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Holistic Care for Leprosy Patients in Lembata District, East Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Lembata is a district in East Nusa Tenggara with various infectious and non-infectious diseases, including leprosy. The monthly incidence of leprosy increase by 1-2 new cases of leprosy per village. In Lembata there is Lembata Damian Hospital,
Weraman, P. (Pius)
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Putting Indian christianities into context: Biographies of christian conversion in a leprosy colony [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Gandhian and Hindutva-inspired discourses around conversions to Christianity in India over-simplify the historical nexus of relations between missionaries, converts and the colonial state.
Staples, J
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Eliminating Leprosy? [PDF]

open access: yesSkin Health and Disease, 2021
I read with great interest, the study by Mowla MR et al.1 Unfortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s rhetoric in the relevant programme has led to the impression, at least in some quarters, that leprosy no longer exists. Furthermore, it is likely that neither funders nor young researchers are attracted to an officially 'eliminated' disease ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Supporting doctors' professional identity development through specialist training

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anatomy‐centric specialties such as surgery, radiology, and anatomical pathology (AP) have workforce shortages, with attrition during the training phase proposed as a contributing factor. Current understanding of the reasons behind trainee attrition is limited, and there have been calls to increase the depth and richness of research in this ...
Shemona Y. Rozario   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plants in our combating strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: progress made and obstacles met

open access: yesPharmaceutical Biology, 2017
Context: Traditionally used plants for treating chest-related problems/tuberculosis (TB) have not been evaluated in detail and hence a thorough study is needed in this regard. This knowledge may find application in developing new anti-TB drugs. Objective:
Vivek Kumar Gupta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Think Global, Act Local? Fortune 500 Business Strategies for Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of business towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been well established. However, SDG contextualization continues to pose a conundrum, particularly for firms operating in multiple contexts. This becomes even more problematic in the case of SDG 11, the only goal in the sustainable development agenda directly
Andreas Georgiou
wiley   +1 more source

Proceedings of a Joint Meeting held between The Norwegian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oslo, 20th June 2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has a tradition of holding joint meetings with fellow European Societies, providing opportunities to facilitate discussion, exchange information, foster mutual interests and develop collaboration
Myrvang, Bjorn, Newport, Melanie J.
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Exploring grassroots leprosy organisations : is social inclusion and empowerment possible for members? : case studies in Ethiopia and China : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This thesis explores reasons for the recent emergence of grassroots leprosy organisations and through case studies of two such organisations, ENAELP in Ethiopia and HANDA in China, shows that varying measures of social inclusion and empowerment are ...
Duff, Isabelle
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Products of Compartmental Models in Epidemiology. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We show that many structured epidemic models may be described using a straightforward product structure in this paper. Such products, derived from products of directed graphs, may represent useful refinements including geographic and demographic ...
Porco, Travis C, Worden, Lee
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Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

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