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Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and determine the severity of or treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological disorders and other disorders. Given the ability of nuclear medicine procedures to pinpoint molecular activity within the body, it has a potential role in an early diagnosis as well as patient’s immediate response to...

INTRODUCTION Globally, hundred types of traditional medical practices are known to exist, which are in use and enlisted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Continuity of traditional medicine system replete with examples across the world, for instance, acupuncture in China, magnetic healing in France, Heilpraxis in Germany, Herbalism in Sweden, Shiatsu in Japan, and Sowa Rig-pa in Tibet and Bhutan (Anonymous, 2006). Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy, Naturopathy and Yoga are some o...

Effectiveness of public spending is an elusive empirical issue. It has direct bearings on accountability. There is a growing recognition to analyse the distributional impacts of public spending. Public policy stance for the provision of basic services rests on both efficiency and equity grounds. Pure public goods, the goods that are nonexcludable and non-rival, usually call for full public financing. However, there are certain goods – merit goods -which may be subject to significant e...

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While workforce development is both emphasized and valued in the discipline of maternal and child health (MCH), continuing education provides limited opportunities for MCH practitioners to develop leadership skills outside the scope of identified job duties. Although public health leadership institutes offer mentored leadership training [1], these institutes emphasize general public health leadership rather than focusing on the MCH sub-discipline. Further, though such institutionally o...

Abstract While the competencies and theory relevant to public health nursing (PHN) practice continue to be described, much less attention has been given to the knowledge derived from practice (clinical know-how) and the development of PHN expertise. A study was designed to address this gap by recruiting nurses with varied levels of experience and from various practice sites. A convenience sample of 28 public health nurses and seven administrators/supervisors were interviewed. A subsample,...

Populations affected by armed conflict have experienced severe public health consequences mediated by population displacement, food scarcity, and the collapse of basic health services, giving rise to the term complex humanitarian emergencies. These public health effects have been most severe in underdeveloped countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Refugees and internally displaced persons have experienced high mortality rates during the period immediately following their migration. ...

T he relation between health and trade is not new. Disease and pestilence have long followed global trade routes, a pattern that continues into the 21st century. A Chinese trade ship was the source of Latin America’s cholera outbreak in 1991, which resulted in 10 000 deaths.1 Increased trade in tobacco products and processed foods high in sugar or fat contribute to rising chronic disease rates in poorer countries.2 3 Trade can also be good for health, improving peoples’ lives th...

The extent to which inequalities in health status are mediated through nutritional pathways in individuals and across population groups has received extensive attention in recent years(1). It is well established in the international literature that such health inequalities exist across different socio-demographic groups, and Ireland exhibits a similar variability(2,3), with a pattern that stretches back decades(4,5). The concentration on escalating obesity trends in particular has genera...

Traditionally in Thailand, the elderly rely on their adult children to provide them with support while they are ageing. 71.4% of Thai elderly live in rural provinces. Rural Thai family structure is changing. Adult children increasingly migrating to the major cities. 1990s Low physical health Lack of social support Lower quality of life of the rural Thai elderly Resilience; an ability to bounce back Rural Thai Elderly Community nurses are the ...

1 | MANUSCRIPT As of 1 May 2021, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has already reached 220 countries and territories around the world with a total of 150, 989, 419 cases.1 Among the affected countries, Bhutan, a landlocked Buddhist kingdom in South Asia, is one of the countries that successfully controlled COVID‐19 with only 1074 confirmed cases since their first recorded case on 5 March 2020.1,2 The total number of COVID‐19 cases in Bhutan only comprised 0.12% of the c...

Introduction Many of the critical health challenges in the new millennium are linked directly or indirectly to water quality and quantity issues (UNESCO 2009). In addition to chemical contaminants such as arsenic and pesticides, over 100 types of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoa are also transmitted through water (Feachem et al. 1981, Bitton et al. 1986, Mara and Feachem 1999). Diarrhoeal diseases are the most common result of exposure to waterborne pathogens, mostly attributed t...

Abstract Background: Intersectoral collaboration is critical to the successful implementation of many public health interventions (PHIs). Little attention has been paid to whether and how processes at the stage of evaluation can promote intersectoral collaboration. The objective of this study was to examine European experiences and views on whether and how the evaluation of PHIs promote intersectoral collaboration. Methods: A qualitative study design was used. We conducted semi-structure...

Introduction: Partnerships play a central role in public health care and health promotion, and have been acknowledged as an important part of knowledge translation (KT). Partnerships are an essential part of program planning and are often made between public health professionals and community stakeholders. Through a shifting landscape of public health, partnerships have been reconfigured, tied to changes in practice guidelines, funding mechanisms and the increasing drive for multi-sector...

S1 Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences cite as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2023, Vol. 78, No. S1, S1–S3 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America 2023. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. Supplement Article: Function-Promoting Therapies The Public Health Need and Strategic Opportunities for the Accelerated Development of Function-Promoting Therapies for Older Adults Ros...

1 General Introduction 1.1 Working conditions of the cathodic protection system The cathodic protection system will be installed on the water circulating pipeline and used to protect the pipeline from corrosion. The seawater is electrolyte inside of the pipeline, and the soil is outside of the pipeline. 1.2 Location conditions of the Unit 8 Power Plant This project aims to erect one set of 600MW power plant, which will not be extended. The site location of the power plant is in the...

T he arts, including the visual, literary, performing and environmental arts, create the means and the media for personal expression in the public domain.1 Multi-modal creative and expressive arts have been used as interventions in health care for some decades. The innovative and typically expansive ways of experiential learning and knowing, facilitated through interacting with the arts, have been articulated by Heron and Reason (1997) in their exploration of a participator...

56 Survey Unit Knowledge and Practice of Emergency Nursing Interventions at a Tertiary Public Cardiac Health Center in Uganda Harriet Namukwaya, BScN, RN1 ; Cliff Asher Aliga, PhD, EN, CCN, Fellow (UNISA)2 ; Mary Grace Nakate, PhD. RN, MNS, Fellow (FHEA) 2; Judith Mutyabule, PhD, MPH, BCuR, Fellow2 1 Uganda Heart Institute, Uganda 2 Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery Corresponding author: Harriet Namukwaya at A

1. Introduction What are the chances that a 13-year-old child with end stage renal disease (ESRD) will undergo a kidney transplant, or at least be treated with dialysis? Sadly, the answer is not only clinical but also sociological in nature, deeply rooted in economic, political, and social structures. If, for example, this child lives in a lower- or middle-income country, her chances of being diagnosed in time to receive such care are low (Muralidharan/White 2015; Muller 2016). However,...

Abstract Background: The Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) remains a major public health concern in community. Women and men can commit violence or can be victims of psychological and physical abuse by their partners. Aim: In this research we study the correlation between the Intimate Partner Violence, which is a social scourge of our age, and depression, which is also a major problem of community to people visited the Primary Health Greek System. Methodology: We evaluated the Intimate ...