Digital Payment A Way Forward for Urban Dwellers

A way forward for whistleblowing.

Medicine has shed many of its privileges. Some remain and are unlikely to disappear. Knowing which of our colleagues to consult when illness strikes is priceless, if only because we can avoid a colleague who we know poses a risk to patients. This sacred knowledge is guarded by hushed whispers and nods and winks. Medical students know the repute of their teachers; junior doctors share horror sto...

Improving urban newborn health: Challenges and the way forward

One-third of India’s urban population resides in slums and squatters, their vulnerability being characterized by poverty and powerlessness. Newborn care is sub-optimal among India’s urban poor, yet scarcely documented. Neonates born in urban poor settings are at high risk of death owing to multitudinous factors. This paper discusses the situation of neonatal care and survival among the urban po...

The way forward for hydrotherapy.

A way forward for developments in the digital preservation functions of DSpace : options, issues and recommendations

This report aims to inform the discussion of the MIT and Cambridge DSpace teams and invited digital preservation experts, meeting on the 30 July, 2003. A key aim of the report will be to present possible options for the future development of the digital preservation aspects of DSpace. The report will also provide questions for discussion on important issues, recommended reading for meeting part...

Developing Kham: A Way Forward

This essay examines the current state of economic development and environmental degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, focusing primarily on the nomadic area of Zhidou County (Sanjiangyuan region), Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Current initiatives from the provincial government, though well intentioned, are missing key elements in order to develop the region and maintain the preserva...