Two decades of public health achievements in lymphatic filariasis (2000–2020): reflections, progress and future challenges

Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: Addressing the Public Health Problem

On July 15, 1997, two months after the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution calling for the ‘‘global elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem,’’ a small group of public health leaders and scientists gathered at Magnetic Island, near Townsville, Australia. They were meeting to consider the elements of a program to achieve such a lofty goal. The evening befor...

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

New perspectives on public finance: recent achievements and future challenges

The advances in the economics of the public sector during the past quarter century have been as pronounced as in any field within economics. Public finance has become a rigorous branch of applied microeconomics, incorporating the best thinking and most advanced tools of both theoretical economics and econometrics. In the remarks below, I will focus on a few key areas in applied and theoretical ...

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: Two Decades of Scientific Achievements

Introduction: Several studies indicate a significant growth in research activities and scientific achievements in Iran during recent years. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences as a main university has had a special situation in this regard. The aim of this study was to determine science productions of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences since its establishment, during1985 till 2007. Meth...

[Gender-based violence in Public Health: challenges and achievements].

This text deals with violence against women (VAW) as a scientific and practical object of Health. It is a theoretical and critical reflection related to historical processes that show convergences and distances between the approach of this violence as an issue and the health field particularities, creating contemporary conquests and challenges especially to Public Health. The text debates inter...