Background: Mobile health interventions like telephone hotlines face challenges that may threaten their use, adoption and sustainability in Africa.Aim: We sought to understand the barriers and facilitators for sustainability of telephone hotlines used in infectious disease outbreaks in Africa using a scoping review and a qualitative study.Setting:
Introduction: Typhoon Haiyan caused thousands of deaths and catastrophic destruction, leaving many homeless in Region 8 of the Philippines.A team from the Philippine Field Epidemiology Training Program conducted a rapid health assessment survey of evacuation centres severely affected by Haiyan.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted whereby a co
Background and Aims: Treatment of plane warts is problematic, methods such as cryotherapy and cauterization is associated with high recurrence rate, risk of scar, pain and high cost.Topical tretinoin causes irritant contact dermatitis that limited its use.Citric acid was used in treatment of warts in traditional medicine Epidemiological Aspects and
From late 19th century to early 20th century, Aru Islands, Maluku had been a region frequented by Japanese immigrants.Their presence differed to the presence of Japanese immigrants in other parts of Indonesia during the same time period.Pearls of high quality were an exquisite treasure found in the waters of Aru, which attracted Japanese immigrants
Abstract Background Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), which encompasses insulin resistance, low-grade inflammation and predisposition to laminitis is a critical endocrine disorder among the most prevalent conditions affecting horses from different breeds.According to the most recent research, low human sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) serum level