Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Autores: Bao WB, Almazán C
Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/39

Community participation is mandatory in the prevention of Dengue outbreaks. Taking public views into account is crucial to guide more effective planning and quicker community participation in preventing campaigns. This study aims to assess community perceptions of Madeira population in order to explore their involvement in the A. aegypti’s control and reinforce health-educational planning.
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Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola

Link: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/1/437

This study was implemented in laboratories from three hospitals in different provinces of Angola: Bengo, Benguela and Luanda. In each laboratory samples were collected before and after the training course (slide with thin and thick blood smears, a dried blood spot and a form).
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Projecting health outcomes for portuguese ageing population: challenges and opportunities

Autores: Belo S, Belo S, Belo SMD
Link: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48210

Objectives: To project health outcomes for the period 2011-2031, in the Portuguese population aged 65 years and over, considering the expected changes in its demographic and educational structure
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Community Health Workers: to train or restrain? A longitudinal survey to assess community health workers training impact in Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau

Autores: Barroso H, Barros MT
Link: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/12/1/8

The shortage in human resources for health affects most dramatically developing countries which frequently use community health workers (CHW) as the basis for health programmes and services. The traditional definition refers CHWs as members of the community who are recruited and trained in health prevention and promotion to provide services within their community. In Guinea-Bissau, CHWs play a fundamental role in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diarrheal diseases – one of the main health problems in the country.
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Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola

How do dual practitioners divide their time? The cases of three african capital cities

Projecting health outcomes for portuguese ageing population: challenges and opportunities

Community Health Workers: to train or restrain? A longitudinal survey to assess community health workers training impact in Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau

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