background: there is an increasing trend of outsourcing public departments. teaching hospitals also outsourced some of their departments to private sectors. the aim of this study was to investigate and compare the educational status of students in public and outsourced departments of teaching hospitals affiliated to iran university of medical sciences.   methods: this study was conducted in six...

Surat city is known world over for its glorious trade and commerce activities. Because of the migratory population in this city, malaria continues to be a major public health problem. There are urban health centres equipped with laboratory services and mobile units, which are providing free laboratory services to the community for the diagnosis of malaria. Apart from the urban health centres, t...

BACKGROUND In South Asia, it is estimated that 80% of patients choose to attend a private facility for their healthcare needs. Although patients generally believe that the private-sector provides high quality services, private diagnostic laboratories are largely unregulated and little is known about the accuracy of results provided. This study assesses the accuracy of sputum smear microscopy fo...

Background: Diffuse hair loss is one of the most common complaints of women attending skin clinics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse hair loss in women referring to a private office. Patients and Methods: This descriptive, retrospective study was performed on women attending a private skin clinic in Ahwaz complaining of diffuse hair loss. The study was done for 10 mo...