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Sticking to the Facts: Official and Unofficial Stories about Poverty and Unemployment in South Africa [PDF]
, 2007 The major cause of poverty is unemployment. This paper looks at aspects of the way government responds to claims that are made, chiefly by academics, about poverty and unemployment.
Meth, Charles, Charles Meth
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BMC PsychiatryAim To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions for psychiatric disorders, with a focus on the patients’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and/or the diagnostic group and type of admission.
Massimiliano Aragona +12 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques +5 more
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Social Policy to Address Poverty [PDF]
, 1999 This paper provides an analysis of the role of social policies in alleviating poverty in South Africa. In doing so, the paper assesses the contribution of education and social security in reducing poverty in the ...
van der Berg, Servaas
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Technical efficiency of combine harvester user boro rice farmers in Haor ecosystem of Bangladesh
Discover AgricultureRice Combine Harvester (RCH) has a crucial role in accelerating the rice production and technical efficiency of rice farmers around the world through reducing the harvesting time and effort.
Sharif Ahammad +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling +2 more
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Tackling poverty: tackling health inequalities
, 2009 The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of poverty and health inequalities among communities of interest participating in the Combat Poverty Building Healthy Communities (BHC) programme 2005 to ...
Burke, Sara
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Developing a Local anti-poverty and social inclusion strategy: A guide [PDF]
, 2007 The EU member states, including Ireland, recognise that poverty and social exclusion are critical issues they must tackle. In 1997 the Irish Government, in consultation with the social partners, community and voluntary sector and other stakeholders ...
Combat Poverty Agency (CPA)
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Poverty and 'Second Economy' in South Africa: An Attempt to Clarify Applicable Concepts and Quantify Extent of Relevant Challenges [PDF]
, 2008 In brief, the paper firstly summarises old and new theoretical and technical issues on measuring poverty, secondly analyses poverty from different perspectives and highlights various research findings on poverty trends in South Africa and thirdly ...
Vusi Gumede, Gumede, Vusi
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Handwashing prevalence in schools in Kenya is low due to lack of access to water and soap and lack of drive for handwashing. Soapy water made from detergent powder is an inexpensive alternative to bar soap and disgust and social norms change ...
Wit Wichaidit +8 more
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