. . . despite all the talk and activity in this ®eld since the early 1990's, the basic argument and message of con ̄ict prevention still has not `stuck' in many critical policy quarters and levels of decision making. The quantity of policy doctrine, designated of®cials and of®ces, routinised decision procedures, public hearings, policy papers, political debates, appropriations, non-governmental ...

mologist told me that his eye department, in a rural part of his country, had recently lost its non-governmental organisation (NGO) support. As a result, he had not performed any cataract operations for several weeks, because the hospital had not ordered the necessary intra-ocular lenses (IOLs). This seemed a very unfortunate state of affairs – but also something others could learn from. We hav...

The number of Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMWs) in Malaysia is at the highest compared to other countries. Most IMWs states Sabah and Sarawak are illegal migrants though they have lived for decades, some up three generations. Thus, many their children also been born raised Malaysia. There a serious problem regarding education children. Malaysian government does not acknowledge this because citi...

Background: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the largest non-governmental organization (NGO) for alcoholics in the world. During the recent decades, Iran has suffered from alcohol abuse and its consequences. Alcoholism is a taboo subject in Iran and there are few studies in this area. This is the first study in Iran to investigate the results of the activity of anonymous alcoholics.Methods: Data we...

Introduction. The importance of studying independent theatre initiatives in the Ukrainian context is not only theoretical but also practical because it just a comparison different models formulation recommendations for reform Ukraine. emergence theater organizations gave rise to artistic practice, which dramatically increased competition among theaters struggle audience. As result, ability use ...

Abbreviations: ALNAP = Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance APCDM = Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine CDC = Center for Disease Control and Prevention [U.S.] CIDA = Canada International Development Agency CRED = Centre for Research of the Epidemiology of Disasters GDIN = Global Disaster Information Network HINAP = Health Information System for Advance Planning ICR...