Where a single major public health concern such as food safety is the charge of numerous agencies, ministries, academic institutions, and industry representations, research suggests there’s a role for ecohealth in improving food safety.
Despite decades long treatment and control programs, all countries of the Lower Mekong Basin are still highly endemic with liver flukes, O. viverrini and/or C. sinensis as well as alarmingly high levels of CCA (type 1 carcinogens) incidence.
More than 10,000 delegates from over 100 countries showed up in this city of 2.2 million
The World Urban Forum (WUF3) gave journalists the opportunity to compare different strategies of urban management and to assess more thoroughly the approach, objectives and strategies of the Urban Poverty and Environment Program (UPEP).
Motivational factors identified as linked to trust include respect; recognition, appreciation and rewards; supervision; teamwork; management support; autonomy; communication, feedback and openness; and staff shortages and resource inadequacy.
Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven.