Making room for manoeuvre: addressing gender norms to strengthen the enabling environment for agricultural innovation.

Local gender norms constitute a critical component of the enabling (or disabling) environment for improved agricultural livelihoods - alongside policies, markets, and other institutional dimensions. Yet, they have been largely ignored in agricultural research for development. This viewpoint is based on many years of experience, including a recent major comparative research initiative, GENNOVATE, on how gender norms and agency interact to shape agricultural change at local levels.

Building Nursing and Midwifery Capacity Through Rwanda's Human Resources for Health Program.

Global disparities in the quantity, distribution, and skills of health workers worldwide pose a threat to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and deepens already existing global health inequities. Rwanda and other low-resource countries face a critical shortage of health professionals, particularly nurses and midwives. This article describes the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program in Rwanda, a collaboration between the Ministry of Health of Rwanda and a U.

The Qatar Simulation Consortium (QSC): National Simulation Collaboration.

This article describes the formation and work of a nationwide Qatar Simulation Consortium. In 2013, members included the schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health in Qatar, as well as the public health care system and a private, publicly funded hospital. The mission of the consortium is to foster simulation collaboration among health care and educational institutions and advance simulation education, research, and practice to align with current global standards.

An unusual cause of syncope.

We present an unusual cause for syncope that was initially thought to be due to drug therapy. Further investigations revealed the cause to be secondary to hypoadrenalism from a primary breast tumour. This case highlights the importance of arriving at the right diagnosis as signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency can mimic other conditions.

Measurement of sitting balance using the Manchester Active Position Seat (MAPS): a feasibility study.

Background: Evaluation of the effectiveness of therapy to improve sitting balance has been hampered by the limited number of sensitive objective clinical measures. We developed the Manchester Active Position Seat (MAPS) to provide a portable system to track change in the position of centre of force over time.

Objectives: (1) To investigate whether there is correspondence between the measurement of position change by a forceplate and by MAPS.