There is a global commitment to eliminate trachoma by 2020.1 Many different governmental and non-governmental agencies, in conjunction with industry, are working hard to achieve this aim. It relies on implementing the whole SAFE strategy: surgical treatment for trichiasis (S), widespread distribution of antibiotics (A), face-washing with other hygiene measures (F), and environmental improvement...

The rising prominence of more rigorous approaches to measuring conservation outcomes has included greater adoption of impact evaluation by conservation non-governmental organizations (CNGOs). Within the scientific literature, however, little consideration has been given to the unique and specific roles of CNGOs in advancing impact evaluation. We explore these issues in the context of one CNGO-C...

The term sense and respond systems has been widely used for some time; see for instance: [Haeckel93, Haeckel99]. A review of government, private and NGO (Non-Governmental Organizational) responses to natural and man-made disasters shows that success in responding to a changing environment depends much more on leadership, organization, and training than on information technology (IT). This paper...

By analyzing survey data from 1,211 firms across 14 industries in Shanghai, this study examines factors that influence information technology usage in Chinese firms applying a technology–organization–environment framework and institutional theory. This study provides an in-depth examination of governmental impact on Chinese firms’ IT adoption. Although government cannot directly influence firms...

Founded in 1916, the ABC is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization that has among its mission the development of science in the country (ABC 2017). As an honorific society, the ABC stimulates the excellence in science by accepting the best and most productive researchers working in Brazil, including not only native Brazilians, but also foreign members that live in the country. So fa...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com J Hum Virol Retrovirol (2015), 2(5): 00058 Abbreviations: EVD: Ebola Virus Disease; AE: Aeromedical Evacuation; HIDs: Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases; AIT: Aeromedical Isolation Team; ATI: Air Transport Isolators; MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; AFB: Air Force Base; NGO: Non Governmental Organization; USAMRIID: USA Army Medical Researc...