Pupose: This paper aims to unveil the faculty unionization barriers in Kabul University. To utilize its sources and opportunities effectively efficiently, universities need a cooperated members. One way that makes faculties maintain their rights privileges legally build an equitable system is establish Faculty Union. The research question addressed is: why University as one of most influential ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypertension is rising worldwide with an estimated one billion people now affected globally and is of near epidemic proportions in many parts of South Asia. Recent turmoil has until recently precluded estimates in Afghanistan so we sought, therefore, to establish both prevalence predictors in our population. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of adults ≥...

2.?Pte. H. Bullet entered right arm posterior to deltoid insertion and emerged after a course of two inches. A simple flesh wound. Patient recovered rapidly. B. 1.?Pte. W. Bullet entered immediately to left of 10th dorsal spine, and was extracted at the lower border of ri?ht axilla just below seventh rib. In this case the wound was followed by haemoptysis, and other symptoms of wound of the lun...

BACKGROUND Kabul has over 12,000 people who inject drugs (PWID), most of them heroin users, and opioid substitution therapy has recently been introduced as an effective method to reduce opioid use. We aimed to evaluate a pilot Opioid Substitution Therapy Pilot Program (OSTPP) in Kabul, Afghanistan, particularly to (1) describe characteristics of the participants enrolled in the program and (2) ...

BACKGROUND Little current information is available for prevalence of vertically-transmitted infections among the Afghan population. The purpose of this study is to determine prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis, and hepatitis B and C infection among obstetric patients and model hepatitis B vaccination approaches in Kabul, Afghanistan. METHODS This cross-se...

OBJECTIVE To examine the link between different weapons used in modern wars and their potential to injury civilians. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data about hospital admissions. SETTING Hospitals of the International Committee of the Red Cross. SUBJECTS 18 877 people wounded by bullets, fragmentation munitions, or mines. Of these, 2012 had been admitted to the ...

The contamination of aquatic systems with heavy metals is affecting the fish population and hence results in a decline of productivity rate. River Kabul is a transcountry river originating at Paghman province in Afghanistan and inters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and it is the major source of irrigation and more than 54 fish species have been reported in the river. Present study a...

Address for Correspondence/Yaz›şma Adresi: Anita Sadeghpour, MD, FASE, FACC, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography Research Center Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran University Medical Science Adjacent to Mellat Park, Tehran-Iran Phone: +98 21 23922145 Fax: +98 21 22042026 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Accepted Date/Kabul Tarihi: 28.02.2...