Solid waste management in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate: A study about solid waste management at household level and the perception of solid waste in regard to its health and environmental risks in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate, occupied Palestinian territory
Like other low and lower-middle income countries, the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has experienced a population growth and changes in lifestyle, resulting in an increase of waste generation.

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Multiplex real-time PCR for the detection of intestinal helminths and malarial parasites: an objective quality control approach for routine microscopy
Microscopy plays a prominent role in parasitology for malaria diagnosis and detection of intestinal helminths infections. Each protocol and technique has its difficulties and limitations, and the...

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Predicting Turnover of Medical Doctors in the Humanitarian Sector at Time of Selection
Background: The retention of volunteers working in the humanitarian sector is a problem but especially among medical doctors. Several studies have been carried out in order to investigate the...

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Inventory and evaluation of publicly available computer based ART-management software in high-level prevalence HIV/AIDS settings
This paper gives an overview of existing computer based ART-management software. Requirements for a good and useful ART-management software are discussed. Advantages and disadvantages of the...

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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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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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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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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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Assessment of immunogenicity and safety of yellow fever vaccination in HIV-infected patients : a pilot study
Yellow fever (YF) is an acute haemorrhagic fever with a case fatality rate of 15-50 percent. It can effectively be prevented by the administration of a live-attenuated 17D yellow fever vaccine.

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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Uganda: diagnostic predictors and risk factors for death
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoal disease estimated to affect 500 000 persons every year worldwide. In sub-saharan Africa, VL caused by L. donovani is endemic in remote regions of Sudan...

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