1 Global AIDS Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2 Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 3 An Giang Province Preventive Medical Center, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam, 4 National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Vietnam National TB Program, Ministry of Health,...

Soawapak Hinjoy, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Punnarai Smithsuwan, Pawin Padungtod Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training on Viral Zoonoses, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Thailand Ministry of Public Health-US CDC Collaboration, Departme...

1Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education, Moscow 2Research Financial Institution of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Federal State Budget Institution, Moscow 3First Moscow State Medical Sechenov University of the Ministry of Health Russian Federation 4Volgograd State Medi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the per patient and overall cost of illness of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Colombia from Ministry of Health and societal perspectives. METHODS A published Markov transition model was adapted for Colombia, using the clinical expertise of a Colombian endocrinologist. Transition probabilities for the model were derived from an international literature review. A mode...

BACKGROUND There are thirteen WHO collaborating centres in Iran which no mechanism or model has ever been foreseen for the evaluation of them. This original research is innovative in Iran, which has been offered by the researcher through a joint research project with WHO. METHODS The aforesaid model has been approved by the International Relation Department of Ministry of Health& education. T...

“The authors thank the help from the Statistical Analysis Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine and the Statistical Analysis Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. This study is based in part on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database provided by the National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare and m...

1 National Vector Borne Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands 2 Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 3 Reproductive and Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands 4 Division of Health Promotion, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands 5 Department...

Background: Despite exist several centers of excellence in the various medical field in the country, most of them lack a single procedure and organizational structures in their functioning, organizing, targeting, etc. So the study aimed to design an organizational model that meets the goals and mission of them in the field of medical sciences. Methods: This qualitative and applied research was...