Health system readiness to deliver integrated noncommunicable disease and antenatal care in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam by Téa E. Collins, Svetlana Akselrod, Anshu Banerjee, Aliina Altymysheva, Mekhri Shoismatuloeva, Pham Thi Quynh Nga, Daria Berlina, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, Flaminia Ortenzi, Josephine Exley, Luke N Allen

“…Conclusions: The healthcare systems in all three countries are not well prepared to provide integrated care. …”
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Exploring indigenous wisdom: Ethnobotanical documentation and conservation of medicinal plants in Goba District, Southwest Ethiopia by Ginjo Gitima, Ashenafi Gebre, Yericho Berhanu, Tamirat Wato

“…These findings highlights the critical role of traditional knowledge in local healthcare systems and the importance of sustainable plant utilization. …”
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Patients' Perceptions: A Group Differences Study Twelve Months Before and Twelve Months During a Worldwide Pandemic by Nancy Valla

“…<strong>Objective</strong>: The COVID-19 pandemic subjected healthcare systems' to decreasing operational margins, enhanced regulatory scrutiny, and challenges related to patients' expectations. …”
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Worldwide Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to Needle Stick Injury among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Sina Temesgen Tolera, Yohannes Mulugeta Demmu

“…The review found a high prevalence of occupational exposure to needle stick injury among healthcare workers and suggests the need to improve occupational health and safety services in the healthcare systems.…”
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Close to the border-Resilience in healthcare in a European border region: Findings of a needs analysis. by Leonie A K Loeffler, Sophie Isabelle Lambert, Lea Bouché, Martin Klasen, Saša Sopka, Lina Vogt, COMPAS Consortium

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Promoting resilience, the ability to withstand and overcome challenging situations, is crucial for maintaining the performance of healthcare systems. Unique challenges faced by healthcare facilities in border regions render them particularly vulnerable during crises, emphasizing the need to promote resilience in these areas. …”
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COVID-19 and the Black Death: Nutrition, frailty, inequity, and mortality by Katherine D. VAN SCHAIK, Sharon N. DeWITTE

“…Introduction: COVID-19 has challenged governments, healthcare systems, and individuals, drawing at- tention to the limits of modern technology and the extent of social inequity. …”
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Improving consumer trust in digital health: A mixed methods study involving people living with chronic kidney disease by Soraia de Camargo Catapan, Monica L Taylor, Paul Scuffham, Anthony C Smith, Jaimon T Kelly

“…Building trust requires increasing awareness of digital health benefits, promoting positive experiences, improving digital literacy and ensuring interoperability and transparency in digital healthcare systems. Conclusion People with CKD want to learn and benefit from digital health. …”
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Task shifting healthcare services in the post-COVID world: A scoping review. by Shukanto Das, Liz Grant, Genevie Fernandes

“…Our analysis demonstrates that TS had a substantial impact across healthcare systems. Modifying roles through training and collaboration strengthened workforce and enhanced diagnostic services. …”
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ECG heartbeat classification using progressive moving average transform by Rabah Mokhtari, Samir Brahim Belhouari, Khelil Kassoul, Abderraouf Hocini

“…These findings underscore the effectiveness and stability of the proposed approach in accurately classifying heartbeats across different datasets, suggesting its potential for practical implementation in medical diagnostics and healthcare systems.…”
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Physician wellbeing in a national rehabilitation hospital, a qualitative study utilizing Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a framework for analysis by Áine Carroll, Claire Collins, Jane McKenzie

“…Abstract Background Globally, healthcare systems are experiencing a workforce crisis which has been exacerbated by the COVID19 pandemic. …”
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HIV Late Presenters in Asia: Management and Public Health Challenges by Chen Seong Wong, Lyu Wei, Yeon-Sook Kim

“…As such, late HIV presentation leads to increased resource burden and costs to healthcare systems. HIV late presentation also poses an increased risk of community transmission since the transmission rate from people unaware of their HIV status is approximately 3.5 times higher than that of early presenters. …”
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Dyadic care to improve postnatal outcomes of birthing people and their infants: A scoping review protocol. by Courtney C Choy, Molly E McAdow, Julia Rosenberg, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Josefa L Martinez-Brockman

“…This aggregation of existing data can be used by healthcare systems working to improve healthcare delivery to their patients with the aim of reducing postnatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Unmet need for healthcare in the Russian Federation: subnational retrospective modelling analysis (2014–2018) by Elias Mossialos, Vladimir M Shkolnikov, Zlatko Nikoloski, Aparnaa Somanathan, Igor Sheiman

“…Introduction Unmet need for healthcare is a proxy indicator used to assess the performance of healthcare systems throughout the world. While the Russian Federation is committed to improving healthcare for its citizens, barriers to access remain.Methods Using data from a region-level survey, we document and analyse the extent of the unmet need for healthcare at both national and subnational levels in the Russian Federation for the years 2014–2018. …”
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The application of machine learning approaches to classify and predict fertility rate in Ethiopia  by Ewunate Assaye Kassaw, Biruk Beletew Abate, Bekele Mulat Enyew, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie

“…Abstract Integrating machine learning (ML) models into healthcare systems is a rapidly evolving field with the potential to revolutionize care delivery. …”
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Assessing the capture of sociodemographic information in electronic medical records to inform clinical decision making. by Rawan Abulibdeh, Karen Tu, Debra A Butt, Anthony Train, Noah Crampton, Ervin Sejdić

“…To improve completeness rates, healthcare systems should monitor, encourage, enforce, or incentivize sociodemographic data collection standards.…”
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The Saudi thoracic society guidelines for vaccinations in adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Fayssal Farahat, Mohammed Zeitouni, Waleed Alsowayan, Sultan Al-Awfi, Ali AlBarrak, Shareefah Al-Basheri, Fatmah Alhabeeb, Esam H. Alhamad

“…By implementing these guidelines and multifaceted strategies, healthcare systems can optimize vaccine coverage and protection for patients with CRD, reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable complications, and improve the clinical outcomes in this vulnerable population.…”
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Does task delegation to non-physician health professionals improve quality of diabetes care? Results of a scoping review. by Sanas Mirhoseiny, Tjarko Geelvink, Stephan Martin, Horst Christian Vollmar, Stephanie Stock, Marcus Redaelli

“…Given the vast differences between the individual healthcare systems used around the world, further high-quality research with an emphasis on long-term outcome effects and the expertise of non-physicians is needed.…”
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Development and validation of a dynamic nomogram to predict alexithymia in young and middle aged stroke patients by Tinglin Zhang, Feiyang Sun, Xiaodie Ma, Yaoyao Liu, Fangyan Li, Lei Zhang

“…Future studies should evaluate its utility across diverse healthcare systems. This tool has the potential to significantly improve rehabilitation outcomes by supporting personalized therapeutic strategies and interventions.…”
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“It was simply disturbing“ - evaluation of the stress factors of nursing staff on special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic: a qualitative study by Lea Kiefer, Christian Volberg, Jan Adriaan Graw, Stefan Bösner

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has posed enormous challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. The strain on nursing staff working in special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic increased dramatically. …”
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Reducing door-to-balloon time in STEMI patients through instant messaging: An empirical study during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yi-Chun Yang, Chih-Tsung Liu, Bao-Tzung Wu

“…However, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has posed additional challenges for the healthcare systems. Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the impact of the LINE instant messaging system on DTBT in STEMI patients, focusing on its role in improving communication between emergency department physicians and catheterization lab personnel. …”
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