once again that ways and means have got to be found to produce a real economy in public current expenditure. Enormous programmes of building have been sapping our national finances. Th^ serious and backward structural conditions of very many of the hospitals taken over under the National Health Act in 1948, and especially the hospitals for the mentally ill, will and mus* continue to absorb a la...

Background and aims: many countries use different strategies for example downsizing in order to optimal use of resources and reduce costs. Therefore, this study was implemented to evaluate of different downsizing methods in public hospitals of Tabriz and Ardabil cities. Methods: This study was a descriptive study that was conducted in 2015 and 2016 in order to identify of downsizing methods in ...

This paper investigates howconcern for the environment translates into predictable patterns of consumer behavior. Two types of behavior are considered. First, individuals who care about environmental quality may voluntarily restrain their consumption of goods and services that generate a negative externality. Second, individuals may choose to pay a price premium for goods and services that are ...

BACKGROUND Coverage assessment of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) service is useful to measures the health system effort or performance of health service delivery function and to influence decisions. The objective of this study was to assess effective coverage level for Voluntary Counseling and testing services in major health facilities of Jimma Zone. METHODS Health institution based ...

The advent of pervasive computing is moving us towards a new paradigm for computing in terms of ad hoc services. This carries with it a certain risk, from a security and management viewpoint. Users become increasingly responsible for their own hosts. A form of service transaction based on minimal trust is discussed. A proof of concept implementation of nondemand (voluntary) services is discusse...

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OBJECTIVE The authors assessed a state's net costs for assisted outpatient treatment, a controversial court-ordered program of community-based mental health services designed to improve outcomes for persons with serious mental illness and a history of repeated hospitalizations attributable to nonadherence with outpatient treatment. METHOD A comprehensive cost analysis was conducted using 36 m...

Abstract This article presents empirical findings about the distinctiveness of smaller voluntary sector organisations (VSOs) involved in welfare service provision, based on in-depth, qualitative case study research. We identify a series organisational features and practices which can mean that VSOs are distinctive from larger organisations. These include how they governed managed, their approac...