Sentence examples for introduction of the programmes from inspiring English sources

Before the introduction of the programmes, an extensive pilot study was conducted at two sites in England and Scotland 1; the aim of this pilot was to establish whether the performance of the faecal occult blood test (FOBt) in randomised controlled trials of screening could be replicated in a population setting.

The introduction of the programme means Britain will become the first country in the world with a nationwide meningitis B vaccination programme.

Since the introduction of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in the year 2000, many countries measure and compare adolescents' competencies on a regular basis.

The maximum payment to an individual with a full DI pension who completely terminates DI receipt amounts to CHF 72,000 (about USD 77,000 at the time of the introduction of the programme in September 2010).

1 In contrast, a recent paper, by Hoynes and Schanzenbach (2007), which is concerned exclusively with food stamps, exploits the staggered introduction of the programme across U.S. counties to estimate its effect using a difference-in-differences methodology.

After introduction of the programme in 1981, neonatal (<6 weeks of age) tetanus rates fell sharply, and by 1988 annual death rates had dropped to 0·75 (range 0 3) per 1000 births in the intervention areas compared with 82 (74 93) per 1000 in control areas.

Low use of CHW programmes has been linked to poor community introduction of the programme [ 9].

Baseline data of retention of rural doctors prior to the introduction of the programme could, however, not be retrieved.

One qualitative study conducted ahead of the introduction of the programme sought the views of school nurses on vaccinating girls who did not have parental consent.

In the first few years after the introduction of the programme, the incidence rate would be expected to increase because of the detection of prevalent cases by screening.

Before the introduction of the programme the practice nurses received six days of training in standardised COPD management and the provision of medical and non-medical treatment.