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Evaluation of medical and nursing graduated training’s: Case study in two Portuguese language countries, 2013 

Introduction: The impact demonstration of the training programs financed by the development support institutions is felt as more and more needed. In 2013, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian requested the evaluation of the Contract for Short Term Courses for Health Professionals from Portuguese Speaking African Countries and East Timor, in Portugal. In response, we implemented a […]
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Development of a theory-guided pan-European computer-assisted safer sex intervention

HIV is a growing public health problem in Europe, with men-having-sex-with-men and migrants from endemic regions as the most affected key populations. More evidence on effective behavioral interventions to reduce sexual risk is needed. This article describes the systematic development of a theory-guided computer-assisted safer sex intervention, aiming at supporting people living with HIV in […]
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A review of regional drug strategies across the world: How is prevention perceived and addressed?

Regional drug strategies and action plans are intergovernmental policy documents that address drug-related problems. This article analyses six of these strategies, involving 148 countries in four continents. We focus in particular on how the prevention of drug-related problems is described, and if a comprehensive approach (such as environmental prevention) is used. All the documents include […]
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Hard-to-reach populations of men who have sex with men and sex workers: a systematic review on sampling methods

BACKGROUND: In public health, hard-to-reach populations are often recruited by non-probabilistic sampling methods that produce biased results. In order to overcome this, several sampling methods have been improved and developed in the last years. The aim of this systematic review was to identify all current methods used to survey most-at-risk populations of men who have […]
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Interinstitutional strategy (IHMT/Fiocruz) to reinforce the capacity assessment in CPLP countries: focus in studies implementation to assess the Plano Estratégico de Cooperação em Saúde (PECS)

The aim of this article is to present a preliminary strategy for strengthening evaluation capacity building in CPLP countries.This approach will allow to estimate the implementation degree of PECS, in the national contexts, and to promote the institutionalization of monitoring and performance evaluation at different levels of health systems.The proposal is based on over two […]
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GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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