Sub-regionalism in the Newly Independent States

Upgrading Security at Nuclear Power Plants in the Newly Independent States

As of 1996, 48 nuclear power reactors were operating in five newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union: 29 units at nine sites in Russia, 15 units at five sites in Ukraine, a double unit plant in Lithuania, and one unit each in Armenia and Kazakstan. These nuclear power facilities need to be reliably protected against possible radiological sabotage or terrorism. The post-Soviet ...

Hepatitis B epidemiology in Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent states.

The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection varies considerably in countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, but data are difficult to compare between countries because of the large differences in levels of diagnosis, particularly serological identification, and levels of notification. Poland has high levels of diagnosis, including laboratory diagnosis. In...

Drowning Rates in the Newly Independent States & Russian Federation: A Call for Research and Action

Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide after road traffic injury deaths, claiming approximately 450,000 lives every year. Overall male drowning rates in the Newly Independent States and Russian Federation are dramatically higher than the rates in Western European countries; the highest male drowning rate in WHO Euro region, drowning rate in Belarus, is 50 ...

Assessment of Rural Poverty in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States

Teaching of Statistics in Newly Independent States: the Case of Kazakstan

The aim of this report is to discuss the state of teaching Statistics in the Republic of Kazakstan after independence. The analysis is addressed to the whole education system, but particular attention is devoted to teaching of Statistics in the Faculties of Economics and Management. The resulting picture is one in which the discipline appears to be still neglected, needing further strong cares ...