1.China's foreign aid for global poverty alleviation:artemisinin-based combination therapies against malaria in Togo
Wang QI ; Yu CHUYI ; Zhang HONGYING ; Zheng SHAOQIN ; Song JIANPING ; Deng CHANGSHENG
Global Health Journal 2021;5(3):144-148
From providing funds for the global fight against infectious diseases,to actively participating in global health security actions,to strengthening mutual cooperation in the field of health,and providing medical treatment,training and scholarships to countries in need,China's foreign aid on global poverty alleviation is increasingly diversified and expanding in scale.Indeed,China is playing an increasingly important leading role in the global health agenda.It is worth mentioning that over the years,artemisinin compound have saved millions of lives all over the world,especially in poverty-stricken areas.China's work mode of malaria elimination has also been written into WHO's technical documents and recommended to other countries.Since 2007,Chinese medical staff has carried out the Artemisinin Compound Malaria Control Project in Comoros,bringing Chinese prevention and treatment programs to the local area.By 2014,Comoros had achieved zero deaths from malaria,and the number of cases had dropped by 98%.Now,this program is also extended to Togo,another African country.This article preliminarily summarizes the malaria profile in Togo and introduces China-Togo Cooperative Artemisinin Malaria Control Demonstration Project to provide a reference for better anti-malaria assistance in Togo,and also shows one of the substantive actions of China's participation in global health governance,which contributes Chinese wisdom and offers Chinese solutions to global poverty alleviation.
2.Effect of intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode on patients with acute ischemic stroke led by fast-track specialist nurses
Wei TAN ; Shouzhen CHENG ; Xiaohua XIE ; Ganggang PENG ; Peifeng GUO ; Wei LIU ; Chuyi QI ; Yajuan WANG ; Yumeng LI
Modern Clinical Nursing 2024;23(9):31-36
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode led by fast-track specialist nurses on patients with acute ischemic stroke(AIS).Methods This study involved 124 AIS patients who underwent intravenous thrombolytic therapy in the Department of Emergency of our hospital from March 2021 to February 2023.Among the patients,61 admitted between March 2021 and February 2022 received conventional AIS thrombolytic therapy were assigned to a control group.While the 63 patients who received AIS thrombolytic therapy under the specialist nurse-led intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode between March 2022 and February 2023 were assigned to an observation group.The two groups were compared in terms of the time from admission to completion of CT examination,time for signing the informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,door to needle time and percentage of DTN<60 minutes,as well as the post-thrombolysis scores according to the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)and satisfaction to medical consultation.Results The observation group exhibited a significantly shorter time from admission to completion of CT examination,a shorter time for signing an informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,a shorter door to needle time and a higher percentage of DTN<60 minutes,all with significant difference in comparison with those in the control group.After thrombolysis,the NIHSS score of the observation group decreased more than that of the control group(P<0.05).The patients and their families in the observation group reported significantly higher satisfaction compared to those in the control group(both P<0.05).Conclusion The fast-track specialist nurse-led intravenous thrombolytic therapy mode demonstrates the superiority in reduction of the time from admission to completion of CT examination,time for signing an informed consent for thrombolytic therapy,door to needle time and the NIHSS scores,higher percentage of DTN<60 minutes as well as improvement of patient satisfaction.