BACKGROUND The Brazilian Network for the Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity was developed in Brazil with the participation of 27 centers in different regions of the country. The objective of the network project was to evaluate the frequency of severe maternal morbidity (near-miss and potentially life-threatening conditions) and the factors involved with these clinical conditions. Over th...

introduction : rabies is a disease that has been known since antiquity. it is a highly fatal acute disease of the central nervous system caused by a lyssavirus. prior to the discovery of the rabies vaccine, rabies-infected individuals fell victim to the delusions and superstitions associated with this disease. though it has been neglected in many regions of the world, rabies remains one of the ...

financial statement of a company is a reflection of the operational and financial position of a company. the comparative analysis of two companies similar in nature, size, work, location and objectives etc., facilitates an understanding of the operational and financial soundness of the companies. the kingdom of saudi arabia is aiming for rapid industrialization in its economy. sahara petrochemi...

Welcome to the first issue of the 2nd volume of the Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, the first journal dedicated to the dissemination of information about the best public health informatics practices among practitioners, researchers, and educators. By all accounts, interest in the journal has been overwhelming, as evidenced by the growth in submission of original articles. This issu...

For many years the economies of South East Asia were regarded as models for economic development. The four tigers, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, grew from low levels of income per head to among the highest in the world in a few decades. The newly industrializing economies of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand had also started to grow at an extremely rapid rate. The Philippines had...

Debts have risen rapidly since the global financial crisis. While literature acknowledges that rapid debt buildups can harm economy and exacerbate recessions, their impact on currency vulnerability is still empirically under-investigated. This study examines how public private are related to depreciation pressure by analyzing evidence from 59 advanced emerging markets. Our results suggest both ...

Abstract Attacks using animal pathogens can have devastating socioeconomic, public health and national security consequences. The livestock sector has some inherent vulnerabilities which put it at risk to the deliberate or accidental spread of disease. growing concern countries about risks agro-terrorism agro-crime led efforts prepare against potential attacks. One recent international effort i...