OBJECTIVE To understand how national and provincial tuberculosis programme managers in Pakistan perceive and engage with the Stop TB strategy, its strengths, weaknesses and their experience in its implementation. National and provincial tuberculosis programme managers play an important role in effective implementation of the Stop TB strategy. DESIGN A qualitative interview study was conducted...

This article summarises a review of geographical studies on migration published in Poland after 1989, as also included the Report Polish Academy Sciences’ Migration Research Committee (Komitet Badań nad Migracjami) (Horolets et al., 2018). The work identifies around 750 bibliographical items from years 1990‑2017, which it proves possible to assign categories of: theory and methodology research ...

Foreword Historically the disability and costs associated with mental health problems have been underestimated. This is particularly the case with anxiety disorders, the associated burden of disease now understood to be comparable to other major mental health conditions. Anxiety disorders impose a substantial cost on society and markedly compromise the quality of life for those affected. The Pr...

In this issue... Fundamental east-west synergies in electricity generation and transmission are waiting to be more fully exploited. Doing so would require provinces to rethink their electricity trading relationships with each other and with the United States.

human development index (hdi) is a composite indicator that can show the impact of economic strategies on human life standards. the index is calculated by three main factors of income, education and health. this research studies the status of hdi across the iranian provinces, its changes over time and the efficiency of provinces in using resources.the data for 2001 and 2009 was obtained from th...

OBJECTIVE To create a mechanism in British Columbia (BC) for youth and families to directly engage with key provincial committees that develop policy and implement service delivery for child and youth mental health. METHOD In 2009, a plan was initiated to increase the involvement and influence of youth and families in research, policy, practices and programs related to child and youth mental ...