there is an escalating demand for geriatric oral healthcare in all developed and developing countries including india. two-thirds of the world’s elderly live in developing countries. this is a huge population that must receive attention from policy-makers who will be challenged by the changing demands for social and health services including oral health services. resources are limited thus rath...

background: due to the marked increase in the burden of cancer both in the developed and developing countries, world health organization recommends planning and implementation of comprehensive cancer control program in all countries. we evaluated evolutionary progress of the population based cancer registries (pbcr), an essential component of the cancer control program. methods: we studied freq...

OBJECTIVE To review retrospectively, the resultsof Whipple's procedure from 1986 to December 2009 at the Aga Khan University Hospital. METHODS Patient's case notes were reviewed to extract information related to demographics, clinical and laboratory data, operative procedure and post operative period. Surgical mortality was defined as death within 30 days of procedure. RESULTS Hundred and t...