Culture and health of hijras in India : study of a marginalized community in Pune and Mumbai
The motivation for the study of hijras and research on their health status arose from an experience of the researcher in the antenatal clinic of the Sassoon General Hospital (SGH), B. J. Medical...

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Situation analysis of the provision of training courses in clinical management of HIV infection for physicians working in Eastern and Southern Africa and the involvement of European AIDS specialists in such trainings
HIV/AIDS is a worldwide pandemic with nearly 40 million infected people. Of them, 64% live in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV prevalence averages 20% and even more in some of the countries. Since the...

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Working with young people : curriculum design of an international training course for health workers on adolescent health in developing countries : relevance and challenges
Today, it is generally agreed that the ability of a society to develop is based at least in part on the extent to which it can integrate the potential and input of the younger generation into...

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HIV and AIDS in Sudan : can the spread of HIV and AIDS in Sudan be encountered by the existing HIV and AIDS policies, strategies and implementation services in Sudan - especially in consideration of the return of refugees?
In January 2005 Sudan moved into a new era. With the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) the 21 year old civil war between the central Government and the South came to an end. Until...

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Introduction of improved quality management in basic reproductive health services : an example from Southern Sudan
The aim of this study was to introduce improved Quality Management in Basic Reproductive Health Services and to assess the value of QM procedures...

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Understanding the patterns of chronic obstetric morbidity and validation of self reports by women living in an urban slum distric of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Obstetric morbidities are common among the women of reproductive age. The extent of obstetric morbidity as a health problem is expressed in terms of the number of morbid events per maternal death.

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The dilemma of primary health care and emergency medical assistance in acute conflict situations in Sub-Saharan Africa
The importance of health care and the successful implementation of services in acute conflict situations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa have been and still are highly controversial, complex, and...

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A study of the barriers of access to HIV and AIDS related services for rural women of Mahottari (Terai) district, Nepal
The study identifies that the major barriers of access to HIV and AIDS related services for rural women of Mahottari (Terai) district, Nepal are of multifaceted nature. A number of personal and...

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