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Better data for better outcomes: the importance of process mapping and management in CRVS systems
BMC Medicine, 2020 Background Despite attempts to apply standard methods proven to work in high-income nations, nearly all civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries are failing to achieve adequate levels of registration ...
Daniel Cobos Muñoz +8 more
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Journal of Forecasting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food waste reveals inefficiencies in resource use and contributes significantly to environmental pollution. In the United States, food waste accounts for the majority of total waste, with more than 50 million tons generated annually. In military units that operate large‐scale institutional food‐service facilities and generate significant food ...
YongSun Kim, Hyun Shik Yoon
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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence on the relationship between public health expenditure and health is mixed and particularly scarce for low‐income countries. Existing studies overlook the subnational distribution of expenditure and rarely distinguish between sources and governance over funding.
Eliana Chavarría‐Pino +3 more
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Strengthening Mortality Statistics for Health Programs in Malaysia: Lessons from the Field
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 2019 Reliable information on causes of death is essential for an evidence-based health policy. There is a challenge in ascertaining the cause for deaths occurring without medical attention.
Chalapati Rao +3 more
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Mortality in the Caucasus [PDF]
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Caucasian countries experienced remarkable migration flows, political conflicts, and deterioration of civil registration systems.
France Meslé +4 more
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A World That Counts: Mobilising The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development [PDF]
, 2014 This report sets out the main opportunities and risks presented by the data revolution for sustainable development. Seizing these opportunities and mitigating these risks requires active choices, especially by governments and international institutions ...
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Evaluation of a Partial Ban on Rx‐Rebates in Germany
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate patients' price sensitivity for prescription (Rx) drugs with regards to patronizing online or brick‐and‐mortar pharmacies. In doing so, we exploit a policy change in Germany that prohibited online pharmacies from granting rebates to one part of the population, the members of the statutory health insurance scheme.
Maximilian M. Gail +3 more
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Get every one in the picture : why is civil registration so important for statistics? [PDF]
, 2014 Statistics such as “135 million children under the age of five in Asia and the Pacific have not had their births registered” or “9 out of 10 people in Asia and the Pacific live in countries with unreliable death statistics” make us realize that civil ...
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International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
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International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract Although a local experiment, the promulgation of the Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Personal Bankruptcy (SPBR) in 2020 was hailed as a significant milestone in China's insolvency lawmaking which has thus far addressed only corporate insolvencies.
Jenny Fu, Jin Chun
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