Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The prevalence has increased at an alarming rate. Globally, in 2013 the number of overweight children under the age of five years old, is estimated to be over 42 million. Close to 31 mill...

We call for the development of human biobanks in developing countries and describe several examples from low income countries which are already building their own biobanks. Developing human biobanks in developing countries requires strengthening of the research capacity to use the new technologies, as well as a shift in research investment priorities in order to reduce the inequity in internati...

Stroke, is accounting for more than 34% of total healthcare spending globally. Ischemic stroke (IS) accounts for 62.4% of incident stroke cases. IS-related direct medical expenditures place a considerable burden on healthcare system. The burden is more prominent in developing countries where limitations in insurance coverage is a big concern. It would be less challenging in developed countries,...

A lot of attention has been devoted to the impacts of bio-energy, particularly biofuel production on developing countries. However, analysis is often done from a global perspective and/or with a focus on developed country bio-energy policies, regarding developing countries as passive receptors of actions in the North. The perspectives of developing countries are neglected, particularly the impa...

1. cancer research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran 2. health sector policy coordination group, in charge of minister for policy making affairs bureau, ministry of health and medical education, tehran, iran 3. ncd research center, endocrine and metabolism research institute, tehran university of medical sciences and health services, tehran, iran 4. health ser...

background: noticeable amounts of pesticides are used in developing countries each year. however excessive application of these chemicals in the past few decades has breaded serious problems to both animals and humans. although most studies have targeted acute poisoning, in the present study chronic poisoning as a new and important health problem has been studied due to application and storage ...

Bioethics, the investigation of ethical issues in medicine, biology, and health sciences, is in vogue in the developed world. Television news often shows feature stories on debates over the proper uses of such new developments as embryonic stem cells or gene therapy, and newspapers elicit public comments on their Internet sites. Societal responses to these technological advances are mediated th...

organophosphorous (op) pesticides are used frequently in agriculture, particularly in asian countries over the past decades. poisoning by these agents, either as acute or chronic in these nations, is a serious health problem. op pesticides residue in fruits and vegetables that may not induce early clinical features, could also affect the human health. therefore, medical and health professionals...

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