Dynamics of Third Party Intervention: Kissinger in the Middle East

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Campbell ◽  
Jeffrey Z. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Intervention

Enclosure for fuse cutout against third party intervention

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Felipe R. B. Toledo ◽  
Andre Eugenio Lazzaretti ◽  
Edemir Luiz Kowalski ◽  
Marcelo Antonio Ravaglio ◽  
Jose Arinos Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Intervention

Middle East Experience in Palliative Care

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaith F. Abu Zeinah ◽  
Sadeer G. Al-Kindi ◽  
Azza Adel Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources

Palliative Care (PC) is still a relatively new concept in the Middle East (ME). It was first introduced in Saudi Arabia in 1992 and only recently in countries such as Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE. Although the majority of Middle-Eastern countries, including Palestine, Iraq, Oman and Lebanon are in the capacity building phase, others such as Saudi and Jordan already have localized provision. In the absence of any of the ME countries approaching integration with the mainstream service providers, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are currently setting examples of achievement in the field. There are still countries with little or no known Palliative Care activity (Yemen and Syria). Political issues, scarcity of resources, and lack of education and awareness seem to be the common factors restricting the progress of this field in most countries. In order to improve the suboptimal PC services in the ME, emphasis should be directed toward providing formal education to professionals and raising awareness of the public. It is also necessary to put all differences aside and develop cross-border collaborations, whether through third party organizations such as the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) or otherwise. This review compiles the available literature on the history and progress of the field of PC in most ME countries, while pointing out the major obstacles encountered by the active parties of each country.

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