Introduction of freedom of choice for hospital outpatient care in Portugal: Implications and results of the 2016 reform

Authors: Augusto GF, Fronteira I, Simões J
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Health Policy
Link: http://www.healthpolicyjrnl.com/article/S0168-8510(17)30238-5/fulltext

In Portugal, the National Health Service (NHS) assures universal access to medical treatment and care that is free at the point of delivery – except for relatively small user charges. Freedom of choice is limited and competition between the public and the private sectors is almost non-existent. In May 2016, the Ministry of Health introduced […]
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Interplay between Mutations and Efflux in Drug Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Authors: Coelho TS, Couto I, Machado D, Maschmann RA, Perdigão J, Pereira C, Portugal I, Ramos DF, Rossetti MLR, Silva PA, Viveiros M, von Groll A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00711/full

Numerous studies show efflux as a universal bacterial mechanism contributing to antibiotic resistance and also that the activity of the antibiotics subject to efflux can be enhanced by the combined use of efflux inhibitors. Nevertheless, the contribution of efflux to the overall drug resistance levels of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is poorly understood and […]
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Implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system at the federal level: the e-car case in the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation of the Integrated Health System (SUS)

Authors: Cruz M, Figueiró A, Hartz Z, Santos M, Ubarana J
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Link: https://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/36706/2/Implementa_o_de_um_sistema_de_monitoramento.pdf

The implementation analysis of the monitoring and evaluation system for the strategic and operational actions management of the Ministry of Health, named Control, Monitoring and Evaluation of Results System (e-CAR), consisted of a case study with a qualitative research approach, using documentary analysis, participant observation and open interviews. The evolution of the system implementation, under […]
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HIV Research with Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Advantages and Challenges of Different Methods for Most Appropriately Targeting a Key Population

Authors: Dias S, Gama A, Martins MO
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: AIMS Public Health
Link: http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2017.3.221/fulltext.html

The difficulty in accessing hard-to-reach populations as men who have sex with men presents a dilemma for HIV surveillance as their omission from surveillance systems leaves significant gaps in our understanding of HIV/AIDS epidemics. Several methods for recruiting difficult-to-access populations and collecting data on trends of HIV prevalence and behavioural factors for surveillance and research […]
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Health systems governance

Authors: Ferrinho P, Hartz Z
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Link: http://ihmtweb.ihmt.unl.pt/PublicacoesFB/Anais/Anais_vol16_suplemento1_2017/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf

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Introduction of freedom of choice for hospital outpatient care in Portugal: Implications and results of the 2016 reform

Interplay between Mutations and Efflux in Drug Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system at the federal level: the e-car case in the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation of the Integrated Health System (SUS)

HIV Research with Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Advantages and Challenges of Different Methods for Most Appropriately Targeting a Key Population

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