ethiopia's childhood mortality has continued to decline although at a swift pace. the drop in urban childhood mortality decline, duration of breastfeeding is the principle reason for the overall decline in mortality trends in ethiopia.  data from the ethiopian demographic and health surveys 2000 and 2005 were used. indirect estimation of brass and trussell's methods were adopted. selected demog...

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran. gastric cancer (gc) and colorectal cancer (crc) are two important causes of mortality due to cancer. with regards to cancer mortality, data are important to monitor the effects of screening program, earlier diagnosis, demographic data and other prognostic factors. the aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality rates and tr...

background pandemic flu is a concerning problem with potentially high mortality and morbidity rates, so needs a proper health system response in each country. objectives to evaluate the nationwide health system response in iran after declaration of h1n1/swine flu pandemic in june 2009. patients and methods a surveillance system in all regions of country was implemented upon declaration of pande...