Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
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Language: Английский
Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(8), P. 3277 - 3277
Published: April 15, 2024
This comprehensive rapid review meticulously evaluates the transformative influence of Vision 2030 on healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia. 2030, with its broad scope, targets an extensive overhaul through infrastructure enhancement, digital health adoption, workforce empowerment, innovative public initiatives, and advancements quality care patient safety. By employing a rigorous analytical approach, this synthesizes spectrum data highlighting Arabia’s significant progress toward establishing accessible, efficient, superior system. It delves into kingdom’s alignment global trends distinctive contributions, notably health, illustrating proactive stance future challenges. The analysis rigorously explores 2030’s ambitious objectives concrete outcomes achieved, providing deep insights evolving landscape Furthermore, it assesses ramifications these reformative efforts, emphasizing pivotal themes innovation, equity, excellence as foundation for advancements. not only sheds light impact but also positions kingdom exemplar innovation reform stage, offering valuable lessons policy practice around world.
Language: Английский
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Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 267 - 285
Published: July 23, 2024
The extensive history of pandemics has spanned many centuries, profoundly impacting societies, economies, and public health, thereby shaping the course in various ways. Advances medicine, science, health practices have played a pivotal role mitigating effects over time. This review explores scientific landscape contemporary pandemics, examining their diverse complex nature. It goes beyond biological aspects to consider socioeconomic, environmental, technological factors. Through lens, this study aims understand complexities contribute expanding knowledge base that helps humanity strengthen its defenses against global threats. By elucidating enigmas hopes foster more resilient prepared environment. Highlighting importance multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, transdisciplinary approach, exploration emphasizes critical need integrate biological, domains develop robust these challenges.
Language: Английский
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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100539 - 100539
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
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World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(1), P. 2729 - 2739
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Amid the ongoing global efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic, equitable vaccine distribution has emerged as a critical challenge. This review explores contrasting strategies employed in Africa and USA distribute vaccines, shedding light on unique challenges opportunities faced by each region. In Africa, where healthcare infrastructure resources vary widely, strategy involves collaborations with international organizations, leveraging existing vaccination programs, addressing logistical hurdles. The emphasizes importance of tailored approaches suit diverse contexts within African continent. contrast, USA's reflects mix federal state-level initiatives, focus mass sites, community clinics, partnerships private entities. delves into USA, including supply chain issues disparities access, examines innovative measures adopted overcome these Additionally, it analyzes role technology data-driven optimizing efficiency both regions. comparative analysis highlights significance considering socio-economic, geographical, infrastructural factors crafting effective strategies. By exploring successes shortcomings this aims contribute valuable insights discourse distribution, fostering collaboration, ensuring access vaccines across landscapes.
Language: Английский
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 259 - 259
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Traumatic injuries are a significant global health concern, with profound medical and socioeconomic impacts. This study explores the patterns of trauma-related hospitalizations in Lublin Province Poland, particular focus on periods before during COVID-19 pandemic. The primary aim this research was to assess trends trauma admissions, average length hospital stays, mortality rates associated different types injuries, comparing urban rural settings over two distinct time periods: 2018-2019 2020-2021. descriptive analyzed admission data from 35 hospitals Province, as recorded National General Hospital Morbidity Study (NGHMS). Patients were classified based International Classification Diseases Revision 10 (ICD-10) codes. compared for an 11-week span initial lockdown 2020 equivalent period 2019. found decrease overall admissions pandemic years (11,394 2020-2021 17,773 2018-2019). Notably, hospitalization increased pandemic, especially areas (from 3.5 days 5.5 head injuries). Male patients predominantly suffered trauma, notable rise female abdominal maximal higher neck highlights disparities care between pre-pandemic periods. It underscores need healthcare systems adapt changing circumstances, particularly settings, calls targeted strategies address specific challenges faced public crises.
Language: Английский
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 677 - 688
Published: March 1, 2024
Introduction: Ethical dilemmas in healthcare, particularly emergency medical services (EMS), present significant challenges for healthcare workers (HCWs), necessitating a profound understanding of ethics and decision-making. This study assesses the ethical awareness practices among HCWs departments tertiary hospitals Saudi Arabia, aiming to identify areas strength opportunities improvement. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted 256 HCWs, including physicians, nurses, administrative staff, across Riyadh, Arabia. The questionnaire evaluated participants' knowledge ethics, their experiences with dilemmas, sources from which they derived understanding. Results: majority participants exhibited commendable level practice, frequent encounters or legal issues highlighting pervasive nature settings. Key included experiential learning academic lectures, notable emphasis on practical experience. Despite satisfactory awareness, requiring further educational focus were identified, emphasizing need enhanced training tailored context. Discussion: findings underline critical importance incorporating into core education ongoing professional development HCWs. Establishing culture continuous dialogue is essential fostering patient-centered care making informed decisions fast-paced environment services. advocates revising current programs ensure are comprehensive, relevant, accessible, preparing effectively address both future challenges. Keywords: knowledge, workers, department,
Language: Английский
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 975 - 985
Published: April 16, 2024
The global COVID-19 crisis has underscored the critical role of effective decision-making in healthcare systems. Saudi Arabia shown resilience by implementing comprehensive testing, tracing, and vaccination measures. Given unique cultural religious characteristics Makkah, specific challenges have prompted efforts to uncover local pandemic responses. This qualitative assessment aims delineate faced decision-makers during Makkah identify key interventions implemented cluster manage coordinate care.
Language: Английский
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 1477 - 1491
Published: June 1, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to identify medical care transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess economic efficiency of these transformations. Methods: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviewing Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The databases used search protocol included PubMed, RSCI, Google Scholar. Results: Ten eligible studies English one publication Russian were identified. In general, following changes organization health processes since 2020 are observed: hospital at home, telemedicine (physician-to-patient), adoption new information communication technologies within physician-to-physician physician-to-nurse communication. Earlier trends, such as (a) wider use electronic devices, (b) Lean techniques, (c) incorporation patient other customer experience feedback, (d) implementation clinical decision support systems automation workflow, tend be preserved. Conclusion: most common respective impacts workflow (ie, interventions, redesign, transformations) on summarized avenues future research policy implications discussed. demonstrated a need building more resilient adaptive healthcare systems, enhancing crisis preparedness along rapid effective responses. Keywords: care, transformation, improvements,
Language: Английский
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Atmosphere, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(9), P. 1137 - 1137
Published: Sept. 20, 2024
This study examines the global health implications of extreme drought events from 2000 to 2023. Utilizing data International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), we analyzed number people affected and total deaths attributed drought. Our findings reveal that over 1.6 billion have been impacted by globally, with Southern Asia Sub-Saharan Africa being most severely regions. India China account for a significant portion population, 688.2 million 327.35 people, respectively. Drought-related mortality has also substantial, 24,000 recorded including more than 20,000 in Somalia alone. The highlights uneven distribution impacts, underscoring need targeted interventions comprehensive preparedness strategies. analysis reveals critical role socio-economic factors exacerbating impacts drought, particularly regions inadequate healthcare infrastructure limited access resources. provides novel insights into specific correlation between frequency rates, offers actionable recommendations improving future emergency responses system preparedness. These are tailored address unique challenges faced vulnerable regions, emphasizing importance context-specific strategies enhance resilience against growing threat climate-induced droughts.
Language: Английский
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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 198 - 198
Published: Dec. 25, 2023
In a world increasingly vulnerable to environmental and health crises, sustainable healthcare systems are crucial. This study focuses on the resilience sustainability of services in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, assessing their readiness endure adapt amidst disaster scenarios. Conducted through cross-sectional survey involving 522 hospital employees, research provides an in-depth analysis various sustainability-related aspects preparedness. includes examining both structural non-structural safety elements, standard operating procedures, staff training response, data security, management resources during emergencies. The results reveal noteworthy commitment preparedness: 53.7% hospitals, predominantly governed by Ministry Health, have implemented comprehensive recovery plans. Furthermore, found strong representation female participants (54.2%) these hospitals. A significant 64.1% respondents confirmed existence plans workplaces, even higher percentage, 70.6%, reported receiving specific response. These findings underscore proactive efforts Province hospitals fostering resilient framework, demonstrating approach that prioritizes preparedness beyond immediate crisis stance is pivotal ensuring continuity ever-evolving nature global disasters.
Language: Английский
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