In 2011, a high level meeting convened by the UN General Assembly agreed on a Political Declaration that acknowledged mental and neurological disorders are an important cause of morbidity, and a core component of the global rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The recent draft World Health Organization (WHO) Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan (MHAP) 2013–2020 (11 January 2013 version)...

conclusions health managers in iran should continuously monitor the coverage of vaccination with at least three doses of opv in the level of over 95%, monitor the health of the helmand river water which comes from afghanistan to iran, vaccinate the immigrants and replace bivalent vaccine (bopv) with trivalent (topv) vaccine. context the wild polio virus is disrupted in all countries in the worl...

BACKGROUND Examining life expectancy and general mortality rates, the health of the population of Geneva can be described as one of the best in the world. However, in some areas Geneva fares worse than the rest of Switzerland or Europe. To re-appraise the current health priorities of the Genevan population, we analysed the relative importance of specific diseases and injuries calculating DALYs....

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the spectrum skin disorders in patients attending outpatient Department (OPD) Dermatology Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration: OPD Bahawalpur from 1st January 2018 31st march 2018. Methodology: Total 1816 presenting during period were included after taking informed consent. Patients wi...

Existing methods of primary stroke prevention are not sufficiently effective. Based on the recently developed Stroke Riskometer app, a new 'mass-elevated risk stroke/cardiovascular disease prevention' approach as an addition to the currently adopted absolute risk stroke/cardiovascular disease prevention approach is being advocated. We believe this approach is far more appealing to the individua...

BACKGROUND Populations in Europe are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, and health risks differ between ethnic groups. The aim of the HELIUS (HEalthy LIfe in an Urban Setting) study is to unravel the mechanisms underlying the impact of ethnicity on communicable and non-communicable diseases. METHODS/DESIGN HELIUS is a large-scale prospective cohort study being carried out in Amsterdam,...

aims: non-communicable diseases have become an emerging pandemic globally with disproportionately higher rates in developing countries. this study aimed to design a representative model of non-communicable diseases determinants in iran according to the viewpoint of experts. participants & methods: the statistical population of this qualitative study was experts and academic member informants, w...

Psycho-emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety are important modifiable risk factors for the development complicated course of many common chronic non-communicable diseases. A particular feature comorbidity is significant impact psycho-emotional on motivation adherence patients to a healthy lifestyle various therapy options, which increases risks complications and, consequence this, ...

BACKGROUND In southern Africa, a substantial health transition is underway, with the heavy burden of chronic infectious illness (HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis) paralleled by the growing threat of non-communicable diseases. We investigated the extent and nature of this health transition and considered the implications for primary health care. METHODS Health and sociodemographic surveillance starte...