THE HIDDEN FINANCIAL BURDEN OF HEALTHCARE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF INFORMAL PAYMENTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 1 APPROVED, 2 APPROVED WITH RESERVATIONS]

Background: Informal payments limit equitable access to healthcare.Despite being a common phenomenon, there ASHWAGANDHA 2000 is a need for an in-depth analysis of informal charging practices in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) context.We conducted a systematic literature review to synthesize existing evidence on the prevalence, characteristics, associa

This article contains a revised version of the inscription from Perge containing a military decree of Anastasius I.The fragments of this inscription ASHWAGANDHA 2000 were unearthed in 1974 during excavations at Perge.The inscription was discovered in about 850 fragments in an area to the south of northern fountain on the southern slopes of the acro

Health insurance fraud is becoming more common and impacting the fairness and sustainability of the health insurance system.Traditional health insurance fraud detection primarily relies on recognizing established data patterns.However, with the ever-expanding and complex nature of health Activity Table insurance data, it is difficult for these trad

OBJECTIVE: To assess antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URI) treatment on patients under 16 years-old who are beneficiaries of a pre-paid health care scheme.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A database containing the record of all the medical prescriptions for URI treatment, from May 1997 to April 1998 was analyzed.Patients were under 16 years ol

Summary: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are transcribed as long COIN/CURRENCY ALBUM PAGES primary transcripts (pri-miRNAs) by RNA polymerase II.Plant pri-miRNAs encode regulatory peptides called miPEPs, which specifically enhance the transcription of the pri-miRNA from which they originate.However, paradoxically, whereas miPEPs have been identified in differen