Gender identity disorder is an urgent sense of discomfort and inappropriateness of the sexual anatomy and urgent desire to get rid of genital organs and to live as a person of the opposite sex. The importance of studying gender identity disorder and its negative impact on the living conditions of suffering people, was laying the groundwork to do some research in terms of psychology and sociolog...

OBJECTIVE To document infrastructure, personnel, procedures performed, and supplies and equipment available at all county hospitals in Liberia using the World Health Organization Tool for Situational Analysis of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. DESIGN Survey of county hospitals using the World Health Organization Tool for Situational Analysis of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. ...

After the collapse of communism, Eastern and Southeastern European counties have experienced significant changes, especially in terms of transition to market economy was achieved through efforts of liberalization and elimination of all forms of national control. As a consequence, some of the social welfare states in the region, still anchored to the old forms of organization, faced serious diff...

In “A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians,” Marc Lalonde, the Canadian Minister of National Health and Welfare, concluded that health care does not have the power to fully mitigate the threats posed by unhealthful environments and behaviors (2). This 1974 report broke new ground by creating a comprehensive framework for the determinants of health based on 4 health fields — human biology,...

prosthetic joint operations in Japan: a 12-month cohort study in a teaching hospital Tomoko Sakihama, RN, CNSICN, MSN; Mikiro Kato, MD; Ryoko Harada, RN, CNA; Yasuharu Tokuda, MD MPH; Department of Nursing International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Medicine Mito Kyodo General Hospital University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Department of Nursing, Mi...

CDC is assisting ministries of health and working with other organizations to end the ongoing epidemic of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa. The updated data in this report were compiled from situation reports from the Guinea Interministerial Committee for Response Against the Ebola Virus, the Liberia Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanita...

1. Limits of exposure to radiofrequency fields at frequencies from 10 kHz – 300 GHz: safety code 6 Ottawa: Department of National Health and Welfare; 1991. Cat. no H46-2/90-160. Available: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/rpb 2. Environmental health criteria 137: electromagnetic fields (300 Hz – 300 GHz). Geneva: World Health Organization; 1993. Also available from the Canadian Public Health Association, 400–15...

Received Jan 29, 2009; Accepted May 14, 2009 Published online in J-STAGE Jun 18, 2009 Correspondence to: Y. Suzuki, Research Center for Occupational Poisoning, Tokyo Rosai Hospital, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization, 4–13–21 Ohmori-minami, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-0013, Japan (e-mail: [email protected]) Rapid and Effective Speciation Analysis of Arsenic Compounds in Human Urine usin...

The Professional Association of Indonesian Teachers (PGRI) continues to fight for the welfare teachers and educators, demonstrating a commitment this cause. PGRI DKI Jakarta Province is key player in achieving its organizational goals. Through mechanisms, organization able effectively pursue objectives. governed by AD/ART, which oversees meetings at national local level focused on policymaking ...