Born Equal--How Paediatricians Can Act in Relation to Child Health Inequity

How paediatricians can prepare for revalidation.

Revalidation has begun with relicensing in 2009. All paediatricians will have to demonstrate that they meet generic standards in the General Medical Council's (GMC) Good Medical Practice for continued relicensing. Paediatricians on the specialist register will have to demonstrate that they meet the specialist standards set by the College and approved by the GMC in order to recertify. Five satis...

GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH Child survival: district hospitals and paediatricians

In a previous article in this series, Zulfiquar Bhutta outlined many of the key sociopolitical issues, both national and international, that currently affect the delivery of health care to children in developing countries. The clear summary of our situation is that we are failing to provide even basic health care (both preventive and curative) that could reduce child mortality globally by more ...

How Exposure to Markets Can Favor Inequity-Averse Preferences

This paper shows how market exposure can support the evolution of non-individualisticpreferences. In a group, one agent is randomly selected to divide an exogenous endowment.Endowment shares are used for either consumption or market exchange with external merchants.As a more equal endowment distribution attenuates the scope of merchants’ price discrimination,we argue that inequity-averse prefer...

How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues

O10: How Child Protection in Cars Can be Improved in Iran? Suggested Approach

The presentation will focus on the key areas that are essential to build a comprehensive policy towards reducing child injury and fatalities. The presentation will focus on the importance of the public awareness (education on the use of child restraint systems), the need to have an overall road safety programme, law enforcement (mandatory use of protection systems for children in car) and final...