Geneva / Paris, 30 September 2009 – More than 4 million people in lowand middleincome countries were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the close of 2008, representing a 36% increase in one year and a ten-fold increase over five years, according to a new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint United Nations ...

W orld Health Day is celebrated every year on the 7th of April as a major advocacy event promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for all ministries of health worldwide. The aim is to bring a specific topic of great importance to national and international attention. This year, the selected theme is antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a serious threat to the care and control of all ...

Highlights: Gynecomastia is a known potential side effect of efavirenz, which may manifest in HIV patients. Healthcare providers should be vigilant and address the adverse effects medications prescribed to individuals with HIV, including gynecomastia. Surgeons resource-limited areas show flexibility can achieve satisfactory results procedures despite limited resources surgical options. Abstract...

Rational prescribing increases the quality of health care and patient outcomes. In this study, the quality of drug prescription in specialist physicians in Isfahan province of Iran was assessed for evaluating the rational use of drugs and improving the therapeutic outcomes.This retrospective survey was conducted on a total of 7999530 prescriptions from all general and specialist physicians. The...

Rational prescribing increases the quality of health care and patient outcomes. In this study, the quality of drug prescription in specialist physicians in Isfahan province of Iran was assessed for evaluating the rational use of drugs and improving the therapeutic outcomes.This retrospective survey was conducted on a total of 7999530 prescriptions from all general and specialist physicians. The...

INTRODUCTION Few reports from Nigeria have examined the quality of life (QOL) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) despite the fact that Nigeria has the second largest number of PLWHA in the world. This study evaluated the QOL of Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire for HIV-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) instrument and assessed the impa...