Asmus Hammerich

Datos Biográficos

ID5103271
NOMBREAsmus Hammerich
NOMBRESAsmus
APELLIDOHammerich
FIRMAHAMMERICH A
AFILIACIONESWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Collaborative strategies for implementing NCD “best buys” in the eastern Mediterranean and Africa

    Open AccessRanda K Saad, Asmus Hammerich et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are an increasing public health challenge in both the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and Africa, where they contribute to premature mortality and overall disease burden. Despite the availability of cost-effective “Best Buy” interventions, implementation across these regions has been uneven due to various barriers, including limited resources, inadequate multi-sectoral collaboration, and competing health priorit…

  • Confronting global inequities in palliative care

    Open AccessAnna Peeler, Oladayo Ayobami Afolabi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    The number of people dying with preventable, serious health-related suffering is rapidly increasing, and international calls for the expansion of palliative care services have been made, such as the World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19, which named palliative care as an essential component of Universal Health Coverage. Despite this, only about 14% of all palliative care need globally is met today, and health systems around the world are unprepa…

  • Harnessing primary healthcare to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Open AccessGiuseppe Troisi, Nahla Gafer et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Cervical cancer remains a significant public health challenge in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), with significant implications for women’s health and sustainable development. Despite being largely preventable, the EMR reported high prevalence of new cases and deaths in 2022. The burden is expected to increase by 2050. Primary healthcare (PHC) offers a cost-effective platform for delivering essential health services, such as human papi…

  • The economic burden of rheumatic heart disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Open AccessKhalifa Elmusharaf, Sébastien Poix et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, predominantly affecting children aged 5-15 years. Untreated ARF can progress to rheumatic heart disease (RHD), causing complications such as valve stenosis, heart failure and stroke. Despite preventability using antibiotics, RHD persists as a major health concern in many Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. Beyond its heal…

  • Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in iran

    Open AccessMahmood Yousefi, İlker Daştan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The total economic burden of NCDs to the Iranian economy was IRR 838.49 trillion per year (2018), which was equivalent to 5% of the country's annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The package of NCD will lead to 549 000 deaths averted and 2 370 000 healthy life years gained over 15 years, and, financially, Iranian economy will gain IRR 542.22 trillion over 15 years. The highest ROI was observed for the package of physical activity interventions, f…

  • The development of national multisectoral action plans for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

    Open AccessKremlin Wickramasinghe, Elizabeth Wilkins et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: In October 2012, the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) developed a Regional Framework for Action to implement multisectoral action plans (MAPs) for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this project was to draw on the experiences of four EMR countries that had made good progress in developing these MAPs, to identify best practice and barriers in the development of them. METHODS: Str…

  • Institutional design and organizational practice for universal coverage in lesser-developed countries

    Open AccessShakil Ahmed, Peter Annear et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 1

    There is now widespread acceptance of the universal coverage approach, presented in the 2010 World Health Report. There are more and more voices for the benefit of creating a single national risk pool. Now, a body of literature is emerging on institutional design and organizational practice for universal coverage, related to management of the three health-financing functions: collection, pooling and purchasing. While all countries can move toward…