Fever is a common reason for people to seek healthcare in low-and-middle-income countries. For decades, cases of febrile illness have often been considered to be malaria and treated as such. However, with apparent declines ...

The epidemiological transition has seen Public Health shift its focus from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases; national health systems are realigning their priorities to combat the rise of chronic disease. ...

Aims The overall aim of the thesis is to gain an understanding of Pacific peoples’ outcomes and experiences after injury, using data from a Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study (POIS) currently underway in New Zealand. ...

New Zealand has one of the highest mortality rates from cutaneous malignant melanoma in the world. Skin cancer has been linked to sunburn and excessive exposure to UVR. For this reason, both national and regional health ...

The Botswana Ministry of Health was prompted to review its organizational structure as part of public sector strategies to improve performance, and as a response to an internal review in 2000 which concluded that performance ...

AIMS: HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand increased from the year 2001. The aim of the thesis was to improve understandings of the causes of the increase, in order to inform HIV prevention ...

Background: In New Zealand, people unable to work due to an illness may be eligible for a means-tested government benefit whereas injured people are eligible for a wide range of support including earnings-related compensation ...

The manner by which a health system is governed impacts upon the delivery of health services. New Zealand has a decentralised health system featuring twenty district health boards (DHBs) that are responsible for ensuring ...

Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for one in three deaths in young people, aged 15-24 years, in high-income countries including New Zealand. From an international perspective, New Zealand has consistently had one of ...

Background Mass emergencies are growing globally. They are frequent and cause significant human and economic loss. New Zealand and the Sultanate of Oman have suffered from devastating mass emergencies including the Canterbury ...