Great advancements in ophthalmology and visual sciences have been occurred in recent decades through advantages of globalization. There has been a great evolution in ocular health however, there are still many problems associated with ophthalmic health around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the International Agency for Preventing Blindness (IAPB) launched an ini...

Infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major causes of morbidity and mortality globally, primarily because of sequelae of chronic liver disease including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (1). The risks for HBV and HCV transmission via blood transfusions have been described previously (2) and are believed to be higher in countries in sub-Saharan Africa (3)....

R ecent data from the Global Burden of Disease project provide alarming statistics about the rapidly growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the world. The data from the Global Burden of Disease project reveal a dramatic increase (90%) of global years of life lost to CKD from 1990 to 2013; it is now the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. CKD, which results in almost 1 million deat...

Hypertension affects one third of adults in the United States (1) and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke (2). A previous report found differences in the prevalence of hypertension among racial/ethnic populations in the United States; blacks had a higher prevalence of hypertension, and Hispanics had the lowest use of antihypertensive medication (3). Recent variations in geograph...

Objective: Smoking is a prevalent problem globally but more so among most ASEAN countries. Worldwide, six million lives are lost annually and this number is expected to grow. In light of this, the World Health Organization recognises the 31 of May to be World No Tobacco Day. For 2013, the theme is “Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship”. This article aims to increase awareness amon...

e fi rst ever World Sepsis Day (WSD), a great opportunity to increase awareness about sepsis, is going to be held on Sept. 13. We already have World Diabetes Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, World Asthma Day, World AIDS day, even a Rare Disease Day, so why not a day dedicated especially to sepsis? After all, sepsis is estimated to aff ect at least 18 million individuals worldwide, and with mor...

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