In this paper we present the results of the first phase of the project Who is Who in Brazilian Environmental Health. The aim of this project is to identify and characterize the Academic Groups and Civil Society Organizations acting on the field of environmental health that are able to contribute both to the strengthening of its technical and scientific basis, and to the dialogue with organized ...

The notion of “real world” geographic information systems (GIS) technology can be examined through reviewing how one of Brazil’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, has evolved in an iterative process with the development and use of GIS technology. Examining the actual ways in which GIS is incorporated into the activities and actions of NGOs, such as Fund...

BACKGROUND Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development assistance for health (DAH) channeled through these organizations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were collected from the 21 most recent editions of the Repor...

The objective of this research was to explore, both theoretically and empirically, the ecological impacts of small-scale entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries. To this end, six microenterprises in rural southwestern Bangladesh established using green-microcredit strategies were evaluated in terms of goals, operational procedures, economic viability, social contributions, and impact o...

Fostering collaboration between scientific and professional groups that contribute to the advancement of global public health is one of the main constitutional responsibilities of the World Health Organization (WHO) [1]. In line with this responsibility, WHO has organized fifteen annual meetings with numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with prevention and treatment of neuro...

A patchwork of groups and programs are working to improve the situation. Local hospitals raise funds for individual patients as do charitable groups, like the Cancer Patients Aid Association in India. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local health authorities work with drug companies to donate drugs or slash prices. Clinical trial networks are testing low-cost treatment strategies. And ...

Website of Non-governmental organization (NGO) is a focal medium of sharing information in response to transparency demands and addressing trust deficits between stakeholders. Many researchers have proposed accountability approaches to measure information sharing trends through websites. This article discusses a new index to measure online disclosure trends along with the theoretical properties...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ANC: Ante Natal Care; AOR: Adjusted Odd Ratio; COR: Crude Odd Ratio; EBF: Exclusive Breast Feeding; EIBF: Early Initiation of Breast Feeding; EDHS: Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey; FMOH: Federal Ministry of Health; HEWs: Health Extension workers; IYCF: Infant and Young Child Feeding; NGOs: Non-Governmental Organizations; PNC: P...

Japan is often characterized as a developmental state, i.e., a state with a strong and autonomous bureaucratic leadership that directs the economy toward achieving developmental goals. This study challenges the developmental state model, arguing that the once-powerful Japanese bureaucracy has lost much of its authority and is no longer autonomous from societal forces. By focusing on the growing...

colored or velvet revolution as a change in the political arena was initiated in the final decades of the twentieth century in the countries of eastern europe such as czechoslovakia and romania and developed in the independent soviet republics such as georgia and kyrgyzstan. the effective factors in the occurrence of such an event are the great powers that use anything to utilize the poor condi...