CoVId-19 SITuaTIon In VIeTnam The Vietnamese government declared COVID-19 an
epidemic on 1 February. Since then, the border with China has been closed, flights to and …

Background Inclusive universal health coverage requires access to quality health care
without financial barriers. Receipt of palliative care after advanced cancer diagnosis might …

Introduction Despite growing evidence of the long-term impact of tuberculosis (TB) on quality
of life, Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates of TB-related disability-adjusted life years …

Background The STREAM stage 2 trial assessed two bedaquiline-containing regimens for
rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a 9-month all-oral regimen and a 6-month regimen …

Background The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed significant
reductions in death and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk with a systolic blood pressure …

Background Tuberculosis is a major challenge to health in the developing world. Triage
prior to diagnostic testing could potentially reduce the volume of tests and costs associated …

Objective To investigate cost changes for health systems and participants, resulting from
switching to short treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis. Methods …

Objective Evidence of the role of palliative care to reduce financial hardship and to support
wellbeing in low/middle-income countries (LMIC) is growing, though standardised tools to …

Background The complex management of health needs in multimorbid patients, alongside
limited cost data, presents challenges in developing cost-effective patient-care pathways …

Background Patient and health system costs for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(MDR-TB) remain high even after treatment duration was shortened. Many patients do not …