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Determining the digital divide among people with disabilities in KwaZulu-Natal

Background: About 1.3 billion people around the world are living with disabilities, facing challenges such as premature death, mental conditions and other diseases. In South Africa, over 3.5 million people live with disabilities, making up about 6.6% of the total population. People with disabilities face...

Telehealth in south africa: a guide for healthcare practitioners in primary care

The use of telehealth is becoming a prevalent feature in clinical practice worldwide, partly because of advances in medical and telecommunications technology. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a key driver in justifying the accelerated use of telehealth, leading to healthcare prac...

Trends and Challenges in Access to Essential Medicines in Ethiopia and the Contributions of Local Pharmaceutical Production

Decades ago, the United Nations declared that access to essential medicines was a key element of universal human rights. Accordingly, member states have been striving to address this issue through strategic policies and programs. Strengthening local pharmaceutical production has been a pivotal strategy a...

Discussão Integrada de Casos Clínicos Usando Plataformas Digitais Durante a Pandemia da COVID-19
Integrated Discussion of Clinical Cases Using Digital Platforms During the COVID-19 pandemic

A pandemia da COVID-19, causada pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2 ou Novo Coronavírus, vem produzindo repercussões não apenas de ordem biomédica e epidemiológica em escala global, como também impactos sociais, económicos, políticos, culturais e históricos sem precedentes na história recente das epidemias,...

Status and development of clinical informatics in Nigeria’s health care sector

This paper examines the status and development of clinical informatics in the Nigerian health care sector, highlighting the efforts to promote access to and the use of clinical informatics in Nigeria’s health care sector. In a recent survey of major international research databases such as Scopus, it w...

Information needs and information resources availability for nursing students in mission-Owned schools of nursing in Imo state

This study investigated the information needs and information resources availability for nursing students in mission-owned schools of nursing in Imo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design and five research questions guided the study. All the 416 second and third year nursing stu...

Professional library services in federal neuropsychiatric hospital, YABA Lagos

This paper is a review of professional library services in Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba. The paper noted that the important role of Medical Librarians in facilitate access to the medical literature for health professionals and students. Data from the library statistics show there is increase i...