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Promoting Reproductive Security in Developing Countries provides a comprehensive approach to developing and implementing reproductive health programs in the developing world. It fills a major gap in the literature by responding to the global need for a detailed guide to comprehensive reproductive health services. Promoting Reproductive Security in Developing Countries furnishes an innovative conceptual model - reproductive security - and offers an in-depth analysis of major reproductive health issues. The need for skilled, dedicated professionals is great. Those who choose to pursue the discipline are promised an endlessly rewarding and absorbing profession that will touch upon the most intimate aspects of life while reverberating globally. This book will be of great interest to public health professionals on both a local and global level, international policy makers, and relief workers.
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The Partition of India resulted in a massive exodus of men, women and children from both East and West Pakistan to India in 1947.Even after the emergence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh, an independent democratic nation in 1971, the flow of migrants to the eastern states of India, namely West Bengal, Orissa, Assam and Tripura was not stemmed. The women among them, not only came along with their families, but also singly. Very often forced to accept the burden of a new refugee life, they began their struggle for survival and existence, fraught more often than not, with difficulty and adverse circumstances .The challenge sometimes became so acute, that there was a metamorphic change in their be...
Type 2 diabetes is now a global serious health problem. Patients with type 2 diabetes have 2-4 times higher risk of cardiovascular and renal complications, morbidity and mortality. This book, Type 2 Diabetes, is a unique book covering the topics including pathophysiology, complications and prevention and treatments. Understanding the etiology of the onset and development of type 2 diabetes is important to prevent type 2 diabetes complications and delay the progress. The Pathophysiology section covers a wide range of mechanisms and characteristics from the micro (molecular) to the macro (neurohormonal mechanisms and the beta-cell function in the pancreas). The Complications section includes renal complications, sympathetic nervous system imbalance, atherosclerosis, and foot ulcers which are frequently observed in diabetic patients. Finally, the Prevention and Treatments section consists of non-pharmacological treatments, bariatric surgery, pharmacological therapy, and insulin therapy. The editor hopes that this book is helpful for your clinical practice and research, and this book facilitates the reduction of global burden of type 2 diabetes.
This second edition brings postgraduates and paediatricians fully up to date with the latest knowledge and developments in paediatric haematology. Beginning with an introduction to interpreting the complete blood count, the following chapters examine in detail different conditions such as anaemia, white blood cell disorders, von Willebrand’s disease, stroke and myelodysplastic syndrome. The final sections discuss therapies including hemato-oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, vascular access and specialised techniques for drug delivery, as well as psychological support of chronic blood disorders. With emphasis put on the development of new diagnostic tests for these disorders, this comprehensive guide includes almost 200 images and illustrations to assist understanding. Key Features New edition brings postgraduates up to date with latest developments in paediatric haematology Discusses in detail numerous conditions and disorders Nearly 200 images and illustrations Author trained in paediatric haematology-oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey and University College Hospital, London, UK First edition published 2006
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These Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) and its companion Technical Note (TN) have been prepared by the World Bank for use by borrowers and their implementing agencies in the procurement of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and condoms through international competitive bidding (ICB). For the purpose of these documents, pharmaceuticals also include nutritional supplements and oral and injectable hormonal forms of contraception. The procedures and practices presented in these SBD have been developed through broad international experience and are mandatory for use in projects that are financed in whole or in part by the World Bank in accordance with the provisions of the latest edition of Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits. The purpose of the TN is to provide background information to the Bank's project staff and borrowers, about the complex issues in the procurement of health sector goods and to help them make well-informed decisions in each special situation.