com Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:521–526 521 Myopia in Singapore: taking a public health approach Benjamin Seet‚ Tien Yin Wong‚ Donald T H Tan‚ Seang Mei Saw‚ Vivian Balakrishnan‚ Lionel K H Lee‚ Arthur S M Lim Defence Medical Research Institute‚ Singapore B Seet L K H Lee Medical Classification Centre‚ Singapore Armed Forces‚ Singapore B Seet Singapore National Eye Center and Singapore Eye Research Institute‚ Singapore T Y Wong D T H Tan V Balakrishnan A S M Lim Department
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of not only recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. Firstly‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for
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Social and Economic Impacts of Hurricanes on the Caribbean Hurricanes are powerful weather systems‚ which start as disturbances in the atmosphere over tropical oceans. There are many of these disturbances each year‚ but only a few become hurricanes. Most Atlantic and Caribbean hurricanes occur between June and November and have been known to have serious economic and social consequences. Some economic consequences include unemployment‚ loss of revenue‚ loss of foreign exchange etc. Social consequences
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aims to describe the tourism policy and strategies in national and state contexts‚ to determine the inherent direction and prospects or potential in the tourism development of Kuala Lumpur as a tourist-friendly destination. The results show that some aspects need to be emphasized and have similarities in each of policies and strategies at the national and state level. This shows that policies made at national level could be followed at state level‚ so that each line of tourism development planning
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Ophthalmology‚ Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. Moreover it was chosen by the Ministry of Health in 2007 to develop two new national specialist centres which are the National University Heart Centre‚ Singapore and National University Cancer Institute‚ Singapore. The NUH became the first Singapore hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation in 2004. Vision - Shaping Medicine for the Future Mission - Advancinghealth by integrating excellent clinical care‚ research
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Tourism has become one of the most appreciated sources of income for many countries of the world. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the world because it is one of the best ways of earning foreign currency. Despite the many advantages of tourism‚ there a few disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything. The few drawbacks highlighted are environmental pollution‚ cultural and social degradation and economic downturns. However‚ tourists cause environmental damage through forest
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This study identifies the understanding of the causes and effect of child sex tourism in Belize. Sex tourism has become a problem to many countries around the world and it is now being exposed in Belize. Children and adults are becoming more engaged in this activity in exchange of money and assistances. Child Sex Tourism in return has negative effects to both the economy and its victims and also creating a social impact to the country. This research can assist in bringing awareness to the country
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Tourism is a social‚ cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business / professional purposes. History has taught us that people travel and engage in tourism activities in increasing numbers when several basic conditions can be met. Before people can experience tourism they usually need at least:- 1. disposable income‚ ie. money to spend on non-essentials 2. leisure time 3. tourism
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The World Tourism Organization had its initial stages as the International assembly of Official Tourist Traffic relations set up in 1925 in The Hague. It was renamed the International Union of Official Travel Organizations (IUOTO) later than World War II and shifted to Geneva. IUOTO was a scientific‚ non-governmental organization‚ whose relationship at its climax included 109 National Tourist Organizations (NTOs) and 88 Associate Members‚ among them private and public groups. As tourism raised and
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Socio-Cultural Impacts From Tourism Change or loss of indigenous identity and values Tourism can cause change or loss of local identity and values‚ brought about by several closely related influences: Commodification Tourism can turn local cultures into commodities when religious rituals‚ traditional ethnic rites and festivals are reduced and sanitized to conform to tourist expectations‚ resulting in what has been called "reconstructed ethnicity." Once a destination is sold as a tourism product
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