Health System Strengthening-Focussing on Referrals: An Analysis from India

Blessing David Barnabas, Abdulrahman Yakubu, Muktar Yeldu, Isaac Zama, Frank Udomah, Imoru Momodu, Okwesili Augustine, Hauwa Buhari, Festus Uchechukwu Onuigwe, Kwaifa Ibrahim, Aliyu Ibrahim Bagudo, Osaro Erhabor, Daniel Nnadi, Dorcas Ikhuenbor, Festus Aghedo and Ikechukwu Iwueke
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Osaro Erhabor: Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Daniel Nnadi: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Festus Aghedo: Department of Hematology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Ikechukwu Iwueke: Department of Pathology, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Kware, Nigeria

JOJ Nursing & Health Care, 2017, vol. 2, issue 4, 74-78

Abstract: The combination of the words “therapy†and “diagnostics†have been purposed as a platform that combines some specific diagnostic with specific therapy, based on the results from the diagnostic. It is a step towards personalized medicine. Using nanotechnology materials and their applications, theranostic medicine can be understood as an integrated therapy system that can diagnose, offer targeted therapy and monitor the response to that therapy. This personalized medicine promises to revolutionize several areas of medicine by matching the ideal and most effective treatment to the individual patient. We could say that theranostics is supported on two pillars:

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/JOJNHC.2017.02.555593

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