Thematic BLOCKINarea/programme Gender, agrobiodiversity and local knowledge Location United Republic of Tanzania, Mozambique and Swaziland Beneficiaries Researchers and development workers from governmental and non-governmental institutions Executing BLOCKINagency/agencies Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Implementing BLOCKINagency/ agencies FAO together with numero...

The Internet can provide a wealth of information related to the effects of environmental exposures on children's health. This article provides guidance on searching the Internet for pertinent information and discusses how to evaluate such information. It also provides an extensive list of environmental-health-related websites hosted by governmental and nongovernmental agencies, and other organi...

Health funders at the national, state, and local levels have made substantial commitments to improve the functionality of the public health system. Using a variety of approaches, they have sought to develop the capabilities, services, and competencies that enhance public health practice. These efforts include developing the operational capacity of public health agencies and raising performance ...

During the past decade, the military, space programs, and various governmental agencies have progressively developed telemedicine applications and tested them in real and simulated civilian disaster emergencies. This paper reviews the history of telemedicine activities during actual disasters and related situations, provides insight into issues that must be addressed, and summarizes innovations...

The move of governmental agencies from Bonn to Berlin as part of the German reunification requires technical and organizational support for collaborative work processes within and among geographically distributed work units. The project POLIWORK [Haake, Bapat, Kaiser 1997], which is part of the German POLIKOM initiative, aims at the development, introduction and evaluation of telecooperation su...

My research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife, from field-based work on butterflies to synthetic analyses of global impacts on a broad range of species across terrestrial and marine biomes. I work actively with governmental agencies and NGOs to help develop conservation assessment and planning tools aimed at preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change.

This article gave a brief introduction of population, labor force, general status of occupational safety and health in Taiwan. Statistics of occupational injuries and health disorders, laws and regulations relevant to occupational health were also covered. Research activities driven by universities, research institutes, society/association were provided. Two multi-lateral collaborative research...

This article analyzes policies that affected the availability of praziquantel, the drug of choice for schistosomiasis. The study examines how interactions among four actors (pharmaceutical producers, international agencies, non-governmental agencies, and national governments) affected praziquantel availability in poor countries. It also examines trends in praziquantel prices over time in differ...

Veterinarians in the United States of America and Canada are involved in a variety of activities which contribute to improving human health and well-being. Some of these activities can be considered as a part of veterinary public health (VPH), including: zoonoses control, food safety, environmental protection, comparative medicine, disaster medicine and animal welfare. Both countries have feder...

While the proportion of people with disabilities in society has been rapidly increasing due to the demographic trends long documented by many researchers, governmental leaders have paid little attention to their needs when planning and implementing Web projects. If this ignorance continues, people with disabilities will be even more disadvantaged since acquiring knowledge is now much easier for...