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Implementation of telemedicine in Cape Verde: Influencing factors

INTRODUCTION: Telemedicine is the provision of health services, where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies. Cape Verde has bet on using this tool to increase access of the population of its islands to specialized care. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Qualitative study, covering the period between 2013 and 2014. It uses document analysis, […]
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The implementation of the Research Fairness Initiative

In this article we present the various steps required to prepare and validate the RFI report, justifying its relevance to the institutions that will adhere to this initiative in the near future. We also contextualize the pertinence of the RFI within broader debates on research partnerships, particularly in the field of health for development. The […]
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The knowledge management in the context of a public health emergency: the case of Zika virus congenital syndrome in Pernambuco, Brasil

The knowledge Management (KM) aggregates strategies of development, improvement, dissemination and use of knowledge influencing actions and decisions in the organizational context. It has to do with the creation, identification, capture, sharing and use of knowledge, approaching what is expected in response to a Public Health Emergency (ESP). The objective of this study was to […]
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Equity in evaluative research focusing on health cooperation and development

The aim of this paper is to summarize the knowledge about the different approaches to equity in publications on evaluative research in development cooperation from an intercultural lens. The special issue of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, vol 30, No 3 (2015): “Decolonizing International Development Evaluation” consists of a set of seven original articles, […]
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Multiple Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) genetic groups detected in Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Dermacentor ticks from southern Portugal

In the last decade, various research groups have reported a large diversity of new tick-borne phleboviruses, mostly prompted by the discovery of important human pathogens such as the Heartland and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome viruses. Since these analyses have rarely been conducted using ticks collected from Southern Europe, this study was carried out so […]
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GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers 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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UID/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/04413/2025

UID/PRR/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR/04413/2025

UID/PRR2/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR2/04413/2025