Despite most public health services being free for the patients, there are often costs associated with transportation to and from a facility. These costs deter many individuals that may be in dire need of care but cannot afford to assume the costs of transportation. Additional transportation needs complicate matters when a…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Malawi

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Bringing care to the community: expanding access to health care …

(3 days ago) WEBIn most low-income countries, access to affordable basic primary health care is limited. In Malawi, 84% of the population lives in rural villages, located far from …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533507/

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April 2021 Spending for Health in Malawi - The World Bank

(2 days ago) WEBof Health Expenditure Malawi’s total spending on health in per capita terms and as a share of GDP is higher than other low-income countries. Nonetheless, total health spending …

https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526731624433373135/pdf/Spending-for-Health-in-Malawi-Current-Trends-and-Strategies-to-Improve-Efficiency-and-Equity-in-Health-Financing.pdf

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Malawi – Strengthening data for greater equity and impact in …

(3 days ago) WEBThrough its Health Sector Strategic Plan 2017-2022 (HSSP II), the Government of Malawi aims to move towards universal coverage of quality, equitable …

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/malawi2021

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Coping with ill-health while lacking access to health care

(3 days ago) WEBLarge parts of Malawi`s population lack access to health care. A high burden of disease, chronic poverty, and a growing population accelerate the need for …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9090431/

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Malawi Health, Population, and Nutrition Fact Sheet

(4 days ago) WEBAs Malawi’s largest bilateral partner in the health sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) works with the Government of Malawi to bolster resilient health …

https://www.usaid.gov/malawi/fact-sheet/malawi-health-fact-sheet

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Bringing care to the community: expanding access to health care …

(1 days ago) WEBSetting: Malawi has chronic shortages of health workers, high burdens of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and malaria and a predominately rural …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26400705/

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Improving Health Care in Malawi CRS

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2019, CRS started working with faith-based hospitals across Malawi to help them work within internationally recognized health care standards and provide high …

https://www.crs.org/stories/improving-health-care-malawi

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Malawi - World Health Organization

(6 days ago) WEBOther indirect causes include delays in seeking care, poor referral system, and lack of appropriate drugs, equipment and staff capacity. HEALTH POLICIES AND SYSTEMS …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/136935/ccsbrief_mwi_en.pdf;sequence=1

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Access and Barriers to Health Care Services in rural Malawi

(2 days ago) WEBcomprehensive access to health care in Malawi (Geoffroy et al., 2014). Eighty-four percent . 11 of the population lives in rural areas, while only 46 % live within a five kilometres …

https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11811/8938/6134.pdf?sequence=1

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Delivery of primary health care in Malawi - PMC - National Center …

(3 days ago) WEBMalawi is a landlocked country with a population of 17 million. The delivery of the health care system is based on primary health care (PHC). The PHC structures …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018651/

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Access to health care for people with disabilities in rural Malawi

(1 days ago) WEBThis qualitative study explores the barriers to health care access experienced by individuals with a mobility or sensory impairment, or both, living in rural …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32487088/

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The Malawi National eHealth Strategy The Malawi National …

(2 days ago) WEB3.1 Vision. To have integrated proactive ehealth solutions that promote quality and productive lives in the health service delivery. 3.2 Mission To create an enabling …

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/digital-health-documents/global-observatory-on-digital-health/malawi_ehealth_strategy2011_2016.pdf?sfvrsn=26cacdbc_3

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Health Statistics in Malawi - UNICEF

(7 days ago) WEBThe national total fertility rate (15-49) is estimated at 4.4, on average, with rural women’s rate at 4.8 and urban women at 3.0. Despite a high skilled birth attendant rate at nearly …

https://www.unicef.org/malawi/media/566/file/Health%20Statistics%20Factsheet%202018.pdf

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Access to Health Care in Malawi: User Fees, Politics, and Historical

(2 days ago) WEB2013 Reporting Fellow. The consequences of health care user fees have been debated in Malawi since independence, yet the perspectives of the rural poor (who are most …

https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/access-health-care-malawi-user-fees-politics-and-historical-memory

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