Compression-only life support: A turning-point for Indian public health

The turning point in my life.

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A Turning Point for Turkey

The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy hosted the fall  meetings of the Schlesinger Working Group on the topic of Turkey. Our selection of Turkey is a reflection of the daunting choices and challenges that face this country, as well as its inherent importance. Turkey is at a crossroads not only due to its strategic geographic location, but also because of the key internal economic, social...

Turning Point: Environmental Health in Brazil

The Wrong Turning in Public Health

bolism goes wrong, to direct our social evolution along the channels that make for health in the community, is the function of government, both national and municipal. The principal cause of communal disease is poverty, and poverty is increased by waste. Excessive taxation is one of the causes that is preventing trade recovery, and is thus both directly and indirectly increasing and maintaining...

Indian public health standards (IPHS) for community health centres.

The health care system in India has expanded considerably over the last few decades but the quality of the services is not up to the mark due to various reasons. Hence standards are being introduced in order to improve the quality of services. A task group under the chairmanship of Director General of Health Services, Government of India was constituted to recommend the standards to be called a...