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Nepal : Healthcare And Sanitation Issues Resulting From Frequent Natural Disasters In Nepal, Jake Lauderdale
Nepal : Healthcare And Sanitation Issues Resulting From Frequent Natural Disasters In Nepal, Jake Lauderdale
Global Public Health
This Public Health Brief calls to attention the issues plaguing Nepal as a result of both frequent natural disasters and poor healthcare infrastructure. The geographic characteristics of Nepal are shown to be a major factor in the damage and aftermath of natural disasters such as earthquakes. Due to its status as a poor and economically weakened country, Nepal must rely heavily on outside aid in order to alleviate the pressure of frequently occurring natural disasters. Despite work being done by several Non-Governmental Organizations, Nepal has a long way to go before they are able to independently manage the outcomes of …
Risk Factors For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Haitian Students, Gretel Silvestre, Pascale Anacréon, Michèle Théodore, Emmanuel Silvestre, Eugenia Garcia-Dubus
Risk Factors For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Haitian Students, Gretel Silvestre, Pascale Anacréon, Michèle Théodore, Emmanuel Silvestre, Eugenia Garcia-Dubus
Publications and Research
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in undergraduate students after the Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010, as well as to identify the risk factors involved in the development of PTSD symptoms in this sample. Evaluations concerning depression, anxiety, risk and protective factors, and PTSD symptoms were conducted in 246 Haitian undergraduate students enrolled in a Dominican private university. Results indicate a prevalence of 36% for PTSD 2 years after the earthquake, with a high prevalence also of depression (31.7%) and anxiety (21.1%). Some of the risk factors identified are being …
Effect Of Zinc In Tablet And Suspension Formulations In The Treatment Of Acute Diarrhoea Among Young Children In An Emergency Setting Of Earthquake Affected Region Of Pakistan, Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Effect Of Zinc In Tablet And Suspension Formulations In The Treatment Of Acute Diarrhoea Among Young Children In An Emergency Setting Of Earthquake Affected Region Of Pakistan, Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
A longitudinal cohort study was conducted at Camp Hospital Batagram in August 2006 to ascertain the effect of Zinc utilization in tablet and suspension formulations on the frequency and recovery rates of diarrhoea among young children in the emergency settings of earthquake affected region of Pakistan. Two hundred patients were recruited and followed up, the patients were allocated either of the 2 groups i.e. A (zinc in tablets form) and B (zinc in suspension form). Both groups also received WHO recommended treatment for diarrhoea. Most of the cases recovered from the illness within 3 days after presentation. Significant p-values were …
The Responsibility To Protect Haiti, Linda A. Malone
The Responsibility To Protect Haiti, Linda A. Malone
Popular Media
No abstract provided.
Keeping Alive The "Jazba", Murad M. Khan
Keeping Alive The "Jazba", Murad M. Khan
Department of Psychiatry
No abstract provided.
Preparing For The Next Natural Disaster – Need For A Who Coordinating Centre, Mohammad Wasay, Saad Shafqat
Preparing For The Next Natural Disaster – Need For A Who Coordinating Centre, Mohammad Wasay, Saad Shafqat
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.