POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON THE BENEFIT BASKET OF NATIONAL SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN SIERRA LEONE: A PROSPECTIVE VIEW

Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View

Background.The government of Sierra Leone introduced social health insurance (SHI) scheme to provide universal health coverage to people.This study was carried out to assess the population characteristics and their implications on the benefit basket of the proposed national health insurance scheme.Methods.A cross-sectional study design was employed

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Cocirculation of Four Infectious Bronchitis Virus Lineages in Broiler Chickens in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia from 2012 to 2014

Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is an evolving and dynamic virus that causes major economic losses for the poultry industry worldwide.Continuous evolution and emergence of new variants of this virus are the major challenges for CALCIUM MAGNESIUM controlling the disease with routine vaccination.Successful vaccination usually requires the use

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Malignant transformation in a hybrid schwannoma/perineurioma: Addition to the spectrum of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Benign nerve sheath tumors include schwannomas, neurofibromas and perineuriomas.The malignant counterpart of a nerve sheath tumor is designated as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST).Lately, benign nerve sheath tumors comprising more than one component have been described, including hybrid schwannomas/perineuriomas.However, malignant

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