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Geographical Locations - Yemen
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- (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 5,531
- CIA World Factbook : Yemen
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- Health Sector Reform in the Republic of Yemen: Strategy for Reform
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has put forward a Health Sector Reform (HSR) Strategy, designed to address the failures of the current health system. In this volume, the current health care situation is described, healthsystem failures are analyzed, and the strategy for reform resulting from this analysis is outlined.
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- Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Children, Yemen
Factors increasing the severity of respiratory infections in developing countries are poorly described. We report factors associated with severe acute respiratory illness in Yemeni children (266 infected with respiratory syncytial virus and 66 with human metapneumovirus). Age, indoor air pollution, and incomplete vaccinations were risk factors and differed from those in industrialized countries. [author abstract] [Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, No. 9, September 2006, pp.1437-1439]
- Leprosy control in the republic of Yemen: Co-operation between government and non-government organisations, 1989-2003
This paper describes the progress made in the control of leprosy in the Yemen, 1989-2003. [Leprosy Review, Volume 75, Number 2, June 2004, pp.164-170]
- Severe malaria in children in Yemen: two site observational study
Objectives: To assess the burden of malaria on health services, describe the clinical presentation of severe malaria in children, and identify factors associated with mortality by means of a prospective observational study. Setting: Two public hospitals in Taiz (mountain hinterland) and Hodeidah (coastal plain), Yemen. Participants: Children aged 6 months to 10 years. Results: Of 12 301 paediatric admissions, 2071 (17%) were for suspected severe malaria. The proportion of such admissions varied according to the season (from 1% to 40%). Falciparum malaria was confirmed in 1332 children; 808 had severe disease as defined by the World Health Organization. Main presentations were respiratory distress (322/808, 40%), severe anaemia (291/800, 37%), and cerebral malaria (60/808, 8%). Twenty two of 26 children who died had a neurological presentation. No deaths occurred in children with severe anaemia but no other signs of severity. In multivariate analysis, a Blantyre coma score ≤ 2, history of fits, female sex, and hyperlactataemia predicted mortality; severe anaemia, respiratory distress, and hyperparasitaemia were not significant predictors of mortality. Conclusions: Severe malaria puts a high burden on health services in Yemen. Although presentation is similar to African series, some important differences exist. Case fatality is higher in girls. [author abstract] [BMJ, Volume 333, 21 October 2006, pp.827-830]
- The epidemiology, pathology, and management of goitre in Yemen
Background: The total goitre rate in Yemen declined by half after the country adopted universal salt iodisation in 1995. We investigated the recent epidemiology, pathology, and management of goitre so as to evaluate changes since the initiation of the salt iodisation programme. We also sought to determine the effect of new diagnostic tools in the pre-operative work-up of surgically treated patients. Methods: Data were collected from the records of 667 patients with goitre seen in Kuwait University Hospital between 1997 and 2001. Results: Females constituted 92.5 % (n=617) of the series. The mean age of all patients was 35.2±11.58 years (range, 13 to 90 years). Most patients (93%) came from highland areas with an average altitude of 2000 to 2600 meters above sea level. The average duration since patients noticed swelling until the diagnosis was made was about 4 years. Multinodular bilateral swelling was the most common clinical finding (44.9%), while solitary nodules constituted the least common (17.4%). The most common associated symptom was dyspnoea (20.5%). The most common histopathological finding was nodular and colloid goitre (62.8%), while malignancy accounted for 17.7%. Subtotal thyroidectomy was the most frequent procedure, and the most common postoperative complication was hypocalcaemia. Conclusions: Goitre is a national problem in Yemen. The late presentation, which may be important in malignant transformation of the thyroid gland, makes surgery imperative. The salt iodisation programme has been associated with a decrease in the malignancy rate. Yemen is in great need of experienced cytologists and radiologists to increase the efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions. Patients need to be educated about the importance of post-operative follow up. [author abstract] [Annals of Saudi Medicine, 24(2) March-April 2004, pp.119-123]
- The quality of antimalarials available in Yemen
In a study published in the Malaria Journal (2005, 4:28), which aimied to assess the quality of antimalarials (chloroquine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine) available in Yemen, through sampling each antimalarial product in four different sites, the study's authors (Ahmed Abdo-Rabbo, Amal Bassili and Hoda Atta) conclude that, "There are sub-standard antimalarial products circulating within the drug distribution chains in the country, which will have serious implications on the reduced therapeutic effectiveness and on the development of drug resistance. This appears to be due to non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines by manufacturers in the production of the antimalarials."
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