Achievements, Gaps, and Emerging Challenges in Controlling Malaria in Ethiopia

Standard setting in medical education: fundamental concepts and emerging challenges

  The process of determining the minimum pass level to separate the competent students from those who do not perform well enough is called standard setting. A large number of methods are widely used to set cut-scores for both written and clinical examinations. There are some challenging issues pertaining to any standard setting procedure. Ignoring these concerns would result in a large dispute ...

Research gaps and challenges for malaria control in Brazil.

plankton research in the ropme sea area, achievements and gaps

plankton studies are one of the major items of the marine scientific activities in the ropme seaarea, whereas numerous investigations have been conducted on the plankton during the past century. forphytoplankton, species composition, abundance and biomass, primary production, harmful algal blooms, redtide, toxic species, and eutrophication were considered. zooplankton studies included species c...

Malaria Surveillance System in the Islamic Republic of Iran: History, Structures, and Achievements

Background and Objectives: Iran started malaria elimination campaigns many years ago. The purpose of this study was to review the malaria surveillance system in Iran.   Methods: The data of this study were obtained from the surveillance system of the Center for Communicable Disease Control, a review of records, documents, books and published articles, and also interviews with process owners a...

Achievements and Challenges in Implementing Urban Family Physician Program in Iran: Viewpoint of Managers and Executives

Background: Urban family physician program is one of the relatively large reforms in Iran's health care system implemented in Fars and Mazandaran provinces since 2012. Nearly five years after implementation of the program, this study aimed to identify the achievements and challenges of this program from the viewpoints of managers and administrators. Methods: This cross-sectional study was con...