Middle East and North Africa
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- Provision of home and community-based care for the disabled elderly in Israel
- ( H. Schmid / Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem , 2009)
- Concerns about the implications of population ageing and the size of the elderly population with disabilities led Israel to began to implement its Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) Law fully in 1988. ...
- Eye care interventions in Egypt
- ( A. Mousa;G. Ezz El Arab;E. Rashad / Community Eye Health Journal , 2009)
- In Egypt women are not using eye care services as frequently as men, especially in rural areas. Therefore women in Egypt are more likely than men to suffer from low vision or blindness from avoidable ...
- Dementia needs to become a priority on the world health agenda
- ( M. Prince (ed);J. Jackson (ed) / Alzheimer's Disease International , 2009)
- This Report gives an overview and analysis of the prevalence and impact of Alzheimer's disease, based on systematic review identifying studies in 21 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) world regions....
- Telecommunications are a powerful tool for positive change
- ( Sheila K;Katrin V / United Nations Foundation , 2008)
- This report, published by the UN Foundation, examines real life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and ...
- Assessing quality of life under political conflict
- ( A. Mataria;R. Giacaman;A. Stefanini / Economic Research Forum, Egypt , 2008)
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The entrenched conflict in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) has altered social welfare and health care delivery systems in ways that pose challenges beyond those seen in other conflict or...
- What are the biggest health challenges and are donors doing enough?: countries have their say
- ( M. Brodie;A. Kohut;E. Hamel / Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation , 2007)
- This survey, conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project, asked people in 47 countries around the world how they perceived and prioritised health challenges,...
- Can Iraqi women refugees be helped?
- ( S. Chynoweth;M. McKenna / Women's Refugee Commission , 2008)
- This paper presents the problems facing Iraqi refugees in Jordan, highlighting the plight of women and children. The authors discuss their first hand picture of difficulties faced by displaced, abando...
- Iraq: health care in crisis
- ( International Committee of the Red Cross , 2008)
- This report, by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), details the findings and observations made by ICRC personnel during their contacts with staff in hospitals, health care centres and...
- The avaialbility of medicines severely influences the primary care management of diabetes in Tunisia
- ( H. Alberti;N. Boudriga;M. Nabli / BMC Family Practice , 2007)
- This article from BMC Family Practice looks at factors influencing the primary care management of diabetes in Tunisia, a low/middle-income country with ten per cent prevalence of the disease. The auth...
- Assessing the quality of support given to the Iraqi health system after the 2003 invasion
- ( Medact , 2008)
- This Medact report describes how the war in Iraq and its aftermath continue to have a disastrous impact on the physical and mental health of the Iraqi people and sets out the measures that are needed ...
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