Trends in and Correlates of Short-Acting Contraceptive Stock-Outs: Multicountry Analysis of Performance Monitoring for Action Agile Platform Data.

Understanding trends in contraceptive stock-outs, as well as their structural and demand-side correlates, is critical for policymakers and program managers to identify strategies to further anticipate, reduce, and prevent stock-outs. We analyzed trends as well as supply- and demand-side correlates of short-acting contraceptive method stock-outs by using data from multiple rounds of Performance Monitoring for Action Agile surveys. These data longitudinally measured contraceptive availability over 2 years (between November 2017 and January 2020) across 2,134 public and private service delivery points (SDPs) from urban areas of 5 countries (Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], India, Kenya, and Nigeria).

Two Parallel Roads Impacting the Functional Preparedness of Accredited Hospitals: The Indian Healthcare Quality Standards and Disaster Management Act 2005.

Background: Quality management of healthcare service providers and disaster preparedness are two important aspects that affect patient safety and the overall outcome of care delivery. Accreditation standards and legal framework for disaster management are intertwined and pave the way for achieving the optimum level of safety in healthcare system.

Aims: The aim of the study is to evaluate the functional preparedness of hospital staff for managing disaster situations.

A Comparative Study of Sodium Bicarbonate and Hyaluronidase on Pain Perception, Anesthesia, and Akinesia during Peribulbar Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery.

Background: An ideal anesthetic solution should provide good anesthesia and akinesia with minimal pain on injection.

Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect on pain perception and efficacy of sodium bicarbonate over hyaluronidase in the local anesthetic mixture during peribulbar anesthesia.

Settings And Design: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study.

Summer temperature and all-cause mortality from 2006 to 2015 for Hyderabad, India.

Background: Studies have documented a significant association between temperature and all-cause mortality for various cities but such data are unavailable for Hyderabad City.

Objective: The objective of this work was to assess the association between the extreme heat and all-cause mortality for summer months (March to June) from 2006 to 2015 for Hyderabad city population.

Methods: We obtained the data on temperature and all-cause mortality for at least ten years for summer months.