The Democratic convention stole the limelight this week, and not just in the US. The fact that the Democrats invited a few gorgeous young women on the stage obviously had nothing to do with it. Clearly, this is still the party of John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. We would have loved to see a desperate housewife and an elderly (but no longer desperate) statesman together on stage, though.
Enough about the US political circus. Let's focus on global health now. In this week's guest editorial, Yibeltal Assefa, civil servant from Ethiopia and ITM phd-student, dwells on the importance of Monitoring & Evaluation Systems Strengthening (MESS). In spite of the acronym, it's hugely important, and not just in Ethiopia.
Strengthening the Health Information System: Is it (a) MESS?
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of health programs and systems is crucial for program and policy design, program management, resource mobilization and accountability. In spite of these benefits, M&E Systems Strengthening (MESS) has not got adequate attention from countries and even Global Health Initiatives (GHIs). Many M&E efforts by donors have been directed towards narrow M&E of their own programs, and this has led to parallel systems, often undermining the overall M&E effort in countries. However, the situation is slowly changing now. Different stakeholders, both at global and local levels, are increasingly advocating for MESS. GHIs are doing so because of the limited resources available and the need for value for money: doing more with the same money. Efforts are increasingly being undertaken to link M&E of HIV programs with overall Health Information Systems. Towards that end, the Global Fund Technical evaluation Reference Group (TERG) has brought together PEPFAR, UNAIDS, WHO, GAVI and others around MESS.
This Lancet themed issue offers a collection of papers that make the ethical, political, economic, and health arguments in favour of UHC. The collection will be presented in New York on Sept 26, to coincide with the UN General Assembly. The Series was facilitated by the Rockefeller Foundation and led by David de Ferranti of the Results for Development Institute in Washington, DC.
The first of three Lancet Series papers explores the evidence on the links between expansions in coverage and population health outcomes. The second paper looks at the political and economic dimensions of the transition to universal health coverage, and the third examines nine LMICs in Africa and Asia that have implemented national health insurance reforms. Also, a Viewpoint (by Jeffrey Sachs, the man who doesn't seem to sleep in this Millenium) calls for continued progress and argues for a large public sector role in health systems reform.
Check out also the following Lancet viewpoints: a Comment in which Judith Rodin and David de Ferranti argue that UHC amounts to the third global health transition, another one in which Julio Frenk (and again de Ferranti) argue that 4 (EPIC) aspects should be clear in the drive towards UHC, and a final comment by David Evans and others on the fact that UHC needs to be part and parcel of sustainable development. Also, don't forget the Lancet letter by civil society (Action for Global Health).
For people who want to read more on Universal Health Coverage, MMI provides an online thematic guide to UHC.
Last week, the Global Fund announced that its Board had approved 45 new two year grants, from 37 countries, totalling US$419·2 million. The approved projects were part of the Fund's Transitional Funding Mechanism. Good news, but the organisation is still in a period of transition. It needs to enter a phase of stabilisation. Two issues must be addressed for this to happen, this Lancet editorial argues.
As a lot is happening at the Global Fund these days, it's probably good to read the new GFO issue in full (and have a regular look at their website). Meanwhile, Kate Macintyre replaced Bernard Rivers on the first of September. She's the new Executive Director of Aidspan.
You can find some other GF related blog posts and articles on Science Speaks (in a an article reporting on a survey done by the Global Fund Board delegation representing Ngos in developing countries on the obstacles in the field that have hindered the best use of GF grants, as well as recommendations to overcome them), on the BMJ blog (a blog post by Daniele Dionysio on the GF overhaul) and CGD (a wonkcast with Amanda Glassman on the GF transitions and value for money). Not directly related to the GF, but also a nice video to watch is an Al Jazeera interview with Bill and Melinda Gates on their philanthropic work (25 mins).
(by the way, Interrogating scarcity (by Ted Schrecker) is an essential read whenever we start talking about the austere budget climate and value for money to the powers that be and the public).
The Republican party platform, adopted on 29 August, proposes changes that would affect healthcare, public safety, and other social issues for millions of US citizens. This BMJ news article give a nice overview. (Meanwhile, Paul Ryan has been caught silently requesting Obamacare money for a clinic in his district. Oops).
Following the Australian Government's landmark victory against the tobacco industry on the issue of plain cigarette packaging, the cause of global public health has been dealt a blow by the US Court of Appeals. Legislation by the US Food and Drug Administration mandating graphic health warnings to be printed on all cigarette packages sold in the USA has been deemed unconstitutional. Dawei Wu comments.
Peter Singer also ponders the Court decision, in a Project Syndicate article.
At the beginning of 2012, the US Office of Global Affairs unveiled the Global Health Strategy (GHS) for the US department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The strategy is the product of several months spent exploring the range of global health work being done within all of HHS; examining the rationale behind that work; identifying top priorities; and synchronizing the role of HHS in a comprehensive, cohesive strategy. The strategy identifies 10 global health objectives.
The Indian Government has vowed to make drugs free for all ahead of the next election but this is not a new pledge, just its latest attempt to realise an old one. Amelia Shepherd-Smith reports.
Arie sketches what is at stake in two upcoming court decisions in India.
In related news (though not confined to India), the authors of this Nature viewpoint argue the compulsory license mechanism is broken and will not bring drug access to the world's poorest nations. It's time to consider another option—a tax levied on patents—to fund drugs for developing countries, rather than the erratic compulsory licensing mechanism.
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are facing a double burden of communicable and non-communicable disease. Patricio Marquez and Jill Farrington argue that knowledge of their common determinants and the links between diseases should be used to spur development of coordinated programmes to prevent and treat both.
In a very nuanced blog post, Fan comments on the near-final draft of the independent evaluation of the Affordable Medicines Facility – Malaria (AMFm) released in July.
Madhukar Pai and colleagues discuss a framework for envisioning how point-of-care testing can be applied to infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries.
The authors comment on TB policy over the last century and a half, including the current MDR-TB policy challenge.
The complex relationship between globalization and health calls for research from many disciplinary and methodological perspectives. This editorial gives an overview of the content trajectory of the interdisciplinary journal 'Globalization and Health' over the first six years of production, 2005 to 2010. The findings show that bio-medical and population health perspectives have been dominant but that social science perspectives have become more evident in recent years. A special issue on 'Health systems, health economies and globalization: social science perspectives' is introduced, a collection of contributions written from the vantage points of economics, political science, psychology, sociology, business studies, social policy and research policy.
The September issue of the WHO Bulletin features an editorial on bridging the gap from knowledge to delivery in the control of childhood diarrhoea, a systematic review of strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control, among other articles. For the Emerging Voices 2012 who already want to find out more about the Chinese health system, we also want to recommend the article on the policy implications of Universal health insurance in China.
Last year HP&P commissioned a strategic review of the journal to better position the journal in an increasingly complex publishing landscape and enhance its relevance and impact. In this Editorial, Sara Bennett and co-authors dwell on the key findings of the review, and how the journal will take them into account.
Apart from the September issue (which features plenty of interesting articles, most of whom already appeared online before), HP&P also offers a special supplement on Policy making for new vaccines in low- and middle-income countries.
Improving maternal health is one of the eight MDGs, and unsafe termination of pregnancy is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. This systematic review explored whether task sharing termination of pregnancy services between physicians and mid-level providers (a heterogeneous group of trained healthcare providers, such as nurses, midwives and physician assistants), now a key strategy to increase access to safe pregnancy termination care, has been successful and efficient. (Limited) evidence indicates that trained mid-level providers may effectively and safely provide first-trimester surgical and medical termination of pregnancy services.
Maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM) and HIV represent interlinked challenges arising from common causes, magnifying their respective impacts and producing related consequences. Accordingly, an integrated response will lead to the most effective approach for both, Fried et al. argue.
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This paper argues that, in the absence of an adequate national Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system, Health and Demographic surveillance systems should be more effectively utilised to generate relevant public health data, and also to create local capacity for longitudinal data collection and management systems in SSA.
WHO released a dengue strategy report that sets a goal of cutting deaths in half and reducing cases by 25 percent over the next eight years. The report, titled 'Global Strategy for Dengue Prevention and Control,' also sets a goal of estimating the true burden of dengue disease by 2015.
The Economist has an article on increasing AIDS activism in Henan province, China – rather unwelcome in the run-up to the power shift later this year.
Activism by MPs then, in Africa: some members of the Uganda parliament say they will block the passage of Uganda's budget unless there is a substantial increase in funding for health care.
We want to draw your attention to a new series of blog posts on "25 years Bamako", on the Health Financing in Africa Blog. This week, the first of the blog posts appeared on the blog, an interview with Lucy Gilson by Emerging Voice Vincent Okungu.
David Cameron reshuffled his cabinet. Andrew Mitchell was one of the people who left for another job; he was replaced at DFID's helm by Justine Greening. The Guardian has some excellent coverage on Mitchell's legacy, and on what can (and perhaps should) be expected from his successor. (see here, here, and here). Among the points made: Mitchell depoliticized aid (Jonathan Glennie obviously regrets this) & Greening should start to contemplate exit strategies for aid and focus more on global tax justice which would allow more domestic revenue in developing countries).
Foreign Policy has a nice article on 10 things you don't know about the African economy. As Bill Clinton would put it: it's all about jobs, stupid.
David Dickson from SciDev (which has been an open access journal since its start in 2001) argues in this article that while a momentum has clearly been building up for publicly-funded research to go more and more open access, difficulties still exist for developing countries. The World Bank, the Wellcome Trust, the EC and also DFID recently adopted open access policies for their research outputs. However, one big challenge for developing countries is that the author fees required can be very pricey (1500 GBP on average). One solution could be that these fees are made components of the research grants, but we are still a long way from that – until then, let's hope that publishers will be willing to waive their fees.
ODI authors published a new paper on common constraints and incentive problems in service delivery in three sectors, including health.
Last week, a short Economist article sketched 'the geography of poverty' brilliantly, or rather the current academic debate around it (with Sumners/Kenny on one side and Kharas & Rogerson on the other side – they differ quite a lot, for example with respect to their predictions of where the poor will be situated by 2025-2030).
The same journal focuses on "Asia's next revolution" this week: many Asian countries are re-thinking the welfare state at this moment. See also the Economist editorial.
Finally, Britain has resumed some of its budget support to Rwanda. DRC officials are not amused.


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Menstrual Hygiene – the impact of a pandemic
Considered for long – and still – as a taboo, periods more than ever reinforce gender inequality in today's India. While various governmental and non-governmental initiatives have ameliorated the menstrual hygiene situation in the country over the last decade, the Covid 19 pandemic is feared to have adversely impacted much of the gains made in the issue of Period management.
A global taboo that impacts education, health and the environment
Discriminatory socio-cultural norms like prohibition from entering the kitchen, participating in religious practices and festivities during menstruation continue to exacerbate gender inequality, mainly in the education and health sectors. One of the main areas affected by period management is school attendance. Indeed, 23 million Indian girls drop out of school when they start menstruating, while the ones that continue their education miss out on school for an average of five days a month. This is due to societal taboos but also access to menstrual products – that many Indian women cannot afford – and lack of adapted infrastructures, such as separated toilets for girls only.
Moreover, in most parts of India, secrecy, shame and misconception around menstruation result in the poor and illiterate women using shocking alternatives to hygienic menstrual products like rags, dirty cloth, old blouses and even husk. As a result, a large number of women suffer from Leukorrhea, a disease which is caused primarily due to unhygienic menstrual practices. Finally, the lack of awareness around periods leads women to buy plastic-bend pads at best and throw them away in nature instead of disposing of it in an environmentally-friendly manner. As Priyanka Kumari, Karuna's Community Health Mobiliser in Bihar explains, "Many women do not burn the used sanitary napkins but just throw them here and there. This makes the surroundings dirty and creates environmental pollution."
Solutions introduced by Karuna-Shechen: distribution and awareness
In order to overcome these environmental, health and education issues, Karuna-Shechen took effective measures to raise awareness and accessibility to hygienic menstrual products through the Women Health and Hygiene Program. As early as 2014, we started conducting menstrual health awareness in schools and rural communities within our intervention areas. At the same time, we provided sanitary napkins to women and girls to ensure that they had accessibility to hygienic menstrual products. We also installed incinerators in schools to enable hassle-free and eco-friendly disposal of used napkins.
Putul, 30, lives in Kharaisa villa ge in Jharkhand. She is a beneficiary of our women health and hygiene program for quite some time now. She shares : "Before, I did not use sanitary napkins as they are costly. But now Karuna provides me with them. This has made my life easier. Also, after Sheela di (Karuna-Shechen staff) started conducting regular meetings with me and other women of my village, I no longer felt uneasy to talk about periods."
Why the Covid Pandemic hit women even greatly
Owing to the lockdowns and continued closure of schools, where most adolescent girls get access to sanitary napkins, the supply chains of pads were greatly disrupted. Cut off from the towns and with little or no supply in local shops, women and girls in remote villages hardly had any access to sanitary pads during the lockdown.
As Karuna India needed to identify the women and girls who r equired sanitary napkins,they asked for the help of community workers that worked on our women literacy and child education programs, as they had a direct link with women and girls. Thereafter, our drivers played a crucial role in the distribution process. In compliance with lockdown guidelines, the drivers were required to provide the requisite supply of sanitary napkins to our community-level staff and return to the town latest by 7 pm. To ensure everything was done on time our drivers often left their houses as early as 4am, so that they could reach office in an hour. In Bihar, for example, we operate in more than 90 remote rural villages where access is very difficult, within a maximum radius of 70km.
Apart from continuing with the uninterrupted supply of subsidized sanitary napkins to our existing beneficiaries, we also ensured that menstrual pads were distributed, among other essential items, through our Pandemic Relief packages. In the three-phase Relief distribution since june 2020 and until now, we provided almost 100,000 sanitary napkins absolutely free of cost to urban and rural destitute women.
A new response that empowers women and preserves the environment
With the progressive deconfinement, Karuna-Shechen India is able to conduct menstrual health awareness in schools and rural communities in Bihar and Jharkhand again. Since plastic-laden sanitary napkins are non-degradable and impose serious waste management and environmental problems on the society at large, Karuna introduced in 2019 reusable Cloth Pads to promote sustainable menstrual hygiene management. We have therefore incorporated the component of sensitization on eco-friendly and washable Cloth Pads in our Women Health education activity. As Priyanka Kumari, the Community Health Mobiliser in Bihar observes, "Young girls tend to prefer cloth pads to sanitary napkins as they are quick to appreciate the eco-friendly aspect and long-term reusability of cloth pads. These girls spread word among their peers."
One of our significant programs of Vocational Training remains the Cloth Pads sowing training, during which women are trained to use a sewing machine and learn how to make their own reusable pads. A session is also dedicated to the use of these pads to ensure that they are washed properly. Thanks to the training, many women can get a job in stitching cloth pads or start their own business. The program enrolled 63 women in tailoring. It is an opportunity to transfer the knowledge to the women, empower them through the technical training and also help them to be self-sufficient. In the end, Indian women are able to deal with their periods independently, in an eco-friendly and cost-free way.
Baby Devi is one of our trainers in tailoring and stitching. She shares : "I have been working here for the past 2 years teaching young girls and women the art of stitching. Women are inferior to none. Some are earning money by stitching Cloth Pads. Some others use the knowledge I teach to start their own taylor business. I just want to give out the message that every woman should become financially independent."
Last year, Sunita followed Karuna's training. It taught her stitching, tie-dye and also computer skills. Since the covid crisis hit, she was employed by Karuna to make cloth pads. She expresses herself about the importance of learning vocations taught for women in order to be independent : "Now I make cloth pads for the beneficiaries of Karuna-Shechen and I use the money that I earn to support my family financially. I want girls to learn vocations taught here and use them to become self-sufficient."
Karuna is committed to helping women and girls start conversation around the taboo topic of menstruation, boosting their confidence and fulfilling their long unmet menstrual management needs.
Let's take action against 'period poverty' and empower women
to lead stigma-free, informed, dignified and healthy lives !
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Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Transplant: What's the Difference?
Stem Cell Transplant vs. Bone Marrow Transplant: What's the Difference?
A stem cell transplant can be referred to as a bone marrow transplant (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) or umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT), depending on the source of the cells that are transplanted. In other words, the only real distinction between a bone marrow transplant and a stem cell transplant in the method of collecting the stem cells.
Stem cells are versatile cells with the ability to divide and develop into many other kinds of cells. Hematopoietic stem cells produce red blood cells, which deliver oxygen throughout the body; white blood cells, which help ward off infections; and platelets, which allow blood to clot and wounds to heal.
Stem cells for transplant can come from the bone marrow or blood.
Hematopoietic stem cells are found in the bone marrow—the spongy material inside the bones.
Some of the hematopoietic stem cells circulate from the marrow into the bloodstream. When the cells are found there, they are called peripheral blood stem cells.
While chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy are essential treatments for the majority of cancer patients, high doses can severely weaken — and even wipe out — healthy stem cells. That's where stem cell transplantation comes in.
Learn more from the Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Dana-Farber.
I have a family member who is suffering from "Stiff Person Syndrome." We have found out that she can be cured through a Stem Cell Transplant however the procedure is $400,000 U.S dollars. Could you please offer information on other countries that offer the procedure at a lesser cost?
I am sorry to hear about your family member's health troubles. Unfortunately, we cannot offer medical advice on this blog and recommend you speak with your physician about possible treatment and insurance options. You may also want to check out these resources provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
I hope this is helpful and wish you all the best.
Dear Lee, sorry to hear about your family member. I have a baby son who is suffering from Hurler Syndrome. We did the stem cell transplant in India just few days back in early March. The cost is also so affordable, many times less. You can write to me for any further information.
My father had DLBCL lymphoma that relapsed. He has been suggested to go for autologous stem cell transplant. We are so confused between Mumbai (jaslok hospital) or Delhi (Gangaram hospital, Dr Shyam Agarwal). Could you please help me with where you went for the transplant and the name of doctor? Any advice from your experience is greatly appreciated.
Read your post regarding successful transplant in India. Now i am in need of stem cells for my father. Can you please help me as to where they can be obtained. Would you please recommend me some organisations or centres that could provide the cells. Thank you.
I have a friend who got one done in Chicago for 125,000 US dollars (12 weeks ago). Still very expensive, but much less than what you wrote!
My mom has llc cancer (which is where her white blood cells are off the charts)and when her cancer gets bad enough she'll need a bone marrow transplant in order to live longer. My question is my son was born in a military hospital where they kept his ambilical cord for research . Should I find out how to get to it, if my son was to be a match. I want to prolong my moms life if it could help her. Or would it be wasting hope to further researched.
Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear of your mother's illness.
Cord blood can be an option for stem cell transplant in certain cases; however, stem cells from an adult donor are far superior. There are many variables and it is difficult to provide an answer without knowing more specifics from a patient's case.
Unless the cord blood is stored at a private cord blood bank, it is unlikely that your son's cord blood is still available, and if it was stored for research purposes, it may not meet the standards for clinical use.
My son suffering from Thallassimia major i want to know that which is better Bone marrow transplant or Stem cell transplant.
For your information i had stored his sibling stem .
Thank you for your message. We're sorry to hear of your son's diagnosis. Treatment for every patient is different and we are unable to give medical advice through this blog, so the best approach is to ask your doctor which treatment option is best.
Wishing you and your son all the best.
If the difference of BMT and PBSCT lies only in the method of collection, why not all HSCT to be conducted in the form of PBSCT? As in PBSCT, the donor can bypass the potential risks of GA for BMT.
Hi, I was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer which spread to lymph nodes and bone. I read where bone stem/bone marrow transplant can cause Osteosarcoma. I had a bone stem transplant at stage 2 breast cancer in Mexico in February of 2015, my scans at that time showed no signs of bone cancer, then in July of 2015 I had bone scan and it had spread to my sternum and spine. I did radiation for inflammatory breast cancer on my left breast and chest wall and now the cancer has spread to the ribs. I read that side effects of radiation to breast and chest wall can cause it to spread to the ribs. If all this is true did radiation and bone stem transplant cause it to spread so rapidly to my bones? How do I find research to back this? Also, My naturopath Doctor did some testing and says that the cancer started in the bone and not the breast. Can Photo Dynamic Therapy cure bone cancer? What about radio Isotopes? How do you find out where it started? I just don't know what to believe anymore.
We are so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and health issues. Unfortunately, without knowing more information about your medical background, it is difficult for us to answer some of your questions. We also cannot give out specific medical advice on this blog or over email.
I hope this information is helpful. Wishing you all the best.
What is the cost of bone marrow transplant for 4year of baby.
Please visit our webpage about insurance and financial assistance for more information regarding costs: http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Patient-and-Family-Support/Insurance-and-Financial-Assistance.aspx. Posted on the page is also contact information for our Financial Counselors.
If you would like to speak with a new patient coordinator in our Jimmy Fund Clinic, please call 888-PEDI-ONC (888-733-4662) or fill out this online form: https://www.dana-farber.org/apps/request-an-appointment.aspx.
To learn more about our disease treatment program, please visit http://www.dana-farber.org/Pediatric-Care/Treatment-and-Care-for-Children-with-Cancer.aspx.


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Q: Mathematic Operational an integer to a bunch of value or list in python? is there other way to do an matematic operational ( add, substract, multiply divided ) from an integer foreach value inside a list ?
for example:
a = 4
arr = list(20,1,5,36,10,31,100)

the a variable need to substract/multiply/divided to all values inside those list using for function like below snippet.
ar = []
for x in arr
    a = 4*x
    ar.append(a)

Is there any a better approach to solve this rather than using for/while loop ?

A: Numpy or other vectorization methods notwithstanding, you're looking for list comprehensions.
arr = list(20,1,5,36,10,31,100)
quadrupled_arr = [x * 4 for x in arr]

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Garrard & Co
The company known as Garrard was founded by George Wikes. He set up business in Threadneedle Street, London 1722 and later moved to Panton Street in 1735. Garrards was known as a provider of jewellery and luxury items to aristocratic patrons. Robert Garrard became a partner in 1972 and ended up taking sole control in 1802 with his three sons. In 1843 Queens Victoria appointed Garrard the position of Crown Jewellers, which lead to the firm making numerous pieces os jewellery and silverware for the Royal Family. The position also included the upkeep of the Crown Jewels.
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Fact.MR has announced the addition of the "	Video System Converters Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking - Global Review 2018 to 2028"report to their offering.
Video system converters are systems used for video conversion that automatically detect input signals such as NTSC, PAL, or SECAM and convert them to NTSC or PAL output signals. There are two different types of video standards or systems. These include Phase Alternating Line (PAL) and NTSC that are used as video display signals on televisions. A video system converter is a universal multi-system that takes either PAL or NTSC as an input standard and converts it into the other format required by users so that the user can watch PAL videos on an NTSC TV or can capture NTSC video games into a PAL DVD recorder or vice versa, for television or video recording applications. These devices are also used for playback conversion and recording purposes. They feature full digital decoding and encoding and are most suitable for converting Video Home System (VHS) tapes or other analog video contents onto DVDs or videotapes for collection purposes.
The video system converter is also recommended for video game consoles such as PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and others. This video system converter does not require any configuration or setup as it has only a flipping switch that provides a direction in which the video is converted either from PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL signal. This digital multiple-system video standards converter will convert videos of any format such as NTSC, PAL into NTSC, PAL or SECAM output signals. This system offers automatic input video detection and converts it into the output signal for the TV or recorder based on user requirements. This video system converter chooses NTSC or PAL output format via dip switch, which is then used for local TV viewing or video recorders.
These devices work with various devices such as DVD players or recorders, video monitors, VCRs, video cameras, satellite receivers, television systems and other devices. Video system converters come in a compact size with a sturdy enclosure and offer digital field rate processing for high-resolution picture quality. They are used across the industrial, commercial and residential applications. They are also used in security surveillance as they enable videos from analog CCTV cameras and HD security cameras to be used on devices other than a surveillance digital video recorder.
Automatic input system detection and portable applications that satisfy the demand for video conversion are some of the primary factors expected to boost the video system converters market.
However, the high cost of robots and lack of consumer awareness regarding household robots are among factors likely to restrain the growth of the video system converters market.
The video system converters market is segmented based on type, end user and region.
Some of the key players operating in the global video system converters market are Team Products International, Inc., Cypress Technology, RAM Electronics, Shinybow Technology, Guangwangtong Technology, Ambery and Newmi Digital Tech. Co. Ltd, among others.
The video system converters market is dominated by Asia Pacific followed by North America and Western Europe. The market in the Asia Pacific is expected to witness higher growth due to the large presence of Chinese players and availability of low-cost video system converters in this region. Also, the demand for these systems in North America is increasing, which is expected to contribute to market growth. The primary growth factor for the Asia Pacific market is the introduction of numerous types of video system converters at low costs by players operating in the region. Latin America and MEA are projected to contribute a significant share in the global market over the forecast period.


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Q: Finding equilibrium point from a differential equation I have the differential equation of a system as given below, $$ m\frac{d^2H}{dt^2} = mg-k\frac{I^2}{H^2} $$
How do I find the equilibrium points of this?

A: The equilibrium points of the ordinary differential equation
$m \dfrac{d^2H}{dt^2} = mg -  k \dfrac{I^2}{H^2} \tag 1$
are characterized by the conditions
$ \dfrac{dH}{dt} = 0, \tag 2$
$ \dfrac{d^2H}{dt^2} = 0;\tag 3$
substituting (3) into (1) we find that the equilibria occur where
$ mg = k \dfrac{I^2}{H^2}, \tag 4$
that is, where
$H^2 = \dfrac{kI^2}{mg}; \tag 5$
thus, at equilibria
$H = \pm \sqrt{\dfrac{kI^2}{mg}}. \tag 6$
Note Added in Edit, Friday 10 September 2021 8:32 PM PST:  Tbe reader might well be curious as to why, when the equilibria of (1) are characterized by conditions (2), (3), we only need find the values of $H$ corresponding to (3).  The answer may be found in the structure of the phase plane for the differential equation (1).  A second-order equation such as (1) may be thought of as a case of the general second-order system
$\ddot x = f(x, \dot x), \tag 7$
which in turn may be thought as a first-order system in two variables by taking
$y = \dot x, \tag 8$
so that
$\dot y =\ddot x, \tag 9$
and hence (7) takes the form
$\dot x = y, \tag{10}$
$\dot y = f(x, y), \tag{11}$
and the equilibria of this system ((10)-(11)) occur at those points $(x, y)$ where
$\dot x = \dot y = 0; \tag{12}$
(10) and (12) taken in concert yield
$y = \dot x = 0, \tag{13}$
and now (12) and (13) allow (11) to be written
$f(x, 0) = 0, \tag{14}$
which defines and constrains the relevant values of $x$, the ones corresponding to critical points of the system of ODEs (11)-(12).  We note that in accord with (4), all these critical points lie on the $x$-axis.
The developments expressed in this note are directly applicable to equation (1) above, which may indeed be written in the form
$\dfrac{d^2H}{dt^2} = g -  k \dfrac{I^2}{mH^2} \tag{15}$
End of Note.

A: HINT
You can solve such ODE by multiplying both sides by $\dot{H}$.


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During a routine MRI exam, 18-month old Kaelyn Sosa suffered permanent damage when her breathing tube came loose, disrupting the flow of oxygen to her brain. Just as in many similar tragic cases, the facility settled with the family out of court.
Administrators at Baptist Children's Hospital in Miami decided to do even better, however. They set in motion several sweeping changes to try and ensure their staff learned from the error, including overhauling their emergency response protocols. They also placed Sosa's mother Sandy on the hospitals quality-and-patient-safety committee. She now works as community liaison to help improve the staff's safety record. The most important thing, Sandy told reporters, is that something good can result from what happened to her daughter.
Miami Baptist is only one of a growing number of medical centers around the country adopting a new policy of openness. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine claims as many as 98,000 deaths a year result from medical errors. The traditional stance of medical personnel in response to this issue has generally been one of silence. Now, with the recent shift towards assuming responsibility for their errors and taking measures to correct them, hospital administrators say they hope they can improve their safety record.
Some experts warn, however, that by increasing transparency, they are opening themselves to more litigation and legal penalties. Yet the numbers seem to suggest otherwise. In 2004, the medical center at the University of Illinois created a special program training staff to better communicate with victims of accidents and their families. They have also adopted a policy of quickly settling with families when these accidents occur, accepting full responsibility. Reports indicate that since these changes, the number of lawsuits filed against them has decreased by 40 percent, though the total volume of patients and procedures has been increasing. Openness led to less, not more, litigation.
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Hi, my family and I vacation in Avalon, NJ. We have been into Cape May. This is a beautiful Victorian house especially with all of the Christmas decorations.
We hit the jersey shore too,but cape may might be too rich for our blood during summer.
Nice! Looking forward to see what you come up with in 2015.


How to convert documents of Microsoft Office Excel to MIFF?
This article aims at showing the details about how to convert document of Microsoft Office excel to miff with one application of docPrint Document Converter Professional which is also named as docPrint Pro. docPrint Pro is consisted of three applications—GUI application, command line application and virtual printer application. The virtual printer application will play the leading role in this article. We can get the acquaintance to docPrint Pro first.
docPrint Pro is a software product that dynamically converts MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, AutoCAD DWG, PostScript, Adobe Acrobat PDF and many other document types to Adobe Acrobat PDF, PostScript, EPS, XPS, PCL, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PCX, EMF, WMF, GIF, TGA, PIC, PCD and BMP formats. The GUI application is good at batch conversion; The command line application can be taken by software developers and the virtual printer docPrint is not only a Windows printer which can save paper and ink, it is also a document converter which can convert any printable document to 50+ graphics.
If you want to use docPrint, please download docPrint Pro at http://www.verypdf.com/artprint/docprint_pro_setup.exe and install it on your computer. docPrint can be seen in the printer list when you click "Start"—"Printer and Faxes". Please see the steps of the conversion from excel to miff.
Please click "File"—"Print" in the opened Excel document which needs to be converted. Then choose docPrint as current printer in "Printer" combo box and click "Print" button. In addition, you can also use the hot key "Ctrl"+ "P" to open "Print" dialog box. If docPrint is the default printer, please right click Excel document and click "Print" to run docPrint directly, which is more convenient. So it is recommended to set docPrint as default printer.
Then you will see the main window of docPrint on the screen. If you don't want to set parameters to the target files, please don't care about the buttons in the toolbar and the small dialog box on the right. You just need to open "Save As" dialog box. There are three offered methods for your reference. The first is to click "File"—"Save as". The second is to click the "Save File" button in the toolbar. The third one is to press "Ctrl"+ "S" combination on the keyboard.
Please see the "Save As" dialog box in Figure1 in which you can see some combo boxes and an edit box. You should choose a path for the target files on your computer in "Save in" combo box. Then input the name of the target files in "File name" edit box. Please specify the output format as "MIFF File (*. MIFF)" in "Save as type" combo box. Please click "Save" button to save all the changes and run the conversion from excel to miff.
It is really an easy conversion process as you see. You can get the target files after several seconds. If you are interested in docPrint Pro, please click here to get more information about it.
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The heat from the fire energy was flowing out from the crystal, even in the help of ice, shi yan body's felt like it was being roasted in the midst of the fire.
The ice that has been formed by the Ice Cold Flame can't even resist the heat from the ten thousand year Core Fire and that intense flame power directly penetrated in.
Shi Yan's soul was rattled and he suddenly felt an out of body illusion, he hurriedly focused his mind and held his breath and didn't dare to release a bit of spirit power.
"The Soul Gathering Pearl won't change anymore, the flame power from the thousand years Core Fire was enough to refine it and form a pure soul power. Now you can rest a.s.sure with the things related to the Soul Gathering Pearl. It is the time for you to be careful"
Shi Yan was stunned, with a slightly doubt he said: "What should I be careful with?"
The Ice Cold Flame reply suddenly became a little cold-blooded "I promised you that I will help you so that you can use the ten thousand year Core Fire to refine your body, and now, it has already began"
However, the ice doesn't seem to be able to block the fire energy, as Shi yan didn't feel cold at all, and his body was still sweating.
The Ice Cold Flame seemed to be gloating and said "Didn't you say that your endurance toward pain iss much stronger than ordinary people? Hehe, So from the beginning, I hadn't treated you like a ordinary people and I don't want you to adapt to it a bit by bit, but immediately feel despair!"
Shi yan secretly regretted, but was helpless, and screamed: "In that case, now you can tell me the method of refining the body right?"
"This method of refining was from a warrior in the third sky of the spirit realm, which was called "Extreme refining", it will push you through limit one after another! You must remember this, keep consciousness, and never be unconsciousness! once you are unconsciousness, then you will never be able to wake up again !
"You need to have a little sense of proportion!"
"Relax, I have my proportion. But, if you disappoint me and faint during the process, then even I can't save you"
"Alright then, tell me how to do the extreme refining!"
"You must listen carefully, this kind of refining is same as refining divine weapon, by using the flame to remove the impurities from the body, then guide the fire energy into your meridians. I will tell you which path you should take, then spread the fire energy in your body through the meridians path, and fuse your mind with the fire energy and burn the bones, meridians, flesh, organs, even every cell again and again!"
"Your body was different from the others, it doesn't have many impurities, I don't know how you did it, But now, you only need to follow my guidance and guide the fire energy into your body through the special meridians path, you can do it step by step. Remember, no matter what, you must remain consciousness and never be unconsciousness!"
"My body is different from the others ?"
"Yes, when you were cultivating in the Menlo island, your body has a strange absorption that even absorbed the cold energy that I spread out. I immediately found that your body seems to have been refined and didn't contain any impurities, so I thought to take this advantage by infusing my energy into your body to make your body adapt to my energy, after that I can plunder it"
The blood pool inside the cave contained a very evil energy, he rushed into the blood pool without hesitation, and his body sucked all of the blood in that blood pool. After he regained his consciousness, his body had formed a blood coc.o.o.n.
The blood from the blood pool didn't only gave him a mysterious martial spirit but also refined his body and cleared the impurities inside his body, which made the profound qi flow more smoothly.
"You can still daze? Hmph, looks like the fire energy in your body can still be increased."
The Ice Cold Flame once again relayed its cold-blooded message, and immediately allowed more fire energy to pa.s.s thorugh, and suddenly more and more fire energy directly penetrated Shi Yan's body !
He immediately roared out with a hoa.r.s.e voice and looked grim.
"You really aren't bluffing, In this kind of heat, most people's mind will collapse or they will even go crazy, and some people will immediately faint and forever loose the chance to advance. But you are really good, truly a monster, with your current cultivation and realm you still can withstand this power, you really are the most suitable person to cultivate the "Extreme refining"!
Shi yan roared and didn't answer.
"The skill of refining the flesh that I had was more than one, but this extreme refining was the evilest and dangerous, At the beginning, I jus wanted to test if you can endure it or not, if you can't endure it, I would have given you another one, but now, there's no need to it. Congratulations, As long as you can endure during this extreme refining, the effect will be obvious and this is fastest refining method, as long as you can keep consciousness, I am sure you will quickly have a solid fundamental"
Shi yan can feel the message from the Ice Cold Flame, but he can't respond.
"Enough, now listen carefully, I will tell you which path you should take"
Because this extreme refining wasn't originally the refining skill for a human warrior.
That violent element, even the Ice Cold Flame had difficulty in control it, When it said the extreme refining, it didn't want Shi Yan cultivate it, instead it had already chose another refining method for Shi Yan.
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Breeding for the right color can be a challenge, especially when some terms are so similar.
Lilac is a cross between blue and chocolate. It is not the same as lavender.
Blue is an incomplete dominant gene which suppresses red completely and dillutes black, to create a Blue Gray bird. Blue comes in a lot of shades, but it is, for the most part, a medium to dark gray with blue tones.
If you breed two blues together you will get black, blue, and silver offspring. The only colors associated with blue are silver, blue, buff (double blue with complete chocolate), and blue fawn (single blue with complete chocolate).
Unless you get into the pastels, and then there are a lot More possible colors. Pastel, however, requires the self blue gene.
Self blue (lavender) is a recessive gene which suppresses all color creating a gray duck with dusty red overtones. It is also called the pastel gene. Breeding two Self Blue ducks together will always give you Self Blue offspring. Self Blue can also be combined with other colors to create pastels such as cream and silver lavender.
Self blue is often mistaken for silver. The only real difference (other than genetics) is that self blue has a dusty red tone to it. I say dusty because lavender tends to have an almost matte sheen to it rather than the glossy sheen of silver. Another telling factor is that lavender will be evenly colored over the entire duck. While they can have white, all of the colored feathers will be the same color with no lace or gradient.
Silver crossed to silver will give you all silver offspring. Lavender crossed to lavender will give you all lavender offspring. If you want to tell which is which? Cross them to black. Silver crossed to black will give you all blue offspring, while lavender crossed to black will give you all black offspring.
Self blue is considered a rare color, as are the pastel colors which result from self blue crosses.
Self blue is a recessive trait, so it requires two copies to express. Crossing a Self Blue to a chocolate will Not give you cream. You have to cross a Self Blue to a chocolate split to lavender.
Since Self Blue splits are not visually different from non-split ducks of the same color, you just have to make sure to breed them appropriately.
If you breed a chocolate drake to a pure Self Blue hen, you will end up with black drakes and chocolate hens, all split to Self Blue.
Crossing the drakes back to Self Blue will result in half black and half Self Blue offspring. Crossing the hens back to Self Blue will give you just better than a ten percent chance of a cream duckling.
Self colored is the recessive genetic trait which produces solid colored ducks. Self colored ducks will be born a solid color (sometimes with a lighter bib) with a colored beak and feet which matches the feather color.
Self colored blues are often mis spoken as self blue. Self colored is a pattern and can occur in any color. Self blue is a unique color.
There is a misconception that self colored is just the removal of all white splits. Even if you remove all white splits, you can still get white zones. If you remove all splits and zones, you can still get beak and feet color that are wrong as well as lace and streaked feathers.
Self color is a unique genetic trait which creates a bird with perfect coloration.
In a Unique twist, there are self colored wild type. They do not look self colored at birth, but will grow into the self color. They will always have white wing patches, unlike the atipico self colored which can be perfect solid colored.
On a side note: I've discovered that lavender (self blue) in Muscovy works much like lavender in other poultry. I bought some slate turkeys and some splash bantams in order to observe how the splashs trait works with the lavender gene.
The splash in the Muscovy is following the same basic route as splash in other poultry. The only real difference is that in Muscovy, the splash can molt out.
The duck has to have both blue and lavender. The addition of other colors can cause entire feathers to be a different color than the rest of the body (one of the pastels on the right shows it pretty well).
It seems that the splash will show properly whether the duck has a single gene for blue or a double blue (silver). But they have to have a double lav. We also get the best splash from birds who carry a gene for heterozygous white (black cap white). I'm not sure if that's a fluke or not.
Without doubt, self blue is the color I'd choose to breed for perfect color. Unfortunately, it isn't an accepted standard color for showing, and it isn't a readily available color anyways.
That aside, if you can get some self blue, they are definitely the best bird to work with. There are a couple of common defects in Self Blue. The first is ratty feathers. Self blues can get some really messed up tails, and lavender mixes can come out ugly. The hairs on the feathers don't zip together so the feathers are just a complete mess.
The second problem is that while some wild type birds get stray white feathers... Self Blue wild types come out really spotty. The color on Self Blue is perfect, but they really do have a problem with getting stray white feathers, and wild type are the worst.
Wild type can be tolerated in most colors, but not in Self Blue.
But, self blue has the benefit of being the base color for over a dozen different pastel colors, most of which breed true. So, if you are dead set on rainbows of babies, it's well worth finding some self blue.
Regular blue is a gorgeous color, but when breeding straight blue, you always get black and silver as well as the blue that you want. For breeding blue, just keep the perfect silver and the perfect black out of your blue hatches. Breeding black to silver will give you all blue.
Blue can be improved with the darker head and tail, the lacing, and by attention to feather type. If you look at the blue duck in the list to the right, you'll see that she has a fan tail. Gorgeous. I'd love to see someone perfect that type of tail. Heck, maybe I'll get around to that some time.
But, blue has a lot of potential as a really great color.
In order to get perfect ducks, you'd have to find some self colored ducks. Self colored are always flawless in color. That isn't to say they'll have perfect form, but the color is gorgeous.
If you can't get your hands on some self colored ducks, at least get atipico. Pick ducklings that still have their down and get the ones that do not have wild type markings, because wild types will develop white feathers as they mature.
Never mix white with other colors. You just get pied birds and it causes the feet and beak to really get bad coloring. I use white in my attempt at splash birds, but that's a calculated mix.
It can take time to get the perfect line of birds. Personally, I see it as a chance to add my own personal preferences to an otherwise standard variety. Anyone can breed standard blue, black, chocolate... But, the birds that are going to stand out are the ones that have the little extra details.
A little dark lace, long draping feathers, or even a more pronounced sheen can make a standard bird into a show stopper. Something as simple as a fanned tail, rather than the straight tail, can make a real difference.
And always look at the flock that your ducklings come from. Defects such as dark pigment in caruncling will pass on to the offspring. If you see a lot of blue, black, and silver ducks running around, and no lavender... don't accept the assurance that Your duckling is a lavender. If you see a bunch of chocolate, blue fawn, and blue... then that lovely buff is a dillution duck, not a lavender pastel.
And if possible, always pick out ducklings which still have their down. Once they start feathering in, it's hard to tell if they are solid, self, wild type, or atipico.
Blue: Despite the bib and solid coloring, you can tell this isn't a self colored blue because she has some dark lace as well as a light colored beak. She also isn't self blue. Self blue is a lighter color, and would Never have the darker head and neck like this.
She's just a very nice blue atipico.
Self Blue: Also known as lavender. The color is very close to silver, but notice the uniform coloring and the matte sheen. The reddish tones aren't very noticeable here, but the flat even coloration can't be mistaken.
Lavender Barred: On the left here is a lavender barred duck. You can more clearly see the reddish tones and the even coloration. The red tones here might fool someone into thinking that he's a blue fawn, but he is far too light a color to be blue fawn.
You can't get a silver blue fawn. Double blue, double chocolate makes Buff, which is a light brown, golden, or orange color. So, any time you see a light color like this showing both red and blue... lavender is involved.
Pastel: This isn't one of our best pastels, but it is a pastel. He's a light silver lavender with some stray darker feathers. He's also got a split to faux bronze. The only color that can produce this kind of pastel is lavender.
Buff and silver are the only two pastel colors that do not require lavender genes. Babies like the ones above require the lavender gene.
Self Colored: This is self colored.
This is also self colored. His beak is a little light in the flash, but he's all over a reddish brown with a light bib.
Self Colored: This is a self colored blue duckling. Self colored always has an even color over the entire duck, including the beak and feet. They can have a lighter color bib.
Self can occur in any color.
Self Colored: This is a self colored faux bronze juvenile. Selfs are always perfect. The only noticeable defect is that there is frequently some fading of color on the beak.
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Congratulations to Steele for picking the most correct games during the regular season. Steele called the winner in 162 of 256 (63.28%) games this season beating out Kevin (160), TJ (157), Wolf (149), Big J (146), and Brian (140).
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A Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2022
This Thanksgiving, as homes across America fill with laughter, favorite family foods, and the joy of friends and relatives reuniting, we give thanks for
This Thanksgiving, as homes across America fill with laughter, favorite family foods, and the joy of friends and relatives reuniting, we give thanks for everything that is good in our lives and reflect on the many blessings of our Nation.
This American spirit of gratitude dates back to our earliest days, when the Pilgrims celebrated a successful first harvest, thanks to the generosity and support of the Wampanoag people. It inspired George Washington to give his troops a day of prayer and thanks amid fierce fighting for American independence. It also moved Abraham Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday, honoring America's bounty and asking God to bring us together to care for one another and heal our Nation.
Today, Jill and I share that same gratitude for America's promise and for the millions of heroes across our country whose selflessness and care for their communities represent the best of who we are.
We are grateful for our family and friends and for all of our fellow Americans, even those whom we may never meet but rely upon nonetheless. We are thankful for the scientists, researchers, doctors, and nurses who have kept us safe through a pandemic, and for the frontline workers who have kept essential services going by growing and providing food for our tables. We are grateful to faith leaders for their counsel, comfort, and support. We thank our brave service members and veterans who sacrifice so much for our freedom, and the first responders who put so much on the line to keep us all safe.
As Scripture says: "let us rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances." This is a special time in the greatest country on Earth, so let us be grateful. America is a great Nation because we are a good people. This holiday, we celebrate all that brings us together, grounded in history and our shared hopes for the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 24, 2022, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the people of the United States of America to join together and give thanks for the friends, neighbors, family members, and strangers who have supported each other over the past year in a reflection of goodwill and unity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh.
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U.S. Dressage Rider Caroline Roffman Honored as FEI Rewards Equestrian Hereos at Dazzling Awards Ceremony in Taipei
The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of equestrian sport, announced on 5 November the winners of the 2010 FEI Awards at a ceremony in Taipei.
Organized for the second consecutive year, the FEI Awards reward outstanding dedication to horse sport in five categories.
The ceremony, emceed by FEI Director of Non-Olympic Sports Ian Williams, was attended by National Federation delegates, equestrian stakeholders and a number of equestrian personalities. FEI President, Her Royal Highness Princess Haya presented the awards to all the winners.
FEI Secretary General Alex McLin commented: "The nominations we received for the 2010 FEI Awards once again demonstrated that the equestrian community counts many heroes. It is an honour for the FEI to acknowledge the achievements and dedication of five people - and a horse whose work on the equestrian stage or behind the scenes has contributed to highlighting the greatness of our sport or making it accessible."
Reem Acra Best Athlete Award
Dutch Dressage rider Edward Gal and the extraordinary Moorlands Totilas received the honours for their dazzling achievements in equestrian sport. After breaking world records in 2009, and winning a historic three gold medals at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.
HSBC Rising Star Award
American Dressage rider Caroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) is one of the brightest hopes of the US Dressage community. The 21-year-old, who trains with Olympian Lars Petersen, won the Five-Year-Old Championships at the USEF National Dressage Championships this year on a horse she trained herself and was the youngest competitor in the Intermediaire I National Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions at Gladstone.
Alltech Development Award
Since 1996, Ebony Horse Club founder Ros Spearing has helped to improve the self-confidence and life skills of some of the most disadvantaged children and young people living in Brixton, south London, by giving them the opportunity to ride horses and take part in outdoor activities and educational visits.
Best Groom Award
Freelance groom Michelle Tipper started her equestrian career as a Dressage rider in her native England but soon discovered she preferred grooming to competing. She worked for three years as a travelling groom for British Dressage champion Nicky Barrett and has since worked freelance for international and national riders, including Paralympians.
Against All Odds Award
German Para-Dressage rider Angelika Trabert was born without legs and only three fingers on her right hand. She has represented Germany at four Paralympic Games, winning the silver medal in Hong Kong. She has won some 15 medals at world, European and national equestrian championships and this year competed in the Para-Equestrian Dressage World Championships Grade II at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. Despite losing her long-time partner in a tragic accident in 2005, Angelika continues to make the best of her life and help improve the lives of others by promoting the cause of sport for people with disabilities and teaching disabled children to ride. She has been elected Athletes' Representative for the International Paralympic Equestrian Committee (IPEC) four times and regularly speaks at conferences. Angelika works as an anaesthetist at the University hospital in Mainz.
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For more information, please contact Joanie Morris at jmorris@usef.org.


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Advocacy in Hemophilia Series: Crafting a Path that Leaves No One Behind
Dec 14, 2022 - Dec 14, 2022,
Ethical and realistic policy considerations for the future of hemophilia care
Bringing hope in hemophilia
By collaborating, gathering compelling global data and sharing knowledge hemophilia advocates are driving fairer and broader access to diagnosis and treatment
By Andrew Stone on Sep 9, 2022
Treatment for hemophilia has come a long way in just a few decades and near-term innovations are bringing a new hope for those with clotting disorders.
But there's still a big problem: that of access to treatment. Despite scientific innovation, many have been and continue to be left behind, says Cesar Garrido, President, The World Federation of Hemophilia.
"Three decades after clotting factor concentrates began drastically improving the life of those with access to them, we are now looking to the next wave of innovation in hemophilia treatments, diagnostics and digital tools. The problem is that more than 75% of people with hemophilia still have limited or no access to diagnosis and treatment,"
In the first of three Reuters Events Pharma events convened to collectively examine how hemophilia advocates, policy makers, payers and regulators can deliver a better and more equitable future for people with the hemophilia, a panel of advocates from around the world explores the fraught issue of lack of access to treatments: its causes and solutions.
Living with hemophilia
Panellists from Europe, Africa and the Americas outline their own experience of working in countries with limited healthcare budgets access to treatment can be scarce and inconsistent, depending on local coverage or even the whims of policy makers, since political issues such as budgetary healthcare cuts can also make access sporadic.
Cultural issues loom large in Algeria, where hemophilia is only recognised in boys, leaving women very often untreated, and where access in large rural areas is sparse at best, says Latifa Lamhene, President, Algerian Hemophilia Association.
Education, literacy and knowledge of the disease and its treatment options are another common issue, says Agnes Kisakye, Executive Secretary, Hemophilia Foundation of Uganda. "Some patients have limited knowledge about treatments and so may not even know to ask for treatment, especially for newly diagnosed patients."
Geography can be another barrier. In Honduras, for example, only eight hospitals hold factor VIII, and only two receive factor IX. "Treatment is not always available where I am, where I need it," says Tirsa Carcamo Bonilla, Project Lead, Honduran Society of Hemophilia.
Even in high income countries like the US, hurdles, challenges and constant worry surrounds having a bleeding disorder, says Chris Bombardier, Executive director of international nonprofit, Save One Life. "Obviously, we do have much better access to care, but there's often a large financial worry and income disparity. There's always this concern of a surprise bill or the loss of insurance which will leave you without access to your medication."
Securing international recognition
Progressively, the community is starting to change the global conversation. Important breakthroughs are happening for people living with a rare disease at an international level, says Flaminia Macchia, Executive Director, Rare Diseases International (RDI).
A resolution addressing the challenges of the rare disease community has already been adopted by the UN General Assembly and will hopefully be follosed by a World Health Organisation (WHO) resolution on universal health coverage for rare disease. It's making these conditions a more pressing policy priority for policy makers and other key stakeholders.
But more work needs to be done, particularly with regard to market access strategies for low- and middle-income countries, adds Macchia. "We cannot take the market access strategies that are developed for high-income countries and hope that we can transfer them into low-income countries."
RDI is working to connect centers of expertise, clinics and experts at the national and regional level to encourage the sharing of information and pooling of resources around the world. This is part of a wider initiative, called the Collaborative Global Network, to support broader access to diagnosis and care.
"It's a complex journey, but it's a simple idea in the sense that there are pieces of expertise in different centers, in different countries, in different regions of the world," says Macchia. "What this global network aims to do is to gather this expertise under a global network for rare diseases that would collaborate in order to benefit as many persons living with a rare disease as possible around the world.
"We need to leverage the regional and global frameworks to really increase the support to access for medicines and diagnostic tools. We also need to promote access to genomic technologies and we need to build on the digital progress that can really democratize access to expertise and knowledge."
Building solutions together
This global approach is key to solving the access problem. Sharing best practices from other campaigners around the world not just from hemophilia patient organizations, but in other disease areas as well, is important, says Baiba Ziemele, Chairwoman of the Board, Latvia Hemophilia Society.
Solutions can also involve direct involvement in establishing access to care, says Carcamo Bonilla. Since some hospitals in Honduras have their own budget, working closely with them to help create solutions by training staff, for example is a fruitful approach. "We can equip your laboratory, we can train your hematologist. We want to give them something so they can help us also."
But inevitably, approaches will differ depending on the local context, says Kisakye. "We need to come up with actions that are reasonable and implementable in our settings. We need to map our settings. It would be also good to conduct some research. We need to hear from the patient's perspective why they are not demanding services. Why aren't they able to receive services when they need them? What about the health workers perspective?"
Another important lesson is that advocacy groups should use meetings with policy makers to maximum effect. First-person accounts from patients and parents can be especially powerful, says Kisakye. "Every time you have a chance to utilize the person in power, please use him fully."
But perhaps of most importance in securing access within individual countries is the value of gathering data from all over the world to inform arguments with payers and providers locally, such as that being gathered as part of World Federation of Hemophilia data collection initiatives, says Ziemele.
"This data is very helpful for showing your local Ministry what is the situation [in other countries]. For example, for Latvia, we were clearly able to show that Lithuania and Estonia, our neighboring countries, are achieving better access, even though we all started in the same place in 90s."
Winning the argument
Knowing about and being able to point out globally established guidelines on the principles of care developed across different disorders is another way to help close the gaps in diagnosis, care and treatment by comparing efforts in other countries and showing how it has helped, adds Ziemele. "We were able to advocate for home delivery during the Covid situation because others started doing it earlier and now we also have it, nobody will take it away."
Carcamo Bonilla agrees that such data is essential in winning the arguments for care locally. "Data is so important. It's a game changer. When you have organized data as detailed as possible, it shows us evidence and it changes your position before the authority. It empowers.
"If my neighbor country is a little better, then I can show that they're doing a little better. If they have the same system, the same demographic, the same cultural similarities also, then that's going to be impactful, since I said nobody wants to be less than or under their neighbor countries.
"We cannot come with demands or request that high income countries are having. We want the data to be real and honest because our budgets are not high income. Our budgets reflect what's going on in the country. Our requests also have to be feasible and achievable for the authority."
Data is key to winning the important arguments, says Garrido. "It is maybe the main tool, generate evidence using that data and have the knowledge to effectively convince them with that data that a treatment they don't currently purchase is more economic, more efficient, can save them money, human resources, et cetera."
Working together as a block, together with medical sector stakeholders, will magnify influence at each country or region level because no health authority will want to be compared unfavourably to their neighbours, says Garrido. "It's our biggest opportunity right now to create a regional, global voice of togetherness in hemophilia with many patients and many organizations.
"We have to work together, sharing ideas, best practices. Data is the currency of global access. A global data initiative can provide us with the evidence, knowledge and tools to participate and change public policy at the local level. It empowers advocacy and builds accountable access across regions. Comparison and data are our best tools today for achieving Equitable access."
For more information, see our Reuters Events Advocacy in Hemophilia 2022 Series.
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