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Draper, Brian M., and Annette Koschera. "Do Older People Receive Equitable Private Psychiatric Service Provision Under Medicare?" Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 35, no. 5 (October 2001): 626–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0004867010060511.

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Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the 1998 rates, types, regional variation and Medicare expenditure of private psychiatry services for older people in Australia, as compared with younger adults and with 1985–1986 data. Method: Medicare Benefits Schedule Item Statistics for the psychiatric item numbers 300–352 and item 14224 were obtained from the Health Insurance Commission for each State and Territory. The items were examined in the age groups 15–64 years, 65 years and over and 75 years and over. Main outcome measures were per capita service provision by age group, State and Territory and Medicare expenditure by age group. Results: During 1998, 6.4% (5765.6 per 100 000) of private psychiatric services were to patients aged > 64 years. Patients aged 15–64 received 2.7 times the number of psychiatric services per capita than patients > 64 and 3.6 times that of patients aged > 74 years. Patients aged > 64 received more hospital and nursing home consultations, home visits and electroconvulsive therapy per capita, while younger adults used more office-based consultations, longer consultations, and group therapy. Victoria had the highest per capita rate (7659.2 per 100 000) and the Northern Territory the lowest (540.4 per 100 000), although the highest proportion of services to older patients was in Western Australia. Per capita the proportion of Medicare expenditure allocated to adults aged less than 65 years was 4.1 times that for adults over 64 years. Conclusions: Private psychiatric service provision to older people is inequitable when compared with younger adults. The proportion of Medicare private psychiatry expenditure on older adults has declined since 1985–1986.

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Kerr, Rhonda, and Delia V. Hendrie. "Is capital investment in Australian hospitals effectively funding patient access to efficient public hospital care?" Australian Health Review 42, no. 5 (2018): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17231.

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Objective This study asks ‘Is capital investment in Australian public hospitals effectively funding patient access to efficient hospital care?’ Methods The study drew information from semistructured interviews with senior health infrastructure officials, literature reviews and World Health Organization (WHO) reports. To identify which systems most effectively fund patient access to efficient hospitals, capital allocation systems for 17 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries were assessed. Results Australian government objectives (equitable access to clinically appropriate, efficient, sustainable, innovative, patient-based) for acute health services are not directly addressed within Australian capital allocation systems for hospitals. Instead, Australia retains a prioritised hospital investment system for institutionally based asset replacement and capital planning, aligned with budgetary and political priorities. Australian systems of capital allocation for public hospitals were found not to match health system objectives for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Australia scored below average in funding patient access to efficient hospitals. The OECD countries most effectively funding patient access to efficient hospital care have transitioned to diagnosis-related group (DRG) aligned capital funding. Measures of effective capital allocation for hospitals, patient access and efficiency found mixed government–private–public partnerships performed poorly with inferior access to capital than DRG-aligned systems, with the worst performing systems based on private finance. Conclusion Australian capital allocation systems for hospitals do not meet Australian government standards for the health system. Transition to a diagnosis-based system of capital allocation would align capital allocation with government standards and has been found to improve patient access to efficient hospital care. What is known about the topic? Very little is known about the effectiveness of Australian capital allocation for public hospitals. In Australia, capital is rarely discussed in the context of efficiency, although poor built capital and inappropriate technologies are acknowledged as limitations to improving efficiency. Capital allocated for public hospitals by state and territory is no longer reported by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare due to problems with data reliability. International comparative reviews of capital funding for hospitals have not included Australia. Most comparative efficiency reviews for health avoid considering capital allocation. The national review of hospitals found capital allocation information makes it difficult to determine ’if we have it right’ in terms of investment for health services. Problems with capital allocation systems for public hospitals have been identified within state-based reviews of health service delivery. The Productivity Commission was unable to identify the cost of capital used in treating patients in Australian public hospitals. Instead, building and equipment depreciation plus the user cost of capital (or the cost of using the money invested in the asset) are used to estimate the cost of capital required for patient care, despite concerns about accuracy and comparability. What does this paper add? This is the first study to review capital allocation systems for Australian public hospitals, to evaluate those systems against the contemporary objectives of the health systems and to assess whether prevailing Australian allocation systems deliver funds to facilitate patient access to efficient hospital care. This is the first study to evaluate Australian hospital capital allocation and efficiency. It compares the objectives of the Australian public hospitals system (for universal access to patient-centred, efficient and effective health care) against a range of capital funding mechanisms used in comparable health systems. It is also the first comparative review of international capital funding systems to include Australia. What are the implications for practitioners? Clinical quality and operational efficiency in hospitals require access for all patients to technologically appropriate hospitals. Funding for appropriate public hospital facilities, medical equipment and information and communications technology is not connected to activity-based funding in Australia. This study examines how capital can most effectively be allocated to provide patient access to efficient hospital care for Australian public hospitals. Capital investment for hospitals that is patient based, rather than institutionally focused, aligns with higher efficiency.

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Ekure, EN, CI Esezobor, MR Balogun, JG Woo, M. Mukhtar-Yola, OO Ojo, IJ Emodi, et al. "Paediatrician workforce in Nigeria and impact on child health." Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics 40, no. 2 (April 4, 2013): 112–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njp.v40i2.2.

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Objective: To determine the number and distribution of paediatricians in Nigeria. It also aims to determine the association between paediatrician workforce and under five mortality (U5MR) and immunization coverageacross the six geopolitical zones of the country.Methods: The part II fellowship examination pass list of the West African College of Physicians and the National Postgraduate Medical College and the register and financial records of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria were searched for the purpose of the study. Using a structured questionnaire, personal and professional data was obtained frommembers at the 2011 Annual Paediatric Association of Nigeria Conference or via the Association’s website, email network and phone calls to Departments of Paediatrics in institutions (private and public) across the Country. Data on the paediatricians residing within Nigeria was then extracted from the comprehensive database and subsequently analyzed.Population data, mortality and immunization rates were obtained from the National Population Commission census and their most recent National Demographic health survey in Nigeria. Correlations were drawn betweennumber of paediatricians and U5MR and diphtheria-pertussistetanus(DPT) vaccine coverage.Results: There were 492 practicing paediatricians in Nigeria at theend of year 2011, comprising 282 (57.3%) males and 210 (42.7%)females; 476 (96.7%). Majority (84.7%) worked for the governmentwith 97% of them in hospital settings, mostly tertiary centres (344=88%). Lagos State had the highest number (85; 17.9%) of practicing paediatricians followed by the Federal Capital Territory with 37 (7.8%) paediatricians. More than two thirds of the paediatricians (336; 70.6%) were practicing in the southern part of the country. The average child:p a e d i a t r i c i a n r a t i o wa s 157,878:1for the country. TheNorth East zone had the highest chi ld- to-pa ediat r ician rat io (718,412:1) while South West had the lowest ratio (95,682:1).Higher absolute numbers of paediatricians in each zone were associatedwi th lower U5MR (Spearman ñ=-0.94, p=0.0048), accounting for 84% of the variability among zones. Higher ratios of child-to-paediatrician were significantly associated with higher U5MR (Spearman ñ=0.82, p=0.04,linear R2=0.73) and marginally with lower DPT coverage by geopoliticalzone (Spearman ñ=-0.77, p=0.07, linear R2=0.59).Conclusion: The study reveals that the number of paediatricians inNigeria is grossly inadequate with a huge child-to-paediatrician ratio.There is also an uneven distribution of the paediatricians with higher numbers in the southern states. Zones of the country with lower child-to-paediatrician ratios also experienced lower U5MR. There is a need to train more paediatricians in Nigeria and promote an even distribution of the paediatrician workforceKey words: Paediatrician, workforce, child-to-paediatrician ratio, under-5 mortality, immunization, childhealth, Nigeria

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Collaery, Bernard. "Australian Capital Territory." Children Australia 15, no. 2 (1990): 49–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200002765.

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Palca, Joseph. "Capital Report: The Fifth Commission." Hastings Center Report 23, no. 4 (July 1993): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3562581.

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Mahmud, G., T. Nakasa, A. Haq, and S. Khan. "Comprehensive maternal health data of Islamabad capital territory." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 70 (2000): A33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7292(00)82065-2.

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Nnaemeka, Ofodeme, Christian. "Understanding Health Inequalities in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nigeria." TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 8, no. 3 (September 30, 2020): 117–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.21522/tijph.2013.08.03.art013.

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Palca, Joseph. "Capital Report: A New National Bioethics Commission-Maybe." Hastings Center Report 26, no. 1 (January 1996): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3527521.

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Woodward, Susan, and Clare Devaney. "The Liverpool City-region Health is Wealth Commission." European Review 18, no. 1 (February 2010): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1062798709990111.

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The Liverpool City-region Health is Wealth Commission was established to examine the growing divergence between the City-region’s public health status and its marked economic growth, specifically looking at links between health and productivity, identifying knowledge-gaps, and encouraging a more focused and collaborative alignment between the business, research and public health agendas. Over 18 months of investigation, Commissioners considered a wide range of research-based and plenary evidence from a number of key witnesses. The Commission made 12 final recommendations within six core themes: Alcohol, Smoking & Obesity; Incapacity Benefit; Wellbeing at Work; Beyond the Built Environment; Procurement; and Knowledge Capital. The Commission’s findings were published in September 2008, as part of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture programme.

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Morrissey, Michael. "Community, Social Capital and Indigenous Health in the Northern Territory." Ethnicity & Health 11, no. 3 (August 2006): 229–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557850600565574.

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Imam, I., and G. Olorunfemi. "The Profile of Stroke in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory." Tropical Doctor 32, no. 4 (October 2002): 209–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947550203200409.

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The pattern of stroke has been well characterized in many settings in Nigeria. The profile of stroke, has, however, not been previously reported from Nigeria's new federal capital. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of stroke in a specialist centre in Nigeria's federal capital territory over a 5-year period.

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Anderson, Jamie E., Aliyu Baba Ndajiwo, Susuti Aaron Nuhu, Olubunmi Aiyedun Lawal, Joseph O. Amedu, and Emmanuel A. Ameh. "Assessment of Capacity to Meet Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Indicators in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria." World Journal of Surgery 43, no. 3 (November 7, 2018): 704–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4835-z.

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Hindle, Don. "Health care funding in the Australian Capital Territory: From hospital to community." Australian Health Review 25, no. 1 (2002): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah020121.

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This paper presents an outline of the socio-demographic features of the Australian Capital Territory (the ACT) and of its health care system. I describe how health care resources are allocated in the government sector, present a moredetailed description of the way that hospital services are purchased, and summarise the government's policy directions for health. I argue that the main directions are sensible, and particularly those that support more integrated care that is largely based in the community. There appear to be no major weaknesses in the budget-share output-based funding model used in the purchase of hospital services, although the rationale for some of the components might be clarified.In total, the ACT government appears to be on the right track. However, I argue that more rapid progress might bepossible if there were greater collaboration between the Territory health authority and the relatively powerful private medical profession.

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De Rome, Liz, Soufiane Boufous, Thomas Georgeson, Teresa Senserrick, Drew Richardson, and Rebecca Ivers. "Bicycle Crashes in Different Riding Environments in the Australian Capital Territory." Traffic Injury Prevention 15, no. 1 (November 26, 2013): 81–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2013.781591.

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Lambrechts, Deborah. "Venture-capital companies and the Eurotech Capital Programme of the Commission of the European Communities." Technology and Health Care 2, no. 2 (July 1, 1994): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/thc-1994-2202.

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Gabdrahim, K. M., and R. R. Baiturina. "INFLUENCE OF FOREST TERRITORY ON POPULATION HEALTH." ÈKOBIOTEH 3, no. 3 (2020): 435–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.31163/2618-964x-2020-3-3-435-443.

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The article is devoted to the study of the influence of environmental environmental factors on the health of residents of the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the course of the work, the tasks set were studied to study the spatially distributed dynamics of the incidence of the region’s population in recent years, to analyze the impact of environmental pollution on the morbidity of the population, and to identify the dependence of the forest cover on the main health indicators of residents. The paper analyzes the relationship between indicators of the state of human health and the forest cover of the territory in the administrative regions of the region. In order to study the importance of trees for residents, a sociological survey of more than 1000 people was conducted among residents and guests of the capital of the republic on the effect of plantings on the health status of residents, their attitude to the environment and forest landscape. The well-being and health of people depends on the forest cover of the territory, therefore it is necessary to pay special attention to the forest, as one of the significant factors in improving the environment and the health of people.

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Anderson, Jamie E., Aliyu Baba Ndajiwo, Susuti Aaron Nuhu, Olubunmi Aiyedun Lawal, Joseph O. Amedu, and Emmanuel A. Ameh. "Correction to: Assessment of Capacity to Meet Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Indicators in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria." World Journal of Surgery 43, no. 3 (December 11, 2018): 715–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-04886-9.

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Kumar Chandra Gupta, A., P. Kumar, and P. Kumar Sharma. "DEVELOPMENT OF GEOSPATIAL MAP BASED PORTAL FOR DELIMITATION OF MCD WARDS." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-2/W7 (September 12, 2017): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w7-49-2017.

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The Geospatial Delhi Limited (GSDL), a Govt. of NCT of Delhi Company formed in order to provide the geospatial information of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and its organs such as DDA, MCD, DJB, State Election Department, DMRC etc., for the benefit of all citizens of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). <br><br> This paper describes the development of Geospatial Map based Portal for Delimitation of MCD Wards (GMPDW) and election of 3 Municipal Corporations of NCT of Delhi. The portal has been developed as a map based spatial decision support system (SDSS) for delimitation of MCD Wards and draw of peripheral wards boundaries to planning and management of MCD Election process of State Election Commission, and as an MCD election related information searching tools (Polling Station, MCD Wards and Assembly constituency etc.,) for the citizens of NCTD. The GMPDW is based on Client-Server architecture model. It has been developed using Arc GIS Server 10.0 with .NET (pronounced dot net) technology. The GMPDW is scalable to enterprise SDSS with enterprise Geo Database & Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity. <br><br> Spatial data to GMPDW includes Enumeration Block (EB) and Enumeration Blocks Group (EBG) boundaries of Citizens of Delhi, Assembly Constituency, Parliamentary Constituency, Election District, Landmark locations of Polling Stations & basic amenities (Police Stations, Hospitals, Schools and Fire Stations etc.). GMPDW could help achieve not only the desired transparency and easiness in planning process but also facilitates through efficient & effective tools for management of MCD election. It enables a faster response to the changing ground realities in the development planning, owing to its in-built scientific approach and open-ended design.

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Kaur, Supreet, and Umesh Kapil. "Dyslipidemia amongst Obese Children in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi." Indian Journal of Pediatrics 78, no. 1 (October 10, 2010): 55–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0263-2.

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Walker, Richard, and Biodun Ogungbo. "The Profile of Stroke in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Imam and Olorunfemi." Tropical Doctor 33, no. 2 (April 2003): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947550303300229.

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Garcia, Monica. "Mental health in the Plurinational State of Bolivia." International Psychiatry 8, no. 4 (November 2011): 88–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600002745.

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Bolivia is a multicultural country located in the heart of South America. Neighbouring countries include Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. It is a large nation, with an area of nearly 1100000 km2, although most of its territory was lost in wars. A particularly damaging loss was the sea coast, which was lost to Chile in the late 1800s. According to the constitution, Sucre is the capital city but La Paz is the seat of government and is often referred to as the capital.

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Tee, Kevin, David Croaker, and Rajay Rampersad. "Increasing incidence of hypospadias in the Australian Capital Territory, 1987-2016." Journal of Pediatric Urology 16 (2020): S39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.05.093.

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Nagpure, Ajay Singh, Bhola Ram Gurjar, and Jc Martel. "Human health risks in national capital territory of Delhi due to air pollution." Atmospheric Pollution Research 5, no. 3 (July 2014): 371–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5094/apr.2014.043.

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Havik, Philip Jan. "Public health and tropical modernity: the combat against sleeping sickness in Portuguese Guinea, 1945-1974." História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos 21, no. 2 (May 20, 2014): 641–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-59702014005000013.

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Until the establishment of the “Commission for the study of and combat against sleeping sickness” (Missão de estudo e combate à doença do sono) in 1945, underfunded and understaffed health services had not been a priority for the colonial administration in Portuguese Guinea. The Commission not only implemented endemic disease control in the territory under the auspices of metropolitan institutions, but also provided preventive public healthcare to the local population. Its relative success in reducing the negative impact of Human African Trypanosomiasis turned the colony into an apparent model of tropical modernity. In the process, the local evolution of the disease was marginalized, despite the tacit but contested recognition by some health professionals of the role of popular healthcare.

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Mackenzie, J. R. R., J. K. Dutschke, and G. Ponte. "An investigation of cyclist passing distances in the Australian Capital Territory." Accident Analysis & Prevention 154 (May 2021): 106075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106075.

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Smith, Julie P., Jane F. Thompson, and David A. Ellwood. "Hospital system costs of artificial infant feeding: estimates for the Australian Capital Territory." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 26, no. 6 (December 2002): 543–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2002.tb00364.x.

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Mubbashar, Malik Hussain. "Development of mental health services in Pakistan." International Psychiatry 1, no. 1 (July 2003): 11–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600007633.

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Pakistan is a country comprising four provinces: Punjab, Sind, Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, in addition to the federally administered tribal areas and the federal capital territory of Islamabad. It is bordered by China, Afghanistan, Iran and India. It has a population of 152 million (excluding an estimated 3–4 million Afghan and Bangladeshi immigrants) and an area of 796 095 km2.

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Singh, Vinita, Hem Raj Pal, Manju Mehta, S. N. Dwivedi, and Umesh Kapil. "Pattern of tobacco use among school children in National Capital Territory (NCT)." Indian Journal of Pediatrics 74, no. 11 (November 2007): 1013–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0186-8.

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Kumar Bhasin, Sanjiv, and O. P. Aggarwal. "Perceptions of teachers regarding sex education in national capital territory of Delhi." Indian Journal of Pediatrics 66, no. 4 (July 1999): 527–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02727162.

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Inyang, Emem, Uwemedimbuk Ekanem, and Anietie Umoren. "Evaluation of Health Inequity Status of In-School Youths in Uyo Capital Territory, Nigeria." International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health 18, no. 3 (January 10, 2016): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijtdh/2016/27474.

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Glasgow, NJ, EA Goodchild, R. Yates, and A.-L. Ponsonby. "Respiratory health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Australian Capital Territory." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 39, no. 7 (September 2003): 534–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00209.x.

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Alfa, J., O. P. Adigwe, and A. Umoru. "EFFECT OF HEALTH SECTOR FUNDING ON IMMUNIZATION SERVICES: FINDINGS FROM NIGERIA’S FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY." Value in Health 19, no. 3 (May 2016): A271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2016.03.873.

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Moore, Anthony M., Sandra Burgess, Hailey Shaw, Carolyn Banks, Irene Passaris, and Charles Guest. "Achieving high immunisation rates amongst children in the Australian Capital Territory: a collaborative effort." Australian Health Review 35, no. 1 (2011): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah10769.

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Background. In September 2008 the ACT achieved the highest childhood coverage rates in Australia with rates of 93.5% (12–15-month age cohort), 94.9% (24–27-month age cohort) and 90.58% (60–63-month age cohort). Purpose. To analyse the key contributing factors and policy initiatives that have likely to have led to high childhood immunisation rates in the ACT. Methods. Data used in this report were sourced from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) held at Medicare Australia, General Practice Immunisation Incentives (GPII) ‘calculation’ data held at ACT Division of General Practice and internal immunisation databases held at Health Protection Service. Outcomes. Although the reasons for the high coverage rates seen in children are multi factorial (including national and consumer factors), key reasons locally in the ACT include: (a) the implementation of an ACT-wide immunisation strategy; (b) proactive follow up of children overdue for immunisation; (c) more sustainable provision of immunisation services across both public and private health providers; and (d) a centralised vaccine delivery service and ‘cold chain’ monitoring system. Conclusions. Although nationwide immunisation policy has been successful in increasing childhood coverage rates across all Australian jurisdictions, it is important to also acknowledge local factors that have likely to have contributed to the successful implementation of the Immunise Australia Program at the coal face. What is known about the topic? Childhood immunisation rates have risen significantly in Australia since the mid 1990s following a plethora of initiatives at both a national and state and territory level. This article examines in depth the various factors over the past decade that have likely to have contributed to the high childhood immunisation rates currently seen in the Australian Capital Territory What does this paper add? The ACT changed its strategic thinking towards immunisation provision in 2004 with an increased focus on immunisation delivery in general practice. Immunisation coverage rates improved in the ACT between 2005 and 2008 with general practice increasing their contribution to immunisation provision from 35 to 57% during this time period. This was despite of a drop in full-time equivalent general practices (GPs) in the ACT between 2003 and 2008. At face value the initial decision to increase immunisation provision through general practice in the face of a dwindling GP workforce appeared counter intuitive. What this article illustrates is the importance of having the right mix and proportion of providers delivering immunisation (public clinics v. general practice) as well as having well resourced support systems for vaccine delivery, provider education and data analysis. More importantly this paper illustrates that any disruption in any component of immunisation provision is likely to have a negative effect on coverage rates (examples provided in the article). What are the implications for practitioners? Achieving high immunisation in the ACT has been a collaborative effort by a range of immunisation stakeholders. These groups have formed strong partnerships to raise awareness of the value of immunisation and the importance of receiving vaccinations at the correct time. It is this collective effort across the health portfolio that is likely to have contributed to the ACT achieving high immunisation coverage rates amongst children. It is important for immunisation practitioners to retain strong professional networks with clear delineation of roles in order to maintain high immunisation rates. Such networks must also be adequately prepared for challenges on the horizon (i.e. change in government policy, loss of personnel, change in consumer attitudes towards immunisation, etc.) that may pose a threat towards high immunisation rates.

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Ellis, Donelda J. "BREASTFEEDING: ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS OF AN AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SAMPLE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." Community Health Studies 7, no. 3 (February 12, 2010): 290–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1983.tb00061.x.

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Kapil, U. "Combating Iodine Deficiency in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India--Lessons Learnt." Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 51, no. 1 (February 1, 2005): 62–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmh079.

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Kerr, Rhonda, Delia V. Hendrie, and Rachael Moorin. "Investing in acute health services: is it time to change the paradigm?" Australian Health Review 38, no. 5 (2014): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13226.

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Objective Capital is an essential enabler of contemporary public hospital services funding hospital buildings, medical equipment, information technology and communications. Capital investment is best understood within the context of the services it is designed and funded to facilitate. The aim of the present study was to explore the information on capital investment in Australian public hospitals and the relationship between investment and acute care service delivery in the context of efficient pricing for hospital services. Methods This paper examines the investment in Australian public hospitals relative to the growth in recurrent hospital costs since 2000–01 drawing from the available data, the grey literature and the reports of six major reviews of hospital services in Australia since 2004. Results Although the average annual capital investment over the decade from 2000–01 represents 7.1% of recurrent expenditure on hospitals, the most recent estimate of the cost of capital consumed delivering services is 9% per annum. Five of six major inquiries into health care delivery required increased capital funding to bring clinical service delivery to an acceptable standard. The sixth inquiry lamented the quality of information on capital for public hospitals. In 2012–13, capital investment was equivalent to 6.2% of recurrent expenditure, 31% lower than the cost of capital consumed in that year. Conclusions Capital is a vital enabler of hospital service delivery and innovation, but there is a poor alignment between the available information on the capital investment in public hospitals and contemporary clinical requirements. The policy to have capital included in activity-based payments for hospital services necessitates an accurate value for capital at the diagnosis-related group (DRG) level relevant to contemporary clinical care, rather than the replacement value of the asset stock. What is known about the topic? Deeble’s comprehensive hospital-based review of capital investment and costs, published in 2002, found that investment averages of between 7.1% and 7.9% of recurrent costs primarily replaced existing assets. In 2009, the Productivity Commission and the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) recommended capital, for the replacement of buildings and medical equipment, be included in activity-based funding. However, there have been persistent concerns about the reliability and quality of the information on the value of hospital capital assets. What does this paper add? This is the first paper for over a decade to look at hospital capital costs and investment in terms of the services they support. Although health services seek to reap dividends from technology in health care, this study demonstrates that investment relative to services costs has been below sustainable levels for most of the past 10 years. The study questions the helpfulness of the highly aggregated information on capital for public hospital managers striving to improve on the efficient price for services. What are the implications for practitioners? Using specific and accurate information on capital allocations at the DRG level assists health services managers advance their production functions for the efficient delivery of services.

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Fasugba, Oyebola, Anindita Das, George Mnatzaganian, Brett Mitchell, Peter Collignon, and Anne Gardner. "Incidence of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli urinary tract infections in the Australian Capital Territory." Infection, Disease & Health 22 (November 2017): S11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.09.046.

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England, Danelle O., Marian J. Currie, and Francis J. Bowden. "An audit of contact tracing for cases of chlamydia in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 2, no. 4 (2005): 255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05021.

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Background: Contact tracing is one of the central pillars of the management of sexually transmitted infections. The aims of this audit were to determine the yield of chlamydia infection from contact tracing the sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with chlamydia and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of contact tracing undertaken at the Communicable Diseases Control Section (CDCS) of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health and the Canberra Sexual Health Centre (the clinic). Methods: A retrospective review of the notification records and contact-tracing documentation was undertaken at CDCS and the clinic from 1 September 2002 to 30 September 2003 (13 months). Results: The background rate of chlamydia in those tested in the ACT community is 3–5%. During the study period, 512 cases of chlamydia were notified to CDCS. Of these, 351 were referred for contact tracing, 293 by CDCS and 98 by the clinic. Of the 437 nominated sexual contacts (average of 1.12 per index case), 272 (62.2%) were contacted, 125 (28.6%) were tested and 51 (11.7%; 95% CI 8.8–15.1) tested positive for chlamydia (15.5%; 95% CI 11.5–20.6% in sexual contacts of CDCS index cases and 7.8%; 95% CI 4.8–12.5% in those of the clinic patients). Contact tracing through the CDCS reached significantly more nominated sexual contacts (78.4% v. 41.7%; P = 0.001) and significantly more of the nominated sexual contacts of index cases reported to CDCS were described as tested (34.7% v. 20.8%; P = 0.01). The average time taken to identify each chlamydia-positive sexual contact was 6.8 hours. Conclusions: Contact tracing more than doubled the case finding effectiveness of chlamydia screening, but was time consuming. These results suggest that provider-initiated contact tracing has clinical and public health value, but that the cost-effectiveness of this approach to chlamydia control should be further evaluated.

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Hindle, Don. "Taking health seriously:the Senate inquiry into public hospitals." Australian Health Review 23, no. 2 (2000): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah000003a.

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In July last year, the State and Territory leaders expressed concern over a health system under "unsustainable stress" and suggested that the Federal Government should sponsor a prolongedand detailed inquiry by the Productivity Commission. The Prime Minister rejected thesuggestion, and the Australian Senate therefore decided to conduct its own shorter inquiry.Submissions were invited late last year, and the Senate Community Affairs References Committeeis conducting hearings at the time of writing. The focus here is on my idiosyncratic impressionsof what has happened during the hearings on 11 November 1999 (Canberra), 23 February(Adelaide), 24 February (Darwin), 25 February (Perth), 21 March (Sydney), and 22 March(Brisbane). Transcripts of the hearings are available in Hansard (1999, 2000).

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Glasgow, Nicholas J., Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Rachel E. Yates, Tim McDonald, and Robyn Attewell. "Asthma screening as part of a routine school health assessment in the Australian Capital Territory." Medical Journal of Australia 174, no. 8 (April 2001): 384–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143338.x.

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Jamda, MustaphaAbubakar, ObiageliE Nnodu, Lovett Lawson, RabiSusan Adelaiye, and AndrewE Zamani. "Communication preferences for human papillomavirus and other health information in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of General Practice 16, no. 1 (2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njgp.njgp_16_17.

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McGeorge, Jill, and C. K. Aitken. "Effects of Cannabis Decriminalization in the Australian Capital Territory on University Students' Patterns of Use." Journal of Drug Issues 27, no. 4 (October 1997): 785–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204269702700407.

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Prohibition has been the fundamental tenet of drug policy in most countries throughout much of this century, despite mounting evidence of its ineffectiveness in reducing production, trafficking, and consumption. Proposals for policies that favor relaxation of criminal penalties for drug use are frequently defeated with the argument that decriminalization will lead to increased use. However, this effect has not been observed in the few countries and states which have decriminalized cannabis. The most recent instance of cannabis decriminalization occurred in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1992. To evaluate the effect of decriminalization on cannabis use in the ACT, a sample of students at the Australian National University were surveyed to determine their patterns of use before and since enactment of the legislation. A control group was recruited from students at the University of Melbourne. Patterns of cannabis use were found to be very stable over time, with no significant changes discernible for either sample.

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Cameron, Helen E., Frances T. Boreland, Jocelyn R. Morris, David M. Lyle, David A. Perkins, Parker J. Magin, Melanie J. Marshall, and Nicholas A. Zwar. "New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Researcher Development Program 2005–07: modest investment, considerable outcomes." Australian Journal of Primary Health 19, no. 1 (2013): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py11155.

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This evaluation of the Researcher Development Program (RDP) in NSW and ACT aimed to determine whether the RDP was effective in assisting novice researchers to undertake primary health care research. In mid-2008, 47 participants of the NSW and ACT RDP during 2005–07 were invited to participate in a postal survey. The survey included questions regarding previous research training and experience, outcomes during and after participation in the program, and organisational aspects of the program. Follow-up interviews were conducted with selected participants. Interview questions covered time in the program, supervision, organisational support and placement outcomes. Thirty-seven participants responded to the survey and 23 (62%) participants took part in the semi-structured interviews. Seventy-eight per cent of survey respondents felt that the RDP helped them move from novice to a more experienced researcher with effective supervision identified by participants as a key element in determining the success of the program. Many felt that time allocation was inadequate and 20% thought their capacity to maintain their workload was adversely affected by participating. Outcomes were considerable given the modest nature of the program. Notable outcomes were that most participants published their research and presented their research at a conference. Furthermore, one-fifth of survey respondents had enrolled in higher degrees. Several interviewees reported that their research led to changes in practice. Most respondents found the RDP valuable and considered that undertaking the program increased their research knowledge.

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McDonald, Elizabeth A., Marian J. Currie, and Francis J. Bowden. "Delayed diagnosis of HIV: missed opportunities and triggers for testing in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 3, no. 4 (2006): 291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh06022.

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Background: To determine (i) the rate of delayed HIV diagnosis; (ii) the missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis; and (iii) to identify who initiates HIV testing and what triggers them to do so. Methods: An analysis of the case records of all HIV-positive patients who attended Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) between 1985 and 2005 was conducted. Results: During the study period, 319/355 CSHC patients diagnosed with HIV had sufficient data to allow analysis regarding the timeliness of their diagnosis. Of these, 52 (16.3%) received a delayed diagnosis. The rate of delayed diagnosis was 9.7% (95% CI 5.1–15.3) in the 1980s and 25.6% (95% CI 13–42.1) between 2000 and 2004. There were no statistically significant differences in sociodemographic or behavioural characteristics between patients with delayed and timely HIV diagnoses. To determine who initiated testing, and if there were missed opportunities for testing, the records of CSHC patients diagnosed with HIV between 1995 and 2005 were examined. Of the 115 people diagnosed in this period, only 71 had documentation concerning missed opportunities for testing. Forty-one of these (58%) had been in contact with a health professional while infected, but before their diagnosis of HIV and 39/41 (95%) had a significant risk factor in their history that could have initiated an HIV test. Clinicians initiated testing for 43.5% of the patients, 11.3% were identified through contact tracing and only 28.7% were self referred for testing. Conclusions: Late diagnosis of HIV is common in the Australian Capital Territory and may have increased over time. Clinicians need to be aware of the sometimes-subtle manifestations of early and late HIV infection and have a lower threshold for HIV antibody testing.

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Gadocha, Paweł Mateusz. "Assessing the EU Framework Regulation for the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment—What Is the Effect on Chinese Investors?" Chinese Journal of Global Governance 6, no. 1 (April 6, 2020): 36–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/23525207-12340046.

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Abstract An increase of Chinese investment into the territory of the European Union has raised EU regulators’ concerns regarding the public security of the EU. As a result, the new Framework Regulation 2019/452 establishing a framework for the screening of FDI into the EU was adopted as a legal instrument aimed at their control, applicable from 11 October 2020. Adopted within the scope of Common Commercial Policy of the EU, the Framework Regulation, however, might not become an effective legal measure, as its application by Member States both in light of the freedom of movement of capital and the relevant CJEU jurisprudence raises significant legal questions. This article broadly discusses the newly introduced cooperation mechanism between Member States and the European Commission, as well as the relevant effect of the Framework Regulation upon Chinese investment and the pending negotiations of the EU-China BIT.

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Braddick, F., A. Gabilondo, D. McDaid, G. Lang, C. O’Sullivan, and K. Wahlbeck. "European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing." Die Psychiatrie 07, no. 02 (April 2010): 74–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1669590.

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SummaryMental health is crucial for public health and prosperity. Yet, mental health was first brought to the EU agenda only in late 1990s. To put mental health firmly on the political agenda, the focus was placed on the positive mental health at a population level. The European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing is the most recent mental health policy initiative of the European Commission. It aims at promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders, by putting emphasis on five priority areas: prevention of depression and suicide; youth and education; workplace settings; older people; and combating stigma and social exclusion. The Pact calls for co-operation between the EU Member States and the Commission, to identify best practices to tackle the problems in the priority areas and to develop recommendations and action plans. The Pact is currently being implemented by a series of conferences on the priority areas. The European Parliament called for a European Strategy on Mental Health in 2009, but it is unclear whether there is sufficient support for a strategy level document in the Member States and Commission. The implementation process is however expected to culminate in an overall reference framework for promoting mental capital during the Hungarian EU Presidency in 2011. Irrespective of the final outcome, the ongoing process has already increased awareness in Europe of the need for actions to promote mental health.

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Muravyova, T. M., L. K. Yampolskaya, T. I. Tokareva, I. V. Pigalova, and A. A. Antonets. "On the state of health of the population of Kazan." Kazan medical journal 74, no. 6 (December 15, 1993): 403–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/kazmj71415.

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The state of health is the most important indicator of the well-being of the population, especially of such a large industrial center as the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Enterprises of various industries are located on its territory: energy, chemistry and petrochemistry, mechanical engineering and metalworking, construction industry, light and woodworking industries; automobile transport enterprises are widely represented. All of them make a certain contribution to environmental pollution, which undoubtedly affects the health status of the villages.

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Taylor, Richard, and Greg Goldstein. "THE NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF C.A.T. SCANNERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AND VICTORIA." Community Health Studies 5, no. 1 (March 26, 2010): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1981.tb00724.x.

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Lawlis, Tanya, Amanda Devine, and Penney Upton. "Vulnerable, single and living in poverty: Women’s challenges to accessing food in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 42, no. 6 (November 20, 2018): 541–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12845.

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Shukralla, Heidi, Julie Tongs, Nadeem Siddiqui, and Ana Herceg. "Australian first in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner health care in the Australian Capital Territory." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 44, no. 4 (July 6, 2020): 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13007.

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