Infectious and parasitic diseases continue to prevail as the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization they contribute to one-third of annual deaths and 32% of disease burden as measured in disability-adjusted life years [1,2]. These are considered the measurable rates of the disease burden in the ...

BACKGROUND Improving quality of care and patient safety practices can strengthen health care delivery systems, improve health sector performance, and accelerate attainment of health-related Sustainability Development Goals. Although quality improvement is now prominent on the health policy agendas of governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including countries of the Eastern Med...

The outpatients department in a developing country is typically understaffed and inadequately equipped to handle a large numbers of patients filing through on an average day. The use of electronic medical record (EMR) systems can resolve some of the longstanding medical inefficiencies common in developing countries. This paper presents the design and implementation of a proposed outpatient mana...

Research motivation: the research is motivated by the urgent need of electronic medical record (EMR) in developing countries to address major health problems. Theoretical backgrounds: concepts of institutional theories formal rules and informal constraints Research setting: the case of development and implementation of EMR for children in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam Research method: qualitative r...

The medical record is a key component in the modern health systems, a fundamental basis of higher functionalities that guaranties quality care and the possibility of improved clinical management. The dissemination of information systems for the electronic medical record (EMR) has a growing acceptance and use in developed countries. This type of recognition however has not been widespread in Lat...

ploying their first EMR as well as for those ready to replace their existing EMR with a new one, or an integrated EMR/ computer practice management (CMP) solution, or an EMR that also offers a patient-portal. Recently, the U.S. federal government has expressed its intent to enact widespread health reform. This book details how early adoption of EMR systems by hospitals and private physicians wo...

This systematic review aimed to help better to understand the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. The PubMed, EMR medex, Scopus, PsychInfo, ISI, and IMEMR were searched with no language limitation for papers on the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors in the general population, published up to August 2013. A total of 13 articles were reviewed. Th...

Too many mothers in the world are dying or suffering from the effects of ill-health, poor nutrition and inadequate health care. Each year more than half a million mothers die in childbirth and around 4 million babies do not survive past the first 4 weeks of life [1]. A significant proportion of these deaths take place in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization. I...

We describe the Ca:sh project and our experiences in scaling it up from a research project to the foundation of a global operation. The Ca:sh project is a handheld-based electronic medical record (EMR) in operation in Ballabhgarh, India. The system is designed for paramedical health workers serving remote areas, giving them access to large medical databases in the field. The system addresses tw...