Health needs and eHealth readiness assessment of health care organizations in Kabul and Bamyan, Afghanistan

This study assessed the need and readiness of health care institutions in Kabul and Bamyan, Afghanistan for successful implementation of information and communication technology in health care [eHealth]. A mixed methods design was adopted at 2 institutions in the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan: the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul and Bamyan Provincial Hospital, Bamyan. Information for the needs assessment was obtained from interviews and focus groups and eHealth readiness was assessed using a validated survey tool. The needs of institutions in the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan were categorized as follows: provision of care needs; learning needs; and information management needs. eHealth readiness on average was lower in Bamyan compared with Kabul in all areas of the readiness assessment. Other institutions in Afghanistan may benefit from adopting the model of needs and readiness assessment used for Aga Khan Development Network institutions

update on management of schizophrenia

The conventional anti psychotic agents have been associated with a number of problems. Perhaps most importantly, they produce a relatively high incidence of neurologic adverse effects ranging from acute dystonia to akathesia and akinesia, and more infrequent [but much more serious] effects such as tardive dyskinesia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Current review addresses various atypical antipsychotics with reference to receptor affinity, therapeutic effects and side effect profile

Optimal sterilization procedure for cicer arietinuma seeds

Contamination of germinating seedlings is a problem which arises even after surface sterilization of seeds. The sterilization procedure, thus, is of immination of seeds. Various surface sterilization procedures have been compared for optimal sterilization of Cicer arietinum L. seeds. A combination of sodium hypochlorite [10%] for 10 minutes and ethanol [70%] for 3 minutes, experimentally imparted 98% sterilization