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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Health Systems desk.
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A BMJ opinion by an Al-Shifa Hospital medical supervisor describes continued shortages, delayed procedures and restricted diagnostic services in Gaza. The account combines his experience at the hospital with system-wide figures reported in the article.
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A retrospective analysis of 11 Kenyan neonatal units found weekly admissions nearly halved during the 2024 physicians’ strike and returned to baseline afterward. Inpatient mortality showed no measurable overall change, while case fatality among newborns with recorded infection doubled.
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A medRxiv preprint describes severe neuroimaging access constraints in Chad, where one older 0.35 T MRI scanner serves a population of about 21 million. The analysis identifies cost, centralisation, unreliable electricity, maintenance support and workforce shortages as linked barriers.