Index Medicus for WHO South-East Asia Region. Volume 11 Jan.-Dec

Leptospirosis situation in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asia Region.

a World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, 110 002, India. b World Health Organization, Country Office for India, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to Nani Nair (e-mail: [email protected]). One-third of the world’s burden of tuberculosis (TB), or about 4.9 million prevalent cases, is found in the World Health Organization (WHO) SouthEast A...

Index Medicus for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Abstract: Decorative henna skin painting can provoke severe reactions in the skin. We report 3 cases of unusual and persistent hyperpigmentation following nonpermanent henna tattoo, which alerted us to identify an additional side effect.

Overview of the South-East Asia Region

Most of our 10 countries are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), but some of them are still observers and there is one that is not yet involved in any capacity. The three main players that are members of the WTO and that are at the forefront of the issues of health and trade in the Region happen to be Indonesia, Thailand, and India. They have certain things in common in the health an...

Index medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean region

The study provides the rationale, history and current status of the Index Medicus for the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Index is unique in combining the geographic coverage of peer-reviewed health and biomedical journals (408 titles) from the 22 countries of the Region. Compiling and publishing the Index coupled with a document delivery service is an integral part ...