in a recent issue of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology (apjmt), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the asia pacific region has been discussed. in the editorial by dr. afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the asia pacific association of medical toxicology ...

In this policy note I wish to make four points. First, for most of the Pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea), but particularly for the larger land-rich Melanesian countries, the present focus for employment for the bulk of the population and for economic growth should be on promoting productivity growth in agriculture. Second, while having some benefits for Pacific countries, th...

The economies of a number of Pacific island countries have become increasingly dependent on the remittance of migrants. A series of recent International Labour Office research projects in the South Pacific focused on two countries—Tonga and Western Samoa (Brown 1994). Recommendations from these insights serve as a basis for a policy dialogue with the financial authorities of Pacific island coun...

The traditional societies are realising the relevance of knowledge in everyday life, and due to which are getting converted into knowledge driven societies. Therefore, knowledge–driven societies are giving rise to knowledge–driven economies. This is a global phenomenon, hence nations that have less access to knowledge are less privileged whereas nations with better access to knowledge become pr...

Unlike the industrialised countries of the Pacific Rim, the economies of Pacific islands remain dependent on natural resources. Their exports are dominated by minerals, timber, fish, agricultural products and tourism. Moreover, in contrast to Pacific Rim countries—where the majority of the population is fully integrated into the cash economy—a large proportion of the population of the Pacific s...

asia accommodates half of the population of the world, which is young and still growing. infrastructures are rapidly developing and its gaps with higher income countries are narrowing. despite the fact that science in asia pacific region is expanding fast, medical toxicology is one of the scientific fields which are still lacking in this region (1). establishment of asia pacific association of ...

â â â  â â â  nowadays, the world economies are rapidly moving towards being more knowledge-based economy (kbe) and supporting the force of knowledge as a vital component of economic growth. this recent acceleration in the transition to knowledge-based economy in the world, has affected regional economic performance. in this paper, we surveyed the regional convergence in knowledge-based economy...

83 While geography is sometimes recognised as a constraint to growth in the Pacific island countries, this hypothesis has never been systematically examined. Measures of economic remoteness show that the Pacific island countries face a growth penalty for being amongst the most remote in the world. But these countries could have grown faster as their remoteness potentially diminished following t...

objective: to identify the relationship between socioeconomic status, health system development and the incidence, prevalence and mortality of  tuberculosis in asia and the pacific. methods: incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of  tuberculosis and 20 variables of  socioeconomic, health system and biological behavioral issues were included in the study involving all 46 countries of  the as...

The Size of the Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: First Results over the Period 1999 to 2003 Using the DYMIMIC approach, estimates of the shadow economy in 145 developing, transition, developed OECD countries, South Pacific islands and still communist countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 2002/2003 in developing cou...