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The article reports on the activities of the International Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots (IAMFSP). The association is preparing panels for the Boston scientific program that will be focusing on aeromedical and human-systems integration concerns, aviation mishap reduction at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, and others. It is also venturing on a fund raising event with a goal of raising $10,000 by 2010 and $100,000 by 2020.

The article focuses on the China-India Joint Medical Mission launched on January 14, 2008. The joint mission is aimed at improving rural public health in China and India. The joint mission was unveiled to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Indian Medical Mission that was sent to China in 1938 to offer medical assistance during China's War of Resistance against the Japanese. The joint mission is comprised of 10 Chinese doctors and 10 Indian doctors.

The article reports on the charity that offers medical consultation services offered by Interplast Grand Rounds in Mountain View, California. The charity was established for plastic surgeons in developing countries who find themselves without colleagues to consult with. A virtual tour is available.

Reports on the efforts of a team of twenty military medical specialists, consisting of soldiers and sailors and airmen, conducted a week-long humanitarian surgical training mission, resuscitation and victim assistance in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Provision of medical services for the victims of the war; Use of the same equipment in the field of combat unit; Statement of Army Maj. Donna Moore on doing humanitarian missions.

The article focuses on the issue convergence of regulatory policies and practices for pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding the access to foreign markets. It discusses the international regulatory issues in the face of the future of global pharmaceutical market. It emphasizes the need for common technical standards to ensure drug quality, reduce redundant manufacturing plant inspections and ensure the integrity of increasingly long supply chains.

Presents an 'Anchorage Daily News' report on Tom Payton's statement that the Siberia-Alaska medical-exchange program was a ploy by the Russian KGB to learn the biological peculiarities of Alaskans for military purposes.

The article highlights some of the projects of Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) in 2006. On February 4-20, 2006, VAO members conducted ophthalmologic consultations in Ethiopia. A total of 1,579 patients were seen and 1,289 pairs of spectacles were dispensed. VAO members also trained a group of nurses in Ethiopia. VAO, together with the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, conducted ophthalmologic consultations in Senegal from March 25 to April 6, 2006. Over 1,700 patients were screened and about 2,800 pairs of spectacles were dispensed.

Focuses on the organization Project Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment (C.U.R.E.), which aim to supply donated medical supplies and equipment to developing nations. Details of the needs assessment process of Project C.U.R.E.; Motivation for donating to the organization; Strategic partnerships formed by the organization.

In this article, the author discusses the efforts of medicine regulatory agencies in seeking to expand international collaboration on good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturers. The author says that agreement of current partners on the need to establish clear criteria for acceptance of new participants is important. She adds that EMA has published a document, outlining procedures and terms of reference to participate in the programme.

Plans for a national dementia strategy in England have been welcomed by campaigners despite concerns that it will succeed only if it is backed by extra resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents updates on the activities and programs of Vision Aid Overseas (VAO), an international organization which provides ophthalmological services to people in developing countries. Project results for the year, which ended on March 31, 2006, show that 92 VAO members in 17 teams worked abroad under the organization's programs. VAO teams held clinics and examined a total of 20,386 patients and dispensed 18,655 pairs of spectacles.

Reports on the efforts of the World Health Organization to provide emergency response teams to countries with the highest HIV disease rates, if individual governments ask for them. Emphasis on the failure to deliver antiretroviral medicines for AIDS and HIV to developing countries; Role of the teams in working with governments to speed the delivery of medicines to the people who need them; Percentage of the people with AIDS who receive treatment and aid.

Focuses on the organization Project Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment (C.U.R.E.), which aim to supply donated medical supplies and equipment to developing nations. Types of help that can be extended to Project C.U.R.E.; Motivations for helping the organization.

Reports on the conference in Stavropol, Russia scheduled on June 26 to 28, 1995 focusing on medical advances achieved through an international exchange program involving hospitals in Stavropol and Iowa. Features of the conference; Features of the program by Iowa hospitals; Comment by Philip Latessa, president of the education and research foundation arm of the Iowa Hospital Association.