Andreia Santos

TL;DR: The feasibility of providing a clinic-based structured educational group programme incorporating psychological approaches to improve long-term glycaemic control, QoL and psychosocial functioning in a diverse range of young people is assessed.

TL;DR: The direct and indirect costs of severe asthma and the economic impact of its management to low‐income families in Salvador, Brazil are estimated to be between $3.5bn and $4.3bn.

TL;DR: A programme for control of severe asthma in a developing country can reduce morbidity, improve quality of life and save resources from the health system and patients families.

TL;DR: The Ugandan health system had to cope with more than 30,000 additional births annually between 1991 and 2011 and achieved universal health coverage and maternal/newborn SDGs in Uganda requires prioritising poor, less educated and rural women despite competing priorities for financial and human resources.

TL;DR: The costs to families of tuberculosis treatment and prevention were very high, and the proportion of public service funds utilized for prevention is small, suggesting greater investment in prevention campaigns not only might diminish the numbers of cases but also might lead to earlier diagnosis, thus reducing the costs associated with hospitalization.