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A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi [PDF]

The last few years have seen a proliferation of attempts by various institutions to create a framework that would enable analysts to have a broad overview of all transactions in the Malawian economy.
Chulu, Osten, Wobst, Peter
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Localizing Efforts to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Aid: Evolving Experiences of Power and Agency in Lebanon

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efforts to address gender‐based violence in humanitarian settings increasingly call for recognition of and funding to local women‐led organizations and women's rights organizations for long‐term response. The Empowered Aid initiative seeks to address sexual exploitation and abuse by working with local organizations as well as the refugee women
Jihan Kaisi, Fatima Mahmoud, Hope Harriet, Jessie Weber, Alina Potts   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pilot study to explore utility of electronic informed consent in a low- income setting; the case of a Controlled human infection study in Blantyre, Malawi [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research
Background Electronic informed consent can improve accuracy, workflow, and overall patient experience in clinical research but has not been used in Malawi, owing to uncertainty about availability, utility, patient data security and technical support ...
Clara Ngoliwa, Joel Gondwe, Chikondi Chakwiya, Anthony E. Chirwa, Pemphero Liwonde, Evaristar Kudowa, Vitumbiko Nkhoma, Linda Chantunga, Modesta Reuben, Edward Mangani, Tiferanji Sochera, Neema Toto, Lumbani Makhaza, Dingase Dula, Stephen B. Gordon, Ben Morton, Tarsizio Chikaonda, Marc Y.R. Henrion, Edna Nsomba   +18 more
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Fostering Women's Political Leadership Through Government Accountability: Evidence From OECD Countries

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women remain significantly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide. This study examines how different combinations of government accountability mechanisms enhance women's political representation (WPR) as a pathway to leadership in 30 OECD countries.
Samira Nazar, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

IBPP Research Associates: Malawi

, 2001
The original article - Standing means winning, by a staff writer at The Nation (Malawi) - was posted on The Nation (Malawi) on June 4. It cannot be posted here for copyright reasons.
Staff Writer - The Nation (Malawi)
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of policy research and capacity building by IFPRI in Malawi: [PDF]

This study examines the contributions of IFPRI over the last 10 years to policy development, training, and capacity-strengthening activities with Malawi, focused particularly on addressing the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition that has prevailed ...
Ryan, James G.
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Feasibility of using teleradiology to improve tuberculosis screening and case management in a district hospital in Malawi.

, 2012
Malawi has one of the world's highest rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (10.6%), and southern Malawi, where Thyolo district is located, bears the highest burden in the country (14.5%).
Coulborn, R M, Duran, L T, Michael Mitchell Murowa, Brant, W E, Panunzi, I, Murowa, M M, Kosack, C S, Spijker, S, Cara S Kosack, William E Brant, Isabella Panunzi, Laura Triviño Duran, Rebecca Marie Coulborn, Saskia Spijker   +13 more
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The role of community‐level institutions in smallholder land restoration

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the role of community‐level institutions in the adoption of land restoration practices by smallholder farmers. Based on a systematic review of 72 peer‐reviewed articles from 33 low‐ and middle‐income countries, the review synthesizes recent empirical evidence on the various roles these institutions play in supporting ...
Daniel Wiegant, Soumya Balasubramanya
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Adults in Neno District, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

International Journal of COPD
Haules Robbins Zaniku,1,2 Emilia Connolly,3– 5 Moses Banda Aron,6,7 Beatrice Lydia Matanje,8 Myness Kasanda Ndambo,9 George Complex Talama,10 Fabien Munyaneza,11 Todd Ruderman,8 Jamie Rylance,12,13 Luckson Wandani Dullie,14 Rejani Lalitha,15 Ndaziona ...
Zaniku HR, Connolly E, Aron MB, Matanje BL, Ndambo MK, Talama GC, Munyaneza F, Ruderman T, Rylance J, Dullie LW, Lalitha R, Banda NPK, Muula AS   +12 more
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