For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objective a...

Implementing the Kampus Merdeka (Independent Campus) policy for higher education in Indonesia opens new perspectives on transformation of education. This strategic approach aims to improve institutions' quality flexibly and wants place students a central position university by involving real-world activities through various field projects. Nevertheless, few doubts arise how this program is impl...

For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objecti...

Despite the fact that HIV epidemic is mainly driven by injection drug use in Iran, partners of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have been seriously neglected in terms of effective preventive interventions. Currently, sexual partners of PWID might have access to some harm reduction services at Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centers; however, their needs have not been effectively targeted ...

In this paper, I attempt to bring together approaches to literacy in theory and in practice, drawing upon various activities I have been involved in over the years–research in Iranian villages during the 1970s; linking research and theory to literacy policy, with particular reference to a contribution to the Unesco Global Monitoring Report in 2004 and involvement in an ongoing adult literacy tr...

Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) is the best method to provide primary for people, and most efficient effective way achieve improve a high level of health in any society. Failure pay attention PHC low-quality services can lead an increase various diseases, consequently higher number death toll society, which would cause economic damages. Iran received lot after revolution 1979. In PHC, netw...