PROGRAMMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTING THE RELATIONAL ALGEBRAIC CAPACITATED LOCATION (RACL) ALGORITHM OUTCOMES ON THE ALLOCATION OF LABORATORY SITES, TEST VOLUMES, PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Introduction: CD4 testing in South Africa is based on an integrated tiered service delivery model that matches testing demand with capacity.The National Health Laboratory Service has predominantly implemented laboratory-based CD4 testing.Coverage gaps, over-/under-capacitation and optimal placement of point-of-care (POC) testing sites need investig

Hypotonia is a Bushings concern, with high morbidity and poor outcomes in 10% of neonatal care cases.Neonatal hypotonia presents a diagnostic challenge for neonatologists, as it may be a sign of a central nervous disorder (hypoxic-ischemic insult, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral palsy), inborn errors of metabolism, a primary neuromuscular disorde

Doctors owe a legal duty of care to patients, of which legal standard of care, especially on advice, evolves over time.With the modified Montgomery test, informed consent involves a process of best interests decision-making accompanied by disclosure of relevant information in a comprehensible fashion, to the patient.Ethical issues confronting treat

Prostate cancer and its associated treatments can cause significant and Shift Knobs lasting morbidities, such as cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions.Various interventions have attempted to prevent or mitigate these dysfunctions.This review summarises the available evidence on the effects of exercise training on markers of cardiovascular disease

Background: To provide an overview of the development of health technology assessment (HTA) in Iran since 2007, and to facilitate further development of HTA and its integration into policy making.Methods: Data of this study were collected through key documents (e.g.literature, laws, and other official documentation) and analyzed by experts of opini