MAINTAINING QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARE FOR CANCER SURVIVORS EXPERIENCING DISASTER DISRUPTIONS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Maintaining quality of life and care for cancer survivors experiencing disaster disruptions: a review of the literature

Abstract Disasters caused by natural phenomena are increasing in frequency and devastation.The growing fishbowl cups with lids and straw number of cancer survivors constitute a vulnerable population in their need for continuous and high-level care, a vulnerability that is exacerbated in the event of disasters.Although the evidence base on the needs

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Perceptions of Ghanaian traditional health practitioners, primary health care workers, service users and caregivers regarding collaboration for mental health care

Abstract Background In low- and middle-income countries, the paucity of conventional health services means that many people with mental health problems rely on traditional health practitioners (THPs).This paper examines the possibility of forging partnerships at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level in two geopolitical regions of Ghana, to maximize t

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