This article investigates impacts of hospital autonomization in Viet Nam employing a "decision-space" framework that examines how hospitals have used their increased discretion and to what effect. Analysis suggests autonomization is associated with increased revenue, increasing staff pay, and greater investment in infrastructure and equipment. But autonomization is also associated with more cos...

The south-east Asian genus Eupoa is redescribed and diagnosed. Seven new species are diagnosed, described and illustrated: E. daklak sp. n. (♀) from Viet-Nam; E. lehtineni sp. n. (♂♀) from India, Thailand and Viet-Nam; E. lobli sp. n. (♂) from Malaysia; E. pappi sp. n. (♂) from Thailand; E. pulchella sp. n.(♂) from Thailand; E. schwendingeri sp. n. (♂♀) from Thailand; and E. thailandica sp. n. ...

Salicornia bigelovii (Torr.) es una planta con un promisorio potencial agroindustrial y la homeopatía alternativa natural que no afecta inocuidad del organismo tratado. El objetivo estudio fue evaluar el efecto medicamento homeopático Natrum muriaticum (NaM) sobre variables de respuesta productiva S. diferentes niveles salinidad (NS) en cultivo hidropónico, aplicando diseño experimental complet...

Given the level of economic development in Viet Nam, the country’s health sector is quite impressive. The country has now set its sights establishing universal health insurance coverage by 2015. This article aims to, first, describe the current health-care system in Viet Nam accompanied by a number of challenges the country faces in delivering and financing health-related services, and then pro...

In April 2009, an operational research fellow was placed within the Viet Nam National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP). Over the 6 years from 2010 to 2015, the OR fellow co-authored 21 tuberculosis research papers (as principal author in 15 [71%]). This constituted 23% of the 91 tuberculosis papers published in Viet Nam during this period. Of the 21 published papers, 16 (76%) contributed to...

Bulletin of the World Health Organization | November 2005, 83 (11) 1 University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health, Department of International Health, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 16, Entrance I, PO Box 2099, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark. Correspondence should be sent to Dr Jensen at this address (email: [email protected]). 2 National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Divi...

Kronične bolesti jetre nalaze se među prvih deset uzroka smrti u razvijenom svijetu, te su jedan od vodećih javnozdravstvenih problema u svijetu (1). Gotovo sve kronične bolesti jetre mogu dovesti do ciroze. Glavni uzroci kroničnih bolesti jetre su infekcije virusima hepatitisa B i C, ali se primjećuje i povećana učestalost alkoholnih i nealkoholnih steatohepatitisa (2). Tako se procjenjuje da ...

Taoi and Kotu are two ethnic minorities in Vietnam, residing in the western mountainous region of provinces: Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam. Taoi groups have a population of about 34 960 people, of which Taoi people living in Aluoi of Hue province have 29 558 people (accounting for 67.35% of Taoi in Vietnam). Kotu people in Hue have 14,629 people (23.8% of Kotu people in Vietnam). Both...

Minhwan Seo 1, Taedong Goh 2, Minjun Park 1, Gyogwon Koo 1 and Sang Woo Kim 1,* 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang 37673, Korea; [email protected] (M.S.); [email protected] (M.P.); [email protected] (G.K.) 2 Department of Creative IT Excellence Engineering and Future IT Innovation Laboratory, Pohang University...

Purpose of review Necrotizing myopathy exhibits a specific histological pattern, characterized by significant necrosis, with simultaneous muscle fiber regeneration, but without or with little inflammation. This histological pattern may be observed in acquired myopathies but also in muscular dystrophy. Acquired necrotizing myopathy can be secondary to drugs or toxics agents, and if not, autoimmu...