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Judicialization of the right to health: (Un)compliance of the judicial decisions in Medellin, Colombia

INTRODUCTION: The judicialization of health arose following the possibility of judicially demanding the right to health before national and international courts. In the case of Colombia, health litigation is done through a constitutional tool called the tutela action, which allows for the immediate protection of fundamental rights. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study using a probabilistic […]
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Towards post-colonial capacity-building methodologies – some remarks on the experiences of health researchers from Mozambique and Angola

There is currently a growing academic and institutional interest in issues of capacity building and research partnerships. It is widely recognized that North/South partnerships are fundamental to attaining innovation, leading to improvements in virtually every social field, including science, technology and health. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 17 is specifically focused on research partnerships, […]
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The health sector in Greece before and after the crisis and the experiences of citizen participation

Greece faces various problems, including an aging population, declining of natural growth, migration and the refugee crisis, representing considerable challenges for the future of the health care system. The Greek health system can be characterized as a mixed system (public-private) where the compulsory social insurance (IKA) and a voluntary private health insurance system co-exist with […]
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Low potassium and high sodium intakes: A double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Background Cape Verde presents a high rate of cardiovascular diseases. Low potassium and high sodium intakes are related to cardiovascular diseases. However, studies regarding these two micronutrients continue to be rare in African urban settings. This work aims to estimate potassium and sodium intakes and to analyse the self-reported salt intake by gender and by […]
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Factors that influence human resources for health policy formulation: a multiple case study in Brazil and Portugal

This study aims to analyze whether the process by which policies for human resources for health that aim to improve the geographic distribution of physicians have been informed by scientific evidence in Brazil and Portugal. This was a multiple case study on a decision-making process for human resources for health in Brazil and Portugal. The […]
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