The rapid rise in smoking in many developing countries will have devastating consequences; by 2030 the developing world is expected to have 7 million deaths annually from tobacco use. Many smokers express a desire to quit, but they often fail because they are addicted to tobacco. Although a number of cessation aids are now available in the developed world, their applicability and affordability ...

electronic health record (ehr) is a repository of patient health information shared among multiple authorized users. as a modern method of storing and processing health information, it is a solution for improving quality, safety and efficiency of patient care and health system. however, establishment of ehr requires a significant investment of time and money. while many of healthcare providers ...

Agriculture today faces the challenge of sustainable productivity and improved food security on a shrinking area of land under cultivation. Until recently, biotechnology has been viewed as an expensive technology affordable only by rich industrial countries. However, it is now increasingly considered as an essential tool for developing countries to tackle the numerous problems of underdevelopme...

With the post-Cold War rise of major developing countries blurring the distinction between the industrialized “North” and the developing “South,” it is unclear whether a state’s development level remains a strong predictor of its stances in international politics. Do Brazil, India, China, South Africa, and other major developing countries behave like members of the North, or the South? And havi...

Lung cancer, the most common cancer in the world today is responsible for more cancer deaths than any other solid tumours, World-wide, it accounts for approximately 1 million deaths per year, of which about 30% occur in developing countries l , Lung cancer is a rapidly growing problem in many Asian countries , Smoking is responsible for 78% to 87% of lung cancers3,4. While there is a decline in...

This article investigates whether gender imbalance may be conducive to domestic terrorism in developing countries. A female-dominated society may not provide sufficient administration, law, or order to limit domestic terrorism, especially since societies in developing countries primarily turn to males for administration, policing, and paramilitary forces. Other economic considerations support f...

pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in young children worldwide. early diagnosis and empiric antibacterial therapy is an important strategy to improve outcome. the world health organization (who) has developed case management guidelines to reduce pneumonia-related deaths through early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment. for management purpose, pneumonia is subclassified by its severity....

abstract prevention of infectious diseases by immunization in children has markedly diminished the morbidity and mortality of once common contagious diseases in many countries worldwide. immunization programs have led to the global eradication of smallpox, elimination of measles and poliomyelitis in regions of the world, and substantial reduction in the morbidity and mortality attributed to dip...

Although developing countries are most often associated with institutional instability, most are fairly stable and may be considered extremely stable if one takes into account the fact that policies adopted by many of these nations are highly inefficient. In a large number of cases, post-independence economic policies adopted by developing countries have resulted in very slow, stagnant or even ...

background: one of the main challenges of healthcare systems of developing countries is health inequality. health inequality means inequality in individuals’ ability and proper functioning, resulting in inequality in social status and living conditions, which thwarts social interventions implemented by the government. objectives: this study aimed to determine and prioritize the social determina...