The giant leap in the history of India to count its masses had its start in1881, under colonial era, although there were regional censuses conducted since 1824. Since 1881, census is conducted once every ten years. As per the Bhore committee report, in 1948 the census act was enforced and a permanent office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner was created. Vital Statistics including registration of births and deaths" falls under the concurrent list which is the joint domain of Gov...
Elder JP, Lytle L, Sallis JF, Young DR, Steckler A, Simons-Morton D, Stone E, Jobe JB, Stevens J, Lohman T, Webber L, Pate R, Saksvig BI, Ribisl K(2006): A description of the social-ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG). Health Educ Res. 2007 Apr; 22(2):155-65. A Socio-ecological model focuses on the influences on behaviour with focus on the environment and policy and reorientations of organizations such as the health system. The use of e ecological mo...
The role of pharmacists in developing countries: the current scenario in Pakistan Abstract During the past few years, the pharmacy profession has expanded significantly in terms of professional services delivery and now has been recognized as an important profession in the multidisciplinary provision of health care. In contrast to the situation in developed countries, pharmacists in developing countries are still underutilized and their role as health care professionals is not deemed importan...
The human immune system evolved in the presence of infestation by extracellular parasitic worms known as helminths. Through coevolutionary check-and-balance mechanisms, the immune system has adapted to modulate worm load in chronically infested individuals. This relationship has been advantageous to both host and pathogen. Such symbiosis is maintained by the activation of an immune response mediated by IgE antibodies. These IgE antibodies are created through a pathway beginning with TH2 helpe...
This project aims to evaluate the performance of a Roche Cobas B221 blood gas analyser in terms of accuracy, precision and by means of a method comparison with a reference method. The cobas b221 has been purchased for the provision of point of care blood gas analysis in the neonatal intensive care unit, and delivery suite of a busy maternity hospital. Measurement of Sodium, Potassium, Bilirubin, Haematocrit and Haemoglobin on the analyser will be compared to central laboratory testing with an...
Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a clinical condition that describes the association of haemolytic anaemia and renal impairment along with low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in infants and young children (Carol Inward, 2008). This condition is more common with infants and young children due to their immunocompromised condition. It usually develops after an infection of the digestive system by a specific strain of E. coli bacterium (E. coli0157:H7), which is found in undercooked food, no...
The selected program is obesity. The purpose of the program is to reduce the prevalence of obesity especially among children, which has become a global epidemic affecting children and adults of all ethnic groups, and also reduce the considerable morbidityand mortality associated with obesity (Nmor, 2010). In addition, obesity has been found to be the major risk factor for heart disease. Â "Recent studies in healthy persons with heart failure exhibited that myocardial lipid content rises with ...
The selection of wound types has resulted in a wide range of wound dressings with new products often begun to target different aspects of the wound healing process. The perfect dressing has to accomplish fast healing at acceptably price with minimal annoyance to the patient. Also important is the use of biological polymers as tissue engineered scaffolds and skin grafts. Direct delivery of these agents to the wound site is preferable, mainly when systemic delivery could cause organ injury beca...
Part One The term “professional” is often associated with the famous sportsmen and women that are seen in the media all the time, but the general public never really associate “professional” with healthcare workers. According to Welie“a profession is a collective of expert service providers who have jointly and publically committed to always give priority to the existential needs and interests of the public they serve above their own interests, and in turn are trusted by the public to do so.”...
Explain what is meant by the term 'risk factor' and identify and describe four nutrition-related risk factors. For each of these four risk factors, identify and describe one disease or health condition for which it is a risk factor, and discuss the reason(s) or possible reason(s) why it is a risk factor for this disease or health condition. A risk factor is a characteristic, behaviour or condition that increases your susceptibility of contracting a disease or infection. They can be categorise...
