Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Bjune, Gunnar Aksel"
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Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia
Gele, Abdi Ali; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel (Conflict and Health;4 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01-28)A pessimistic view of the impact of armed conflicts on the control of infectious diseases has generated great interest in the role of conflicts on the global TB epidemic. Nowhere in the world is such interest more palpable ... -
Barriers to tuberculosis care : a qualitative study among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia
Gele, Abdi Ali; Sagbakken, Mette; Abebe, Fekadu; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel (BMC Research Notes;3 (86), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-30)Background At the dawn of the third millennium, while the control of the second biggest infectious killer in the world (tuberculosis [TB]) is an international priority, millions of pastoralist communities in the Horn of ... -
Ethical aspects of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis: a cross-cultural comparison
Sagbakken, Mette; Frich, Jan C; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel; Porter, John DH (BMC medical ethics;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-02)Background Tuberculosis is a major global public health challenge, and a majority of countries have adopted a version of the global strategy to fight Tuberculosis, Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS). Drawing ... -
Exploring the consequences of decentralization: has privatization of health services been the perceived effect of decentralization in Khartoum locality, Sudan?
Noory, Bandar; Hassanain, Sara A.; Lindskog, Benedikte Victoria; Elsony, Asma; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel; Bjune, Gunnar (BMC Health Services Research;20, Article number: 669 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-20)Background: The health system of Sudan has experienced several forms of decentralization, as well as, a radical reform. Authority and governance of secondary and tertiary health facilities have been shifted from federal ...