Meeting Basic Needs of Internal Migrants in the Slums of Dhaka: A Temporal Account at Places of Origin and Places of Destination, Mohammad E. Kabir, Peter Davey and Dr. Moazzem Hossain and Rashadur Rahman
Mohammad Ehsanul Kabir* University of Dhaka Bangladesh Peter Davey Griffith University Australia Moazzem Hossain Griffith University Australia Rashadur Rahman Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Bangladesh Purpose: This study makes a comparative assessment of access to basic services, disease issues and economic conditions of disadvantaged internal migrants related to their places of origin and places […]
The future of Sudan after lifting the US sanctions
Saturday 28th October 2017 (14:00-17:00) University Square Stratford – London, United Kingdom Early this month (6 October 2017), the US government has lifted parts the sanctions against Sudan towards normalizing relations which was promoted by Sudan’s efforts to end conflicts within the country, allowing good access for humanitarian purposes as well as good cooperation with the […]
Review of the effects of insurgency on public health: the case of Borno state, North-east Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim N. Mamadu, Zara W. Wudiri and Hyelni H. Mshelia
Ibrahim N. Mamadu Centre for Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods (CASELS) Nigeria Zara W. Wudiri Department of Community Medicine, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Nigeria Hyelni H. Mshelia Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Agency Nigeria Purpose: To analyse and highlight the effect of insurgency on healthcare outcomes in the developing world and its implications for future migratory […]
Illness to wellness: a comparative study on insurance scheme approaches in Saudi Arabia and Sudan, Dr. Abdelrahman Khalifa
Abdelrahman Khalifa Bupa Arabia Kingdom Saudi Arabia Purpose: Private health insurance is growing in Sudan. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) announced the ‘Road map to Universal Coverage’ goal in 2015, inferring political direction to increase the insured population. This paper aims to compare the different roles played by private insurance in chronic diseases care […]
A Preventative approach to heath care (chronic non-communicable diseases) in Trinidad and Tobago, Dindial Ramrattan
Dindial Ramrattan University of West Indies Trinidad and Tobago Email: dramrattan@central-bank.org.tt DOI: 10.1108/20425945201100016 Purpose: To present a descriptive framework that will provide the foundation for future exploratory research on the socioeconomic impact of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) in Trinidad and Tobago. The paper also attempts to initiate discussions regarding the placement of greater emphasis on […]