PROTOCOL FOR A PRAGMATIC CLUSTER RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN IMPROVING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MANAGEMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC IN RURAL PAKISTAN.

Protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of digital health interventions in improving non-communicable disease management during the pandemic in rural Pakistan.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed gaps in global health systems, especially in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Evidence shows that patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering direct and indirect health consequences.Considering the future challenges such as environme

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From Playful Pleasure to Dystopian Control

In this new century of (post)modernity and technological progress, it is easy to think that leisure lives have become more meaningful and important.Leisure is claimed to be the Enhancer space or activity in which we become human, find our Self, and find belonging.There is an enormous range of literature that makes the case for contemporary leisure

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