Most evident are the casualties from the conflict. These will grow as fighting continues, but on
1 March the United Nations human rights office confirmed 136 civilian deaths, including 13 …

Methods: Data for this study are taken from the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)
60 th round on ‘Morbidity and Health Care’conducted between January and June 2004. …

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability
worldwide, and their prevalence in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is on the …

Background In 2007 the Georgian government introduced a full state-subsidized Medical
Insurance Program for the Poor (MIP) to provide better financial protection and improved …

-The conclusion made was that what is now needed to improve implementation of FDCs is
country-specific health systems analyses to design appropriate implementation strategies.-…

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single largest cause of death in the developed countries
and is one of the leading causes of disease burden in developing countries. In 2001, there …

Background The evidence on the economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in low-
and middle- income countries (LMICs) remains scarce. We conducted a comprehensive …

Objective To estimate individual and household economic impact of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in selected low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Background Empirical …

Despite their potential to prevent or delay the onset and progression of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), medicines for CVD remain unavailable and unaffordable to many in low- and …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally.
In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including …