Iran
A qualitative study examining Iran's health insurance system has identified six interconnected factors that may contribute to supplier-induced demand - the practice of providers recommending more
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postpartum depression
A new descriptive study of midwives in Sri Lanka's Jaffna district finds that most have only a moderate understanding of postpartum depression and how to manage it, pointing to a potential blind spot
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Yorkshire
A new wellbeing survey finds a paradox among full-time workers in Yorkshire: although they get more sleep than employees anywhere else in Britain, 47 percent still say they feel anxious. The findings
South Sudan
Renewed violence in Akobo County, in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, has forced Save the Children and other humanitarian groups to suspend operations and relocate staff, cutting off essential
Navantia UK
Navantia UK is expanding apprenticeship training across its UK operations, raising its target from 500 to 750 positions by 2030. The move coincides with a visit by Scottish Secretary Douglas
Saudi Arabia
Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey arrived in Tehran on Monday for their first joint high-level talks with Iranian leaders since Houthi attacks on Saudi territory intensified and
health literacy
Researchers in Iran have tested a 28-item tool designed to measure health literacy specifically among older adults living in their own communities. The instrument, called HELIO, was adapted from an