(Healthy Stoves) in Nepal. The adoption of improved cookstoves in the districts of Kavrepalanchok and Dolakha
This study is to describe how Improved cookstoves ( ICS )are perceived and used, and to identify barriers for adoption. Interviews and observations on stove use were conducted at three study sites...

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In transit and trapped: Assessing the mental health status in forcibly displaced persons and migrants from SubSaharan Africa, A literature review with a focus on the Maghreb region in Northern Africa
The overall objective of this critical literature review is to analyze the mental health status and mental disorders, as well as protective factors and coping mechanisms adopted by forcibly displaced...

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Provision of essential surgery in SubSaharan Africa through task shifting: Evidence and controversies behind current practice
Surgical conditions are important contributors to the disease burden in resource-constrained settings. There are enormous unmet needs for essential operations such as caesarean section, appendectomy...

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Perception of Gynecologists about using the Levonorgestrel releasing Intrauterine System for treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in women in Punjab province, Pakistan
DUB is a common health problem in women and also one of the main reasons for hysterectomy. Excessive use of hysterectomy for DUB patients has been controversial for many years, although LNG IUS is...

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The Impact of International Migration on the Health of People who Stayed Behind in the Republic of Moldova - A Literature Review
Nearly one fifth of the people who permanently live in Moldova had at least one household member who went abroad for working in 2010 (Ganta 2012). Therefore, people of all age groups are affected by...

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Rapid Needs Assessment of HIV Combination Prevention in Selected Sites along the Kenya and Tanzania Border
The goal of the study centres on providing evidence for developing HIV combination prevention interventions that provide both male and female friendly packages, targeting key populations in selected...

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Local production of WHO-recommended alcohol-based handrubs: feasibility, advantages, barriers and costs
Reduction of health care-associated infections (HAI) in low- and middle income countries is hampered by inadequate supply of soap and water and the unavailability or high cost of alcohol-based...

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Childhood overweight and obesity interventions in Asia: A review
Effective interventions are undeniably required to halt and reverse the rising trend in the number of overweight and obese children, globally and in Asia. A research gap existed on “what has been...

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Association of adult stature with diabetes and high blood pressure in middle-aged Mexican women
Evidence from industrialized countries, suggests that stature may be inversely associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and disease in women. However, etiology and applicability of this...

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Achieving the policy objectives of the pre and post 2015 development agendas in addressing health: Kenyas vision 2030 approach
The world leaders outlined fundamental values in the millennium declaration which they perceived as important for international relations (UN 2000). Kenya adopted the millennium declaration and set...

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