Global Health and Tropical Medicine
About thirty seven thousand people die per year in Europe due to infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. Combating antimicrobial resistance is a world top priority so that lives can be saved and associated costs reduced. Indiscriminate antibiotic prescription is an additional and unnecessary selection pressure that accelerates the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In […]
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The authors give us an analysis of the Portuguese, Cape Verde and Brazilian primary healthcare system. They highlight aspects related to health right and its effectiveness assurance in primary healthcare systems and services organization. In addition, they focus their evolution, the main strategies used and remain challenges, those which need to be surpassed. Moreover, the authors emphasize […]
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In the III Reunião de Ministros da Saúde da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) in Maputo on 2014, the Health Ministries showed their commitment in promote the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to the universal access of healthcare services quality at affordable prices. As a result of this commitment, the authors propose in […]
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The pervasive use of technology in organizations to address the increased services complexity has created a critical dependency on Information Technology (IT) that calls to a specific focus on IT Governance (ITG). However, determining the right ITG mechanisms remains a complex endeavor. This paper uses Design Science Research and proposes an exploratory research by analyzing […]
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