ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG : Throughout history, nothing has killed more human beings than infectious diseases. Although, death rates from pandemics dropped globally by about 0.8 % per year, all the way through the 20th century, the number of new infectious diseases like Sars, HIV and...

Une bonne santé mentale est indispensable au bien-être et essentielle à l'épanouissement des individus et de la société. Il est admis de longue date que les stratégies efficaces en matière de santé mentale doivent mobiliser tout un éventail de secteurs allant au-delà de la santé ;...

Morocco’s healthcare expenditures regime growth has been in decline since 2010. The average annual growth rate went from 7.9% over the period of 1996 to 2009 to 4.4% in the recent years. The objective of this paper is to identify the demographic and macroeconomic determinants that shape...

A review of health budgets reflects a budget shortfall in Togo. Togolese health facilities are characterized by a lack of qualified staff, obsolete technical equipment and outdated health infrastructure. The rate of hospital attendance which was 60% in 1990, declined to 31% in 2010. Barely half...

This study wants to draw a broad picture of the employment context for nurses in the province of Quebec and to compare it with other provinces. We found that Quebec nurses work less than nurses in the rest of Canada, in terms of effective hours worked, of contracted hours and in terms of...

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Le système de santé français offre des soins de haute qualité. Les résultats moyens sur le plan de la santé sont bons, le public est très satisfait du système de santé et les restes à charge sont en moyenne faibles. Comme dans d’autres pays de l’OCDE, le progrès technologique...