Global surgery encompasses not only the safe and effective practice of surgery in resource-limited settings but also the development of systems for surgical care (11).
We use the term green chemistry in this context: as an analytical framework that encompasses both the science of safer chemistry and the laws and policies that will motivate its development and adoption by society.
Suitability encompasses both objective conditions (is it safe, clean etc) and subjective ones (is it affordable, would moving a family miles away disrupt the child's education, and so on).
This encompasses a range of factors needed for safe driving, including geographies, types of roads, range of speed, time of day, regulatory requirements and even weather.
The health programme of UNICEF encompasses maternal health, immunization, nutrition, clean water and safe sanitation interventions that enable children to have a healthy start to life, avoiding irreversible damage to their future cognitive and physical development.
Finally, the USA and EU have also entered into a so-called 'Safe Harbour' agreement (Commission Decision 2000/520/EC), which encompasses a set of voluntary, self-regulatory principles in order to assist in facilitating data transfer.
In the context of biotherapeutics, "quality" encompasses the product and manufacturing process to ensure the drug is pure, safe, efficacious, and consistent.
In a lifestyle that encompasses everything from fuzzy handcuffs to scarification, how do we define what's healthy, safe, or normal?
Quality use of medicines is the judicious, effective and safe use of medicines, and in terms of clinical software functionality it encompasses the entire medication management process.
IP encompasses the use of medicines that pose more risk than benefit, particularly where safer alternatives exist.
