This study aims to show how a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can influence the human rights agenda. relies on advocacy Framework (ACF) assumption that multiple varieties actors involved in policy process may combine form coalitions. examines Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Crisis Group (ICG) formed advocate for measures address humanitarian crises S...

BACKGROUND The nature of community-based participatory research (CBPR) poses distinctive ethical challenges. In the absence of organized guidelines, a remarkable amount of researchers' time and energy will be spent tackling these ethical challenges. The study aimed to explore ethical issues and principles potentially arising when conducting CBPR. METHODS This qualitative study conducted in CB...

The good news is that the incidence of HIV in the Kingdom of Swaziland has stabilised over the past 5 years. The bad news is that it is still 31% among adults aged 18–49 years and, alarmingly, 43% among pregnant women. All told, an estimated 201 292 Swazis were HIV-positive in 2012, despite intensive eff orts to mitigate the epidemic. The government provides antiretroviral treatment (ART) and, ...

PROBLEM Until 2005, the quality of rapid diagnostic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing was not monitored and no regular technical support was provided to hospital laboratories in Myanmar. APPROACH The national reference laboratory introduced a national external quality assessment scheme. The scheme involved (i) training laboratory technicians in HIV testing and in the requirements of ...

In Indonesia, an ongoing government "war on drugs" has resulted in numerous arrests and anecdotal reports of abuse in detention, but to date there has been little documentation or analysis of this issue. JANGKAR (also known in English as the Indonesian Harm Reduction Network), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in Jakarta, surveyed 1106 injecting drug users in 13 cities about their expe...

The challenges facing efforts in Africa to increase access to antiretroviral HIV treatment underscore the urgent need to strengthen national health systems across the continent. However, donor aid to developing countries continues to be disproportionately channeled to international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) rather than to ministries of health. The rapid proliferation of NGOs has prov...

deccan was under the control of six muslim ruling dynasties, i.e. the bahmanîds and their successors from the second half of the eight century to the end of the eleventh century (a.h.). most of the ruling class, the aristocrats and courtiers in that period were muslims. but the state particularly villages and small towns were dominated practicing hindus and they still form the majority in decca...

Bu araştırmada, Türkiye’de çocuklara yönelik faaliyet gösteren derneklerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma nitel modelde olup durum deseni şeklinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 108 dernek oluşturmuştur. Araştırmadaki veriler, doküman incelemesi ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ise, analizi içerik yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiş...