Published in Indian medical tribune
3 million deaths annually may be attributed to tuberculosis (TB), while 8 million new cases are added to the world each year. The major increase in the number of cases in the West, especially among those infected with HIV, and the emergence of drug-resistant strains have forced interested parties in the developed world to take another look at TB. A...
Published in Midwives chronicle
In May, 1993, midwives from more than 80 countries attended the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the opening speeches was an announcement that the government of British Columbia had recently legalized midwifery, thereby allowing midwives to practice in hospitals, birth centers, an...
Published in Population headliners
An overview is provided of the recent meetings of the UN Economic and Social Council (UNESC) in Geneva during July 1993. The issues of the meetings focused on poverty alleviation and population issues and plans for the International Conference on Population and Development. More than 100 resolutions and decisions were approved by the UNESC Commissi...
Published in Pop Sahel : bulletin d'information sur la population et le developpement
Timothy Wirth of the US spoke to the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the International Conference on Population and Development in May 1993. US President Clinton is determined to participate and help with the renewed global effort to treat population problems. He is especially determined to help with the emergence of an international...
Published in ZPG reporter
US State Department official, Timothy Wirth, announced before the UN General Assembly in May 1993 that the US is dedicated to achieving an international consensus on global population growth which considers the rights and needs of women, does not neglect the environment, and promotes development. The September 1992 UN International Conference on Po...
Published in Nursing RSA = Verpleging RSA
Representatives from sixteen universities, eleven nursing colleges, six hospitals, five ministries of health, five regional offices of departments of health and population development, four nurses' associations, three nongovernmental organizations, two nursing councils, a nurses' professional society, local government, a day hospital, and the Medic...
Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
China and Thailand will soon become the first developing countries in which trials of experimental AIDS vaccines are conducted. These trials will be mounted with western help and are based upon the MN and IIIB strains which are prevalent in North America, but not common in either Asian country. The integrity of this approach has been criticized by ...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The World Health Organization (WHO) was criticized at the 9th International Conference on AIDS in Berlin by an ACT UP spokesman for lacking a coordinated strategy against HIV and AIDS. ACT UP further called for the implementation of networks of effective treatment and care programs in lieu of continued pilot projects, and urged the World Bank to wr...
Published in Planned parenthood in Europe = Planning familial en Europe
375 physicians from Russia completed a questionnaire at 3 symposia on modern contraceptive and human reproduction. Of these 375 physicians, 98% were obstetrician-gynecologists, 67% has no experience in family planning (FP). 44.5% had no training in FP, 83% were women, and their mean age was 37 years. Most frequently prescribed modern contraceptives...
Published in Hygie
It has been demonstrated that behavioral change may be induced in humans if they are provided with the proper information and education, access to health and social services, and a supportive social environment. People throughout the world, however, must not be receiving the requisite quantity or combination of these factors, for HIV continues to s...
