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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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Tourism, Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While numerous studies have explored the determinants of economic growth, research on the impact of tourism and democracy on economic growth remains debated in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, studies examining the moderating role of democracy in the tourism–economic growth relationship are particularly scarce.
Toyo A. M. Dossou, Simplice A. Asongu, Kihumuro Jotham, Symphorien Zogbassè   +3 more
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Community-based pulmonary rehabilitation for post-TB lung disease – a programmatic intervention

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Many survivors of pulmonary TB struggle with poor lung health and poor quality of life. METHODS: We designed and implemented a culturally appropriate, low-cost, community-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program, and measured its effect on
B. Stenberg, M. Drage, B. Matewere, V. Alvarez-Manon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The sequencing of agricultural market reforms in Malawi [PDF]

The paper analyzes the welfare impacts of alternative sequencing scenarios of agricultural market reforms in Malawi using a profit maximization approach.
Kherallah, Mylène, Kumaresan, Govindan
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Boron availability and fertilizer response of maize in soils from sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Low boron (B) availability is associated with strongly weathered, coarse‐textured, and low organic matter soils, widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). It is unknown to what extent B fertilization can increase maize yields in SSA.
Mirjam S. Breure, Elise Van Eynde, Samuel Njoroge, Regis Chikowo, Rob N. J. Comans, Ellis Hoffland   +5 more
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Malnutrition prevalence at hospital admission and discharge based on the two‐step Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition: A prospective observational study in Malawian adult patients

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the prevalence of malnutrition at hospital admission and discharge and examine factors associated with malnutrition at discharge among adult patients. Study Design A prospective observational study was conducted at two public referral hospitals in Malawi, targeting adult patients aged 18–65 years (n = 418).
Getrude Mphwanthe, Triza Columbus, Limbikira Wasambo, Hailey Koster, Lustia Mndoliro, Felistace Mtande, Heather Burr, Lorraine Weatherspoon   +7 more
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An investigation into violence against nurses in the southern region of Malawi Chimwemwe Chikoko. [PDF]

, 2011
Includes bibliographical references.Incidences of violence in nursing have been reported in local media in Malawi. Although violence in the health sector is not a new concept, it has become a global concern in the 21st century (Needham, Kingma, O'Brien ...
Chikoko, Chimwemwe
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Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of ICT-based Market Information Services in Spatial Food Market Integration: The Case of Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange [PDF]

The government of Malawi in 2004 initiated an ICT-based Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange (MACE), a market information service project, to improve access by farmers to market information.
Katengeza, Samson P., Mangisoni, Julius H., Okello, Julius Juma   +2 more
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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