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Ongame molwashoka otse

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2020
A recent national survey by the Ministry for Health and Social Services revealed that Namibia’s suicide rate was vastly higher than previously thought. Mirroring global conceptions of mental health and depression, these numbers tend to be ‘explained away’
Jack Boulton
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Comprendre les faibles taux d’adhésion et de cotisation aux mutuelles de santé : exploration dans quatre communes du Bénin

Anthropologie & Santé, 2019
Given the persistence of low rates of adherence and retention in mutual health insurance, the present anthropological study questions the local knowledge and the practices of populations with regard to disease, health insurance, savings and solidarity ...
Hervé Bonaventure Mêtonmassé Gbénahou
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Local knowledge and practices about fire use in wetlands management Argentina. A comparative study of fire regimes in two wetlands in Santa Fe province

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2020
Wetlands are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems under current and future scenarios of climate change. Variation of rain distribution patterns, increase of extreme weather events (ENSO events, intense dry and rainy periods, heat waves), and changes in
Adriana Fabiola Millán Devera, Brián German Ferrero, Antonella Vicentini, Casimiro Tommasi, Bibiana Bilbao   +4 more
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Local Knowledge Matters

, 2018
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book explores the critical role that local knowledge plays in public policy processes as well as its role in the co-production of policy relevant knowledge with the scientific and professional communities.
Kharisma Nugroho, Fred Carden, Hans Antlov   +2 more
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Groundwater development and management constraints in drought prone Chiredzi and Zvishavane Districts, Zimbabwe

Climate Services
Communities in drought-prone areas continued to fall into new vulnerability traps due to increasing water demand and stress. The study assessed groundwater development and management constraints in the Chiredzi and Zvishavane districts of Zimbabwe ...
Pascal Manyakaidze, Regis Musavengane, Mulala Simatele   +2 more
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Lire les techniques pour comprendre les rapports entre humains et non-humains

Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2022
The ethnoecological approach provides a complex framework to address the relationship between humans and the environment. It opens the way to a detailed understanding of the practices, uses and representations of the actors.
Nastassia Reyes
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Mapping Rights in Coastal Sami Seascapes

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 2010
With the help of two recent Sami rights reports, this article identifies and discusses challenges for research and government in Norway related to indigenous fishery rights issues.
Camilla Brattland
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Qualitative study of UK health and care professionals to determine resources and processes that can support actions to improve quality of data used to address and monitor health inequalities

BMJ Open
Introduction Health inequalities in the UK are investigated and addressed by analysing data across socioeconomic factors, geography and specific characteristics, including those protected under law.
Sian Evans, Carol Brayne, Louise Lafortune, Sowmiya Moorthie, Emre Oguzman   +4 more
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Intellectual property rights systems and the assemblage of local knowledge systems. [PDF]

, 2008
The mounting loss of the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples presents environmental as well as ethical issues. Fundamental among these is the sustainability of indigenous societies and their ecosystems.
Martin, G, Vermeylen, Saskia, Martin, George, Clift, Roland, Saskia Vermeylen, Vermeylen, S, Roland Clift, George Martin, Clift, R   +8 more
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Participation in cervical cancer screening among migrants and non-migrants in primary healthcare in Lisbon: a register-based study

BMJ Global Health
Introduction Cervical cancer screening is a critical preventive measure to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. Yet, disparities persist worldwide, particularly among migrant populations. This study examined cervical cancer screening participation among
Claudia Marotta, Catarina Gomes Madeira, Anna Georgina Ditter, Mario Carlo Battista Raviglione   +3 more
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