Ações pioneiras do ensino de pediatria no Brasil: Carlos Artur Moncorvo de Figueiredo (Moncorvo pai) e a Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, 1882-1901 / Pioneering work in the teaching of pediatrics in Brazil: Carlos Artur Moncorvo de Figueiredo and the General Polyclinic of Rio de Janeiro, 1882-1901

Resumo O artigo analisa as atividades científicas de Carlos Artur Moncorvo de Figueiredo desenvolvidas na Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, fundada por ele. As ações profissionais e políticas desse médico foram fundamentais à implementação da pediatria, tanto no campo do estabelecimento de um espaço técnico de cura como na formação de uma cátedra especial de ensino da pediatria nas faculdades de medicina do Império, à época sediadas na Corte e em Salvador. O que se encontrará aqui é uma defesa de que a pediatria surgiu como desdobramento de um movimento pela implementação da medicina experimental, e não como uma questão social em torno do combate à mortalidade infantil, como comumente se encontra implícito na historiografia.

Abstract The scientific activities of Carlos Artur Moncorvo de Figueiredo at the General Polyclinic of Rio de Janeiro (Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro), which he himself founded, are analyzed. His professional and political actions were fundamental for the introduction of pediatrics both in the establishment of a technical space for healing and in the formation of a specific discipline for the teaching of pediatrics at the faculties of medicine in the Empire, then based in the Court and in Salvador. Rather than arising in response to the social issue surrounding the fight against infant mortality, as is often implied in the historiography, pediatrics seems to have emerged from a movement for the implementation of experimental medicine.

Puesta en marcha del primer Centro Especializado Ambulatorio en Cuba / First specialized outpatient service center in Cuba

Introducción Poner en marcha una institución de salud es una tarea compleja que demanda una buena planificación. Objetivos Identificar los principales problemas para la puesta en marcha del primer Centro Especializado Ambulatorio en Cuba y determinar su orden de prioridad. Métodos Para la identificación de los problemas, se realizó una lluvia de ideas en la que intervinieron miembros del consejo de dirección y jefes de servicios seleccionados. Se aplicaron métodos de ponderación para reducir la lista de problemas y seleccionar un número determinado de ellos. Para la priorización de estos problemas se utilizó el método de ranqueo y para el diagnóstico causal se usó la técnica de Ishikawa o espina de pescado, que permitió definir cuáles de las causas son de carácter interno y cuáles de carácter externo. Resultados Se identificaron cuatro problemas fundamentales con el siguiente orden de prioridad: necesidad de la puesta en marcha de los servicios ingenieros, calculo de insumos médicos y no médicos, incorporación de los recursos humanos y departamentos que trabajarían en el Centro y por último, incorporación de los servicios médicos según objeto social previsto. Conclusiones La planificación realizada y los métodos utilizados garantizaron el cumplimiento de los objetivos propuestos y la puesta en marcha del Centro Especializado Ambulatorio Héroes de Playa Girón anexo al Hospital General Universitario Dr Gustavo Aldereguía Lima, en Cienfuegos

Introduction Putting into operation a health institution is a complex task requiring good planning. Objectives To identify the main problems for the putting into operation the first specialized outpatient service center in Cuba and to determine their order of priority. Methods For the problem identification, a brainstorming activity was performed in which members of the managing board and selected heads of services were involved. Several weighing methods to reduce the listing of problems and to select a certain number of them were used. The ranking method served to prioritize problems followed by the causal diagnosis, based on the Ishikawa or fishbone technique, which allowed defining both the internal and the external causes. Results Four fundamental problems were detected following the order of priority: need for putting engineering services into operation, calculation of the required medical and non-medical inputs, incorporation of the human resources and departments, and finally, the incorporation of the various medical services in line with the agreed social object of the institution. Conclusions The planning and the used methods assured the fulfilment of the objectives and the putting into operation of Heroes de Playa Girón specialized outpatient service center, attached to Dr Gustavo Aldereguía Lima general university hospital in Cienfuegos

A rare report of Nizam Ayurvedic Mobile Clinic.

This article is a brief account of a rare Urdu booklet entitled 'Report Nizam Ayurvedic Safari Dawakhana'. It is a report of a mobile clinic sent by Nizam VII of Hyderabad to Kumbh Mela at Allahabad on a religious occasion in the year 1942, which was printed in the same year. This report sheds light on the history of the sacred place Prayag, its importance and the activities of the mobile clinic with the remarks of eminent personalities who visited the clinic on the occasion.