Israel is home to a child-oriented society that values strong family ties, universal child
benefits, and free education for all children from 3 years of age to school grade 12 …

An outbreak of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 occurred in a closed community that
was characterized by poverty and crowding. Vaccine was administered to individuals aged> …

Background: Human brucellosis is common in southern Israel among the semi-nomadic
Bedouin, a population that consumes unpasteurized dairy products. Though camel milk …

Objective. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in antenatal care (ANC)
utilization among semi-nomadic Bedouin Arab women living in the Negev desert of Israel …

Current policies for measles control call for administration of a second dose of vaccine to
immunize those who failed to respond to the initial dose and to boost the responses of those …

The selective use of prenatal screening by Bedouin women attending Ministry of Health,
maternal and child health clinics in Israel is examined. The data consist of a review of 537 …

The 40-day postpartum period is characterised in the Middle East and elsewhere by an
observance of seclusion, congratulatory visiting, the reciprocal exchange of gifts and money …

As new vaccines are developed there is increasing interest in reducing the number of
injections given to children by combining vaccines in one syringe. We studied the safety and …

Background Public concern about exposure to emissions from the regional industrial park
(IP), including 17 chemical plants and the national industrial toxic waste site, initiated this …

Background: In 1999, Israel became the first country to begin universal toddler immunization
against hepatitis A infection with a 2-dose schedule at 18 and 24 months. The effect of the …