Apr 5, 2006 - assess and manage cardiovascular risks in primary health-care settings ... Healthy City Initiative for Preventive Healthcare, Bangalore, India.
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Jul 3, 2003 - Correspondence should be sent to Dr English at this address ... Mike English,1,2 Mwanajuma Ngama,1 Laura Mwalekwa,1 & Norbert Peshu1.
Jun 13, 2004 - political environment, financing, organization and service delivery, and the extent of multisectoral work ... sent to this author (email: [email protected]). ..... Ensure access to diagnostic tests for HIV and free medical care for
Ceesay SJ, Allen SJ, Menon A, Todd JE, Cham K, Carlone GM, et al. Decline in meningococcal antibody levels in African children 5 years after vaccination and.
2001, was designed to deliver an integrated package of activities to improve potable water supply at .... children were aged
the government, but were considerably cheaper for households than the traditional hospital facilities. .... were obtained from the AMC and the registrar of the.
epidemioló gicos; Estudios prospectivos; Bulgaria (fuente: DeCS, BIREME ). Bulletin of the ... unpublished data, 2000). ... surveillance of Hib meningitis (7) and a manual of micro- ... participated in a pre-study workshop on meningitis surveil-.
Research Epidemiology of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b in children in Bulgaria: a prospective, population-based surveillance study Mira Kojouharova,1 Nina Gatcheva,2 Lena Setchanova,3 Susan E. Robertson,4 Jay D. Wenger,4 & the Bulgarian Hib Study Team5
Objective To assess the incidence of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) among children in Bulgaria and to provide evidence for an informed decision on the use of Hib vaccines in Bulgaria. Methods From 1 July 1997 to 31 December 1999, active surveillance for meningitis was conducted in six regions. For children with suspected meningitis, a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen was sent for cytology, chemistry, latex agglutination testing, culture and sensitivity. Findings During the 2.5-year study period, surveillance was conducted among 138 249 children aged
