Essays about: "combating diseases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words combating diseases.

  1. 1. The Potential of Digital Health Technologies in Combating Against the Non-Communicable Diseases in the Context of UN’s SDGs. A Case Study on DiaWatch.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Erdogan Burak Ezeroglu; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable development; digital health technologies; non-communicable diseases; T2DM; SDGs; technology acceptance model;

    Abstract : Increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases, aging, and population growth pose significant sustainability challenges to health systems. Especially the health systems of low- and middle-income countries are more vulnerable to the risks related to non-communicable diseases and demographic changes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mjöldagg : mjöldaggsbekämpning i stråsäd och behov av en ny aktiv substans på den svenska marknaden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Henrik Rivander; [2017]
    Keywords : gräsmjöldagg; mjöldagg; fungicider; resistens; vete; korn; havre; råg; rågvete; proquinazid;

    Abstract : Mjöldagg är en av de mest omfattande svampsjukdomarna inom växtodling som orsakar skador och skördereduktion på spannmål vilket leder till stora ekonomiska förluster. Bekämpning av mjöldagg kräver nästan alltid kemiska preparat, som ständigt ska hänga med i utvecklingen och tillgodose marknaden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Water Well Investigations in the Nampula Province, Mozambique - A Minor Field Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Ekosystemteknik (CI)

    Author : Elin Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Geophysical borehole logging; resistivity; natural gamma radiation; Nampula; Mozambique; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Access to clean water for drinking and sanitation is a human right. Today water scarcity is a large problem and inequality in access to safe water is a striking truth. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Case of Ebola in West Africa - Swedish Healthcare Workers' Experiences of Navigating Global Health Interventions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Samira Elmi; [2015]
    Keywords : Global health machinery; Street-level bureaucrat; Global health interventions; Swedish healthcare workers; Ebolavirus; Borderless diseases; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this time of global health interventions, preventing borderless diseases, such as Ebola, is a question of implementing global health policies in different cultural contexts. Although these interventions are mediated by international organs, the healthcare workers on the ground are actually those who implement policies. READ MORE

  6. 5. The obstacle of HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination in HIV prevention, care and treatment in Sweden; a study of People Living with HIV/AIDS and service providers.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Peninah Kansiime; [2010-10-12]
    Keywords : HIV AIDS; stigma and discrimination; Sweden; PLWHA; Communicable Diseases Act; Human Rights;

    Abstract : HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination are probably as old as the disease itself. Despite the fact that Sweden is one of the countries providing top quality medical care to people living with HIV/AIDS, the epidemic of HIV related stigma and discrimination looms large at different levels in the Swedish society. READ MORE