Vietnam research situation analysis on orphans and other vulnerable children [PDF]
This item is archived in the repository for materials published for the USAID supported Orphans and Vulnerable Children Comprehensive Action Research Project (OVC-CARE) at the Boston University Center for Global Health and Development.Addressing the ...
Beard, Jennifer +6 more
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Vernacularizing the Best Interests of the Child: Comparative Insights From Three Legal Systems
ABSTRACT The study investigates how the Best Interests of the Child principle in the UN Children's Rights Convention (Article 3) has been adapted in custody disputes in Egypt, Sweden, and Uzbekistan. Although the Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a common normative benchmark, divergent legal cultures shape its domestic meaning: Egypt is ...
Anna Lundberg +3 more
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A Critical Review of the US State Department's 2015 Progress Report on Haiti [PDF]
This review, published jointly by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Haiti Advocacy Working Group, looks at the US State Department's annual reports on US assistance to Haiti mandated under the 2014 Assessing Progress in Haiti Act.
Alan Yarborough +5 more
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Abstract Index insurance lowers agricultural risk but covers only covariate risks. Since farmers do not have complete insurance, they may develop mistrust of insurance when experiencing crop losses and not receiving payouts. Although recent innovations in remote sensing enable the provision of more complete insurance including coverage for ...
Berber Kramer +2 more
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Enhancing U.S. Leadership on Drinking Water and Sanitation: Opportunities Within Global Health Programs [PDF]
This report examines the key health challenges associated with lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation; identifies the principal United States agencies working on water and health internationally; reviews the limitations of the current U.S ...
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ABSTRACT Academic Summary With the power and pervasiveness of innovative digital products outpacing regulation for managing the consequences, the development of effective governance mechanisms for innovation is increasingly recognized as a societal imperative.
Samuel Applebee, Leid Zejnilovic
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Succès et contraintes dans la mise en oeuvre des programmes/projets de lutte intégrée : quelques leçons de ca sen Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale [PDF]
Des programmes et projets de lutte intégrée ont été exécutés dans la plupart des pays en Afrique subsaharienne. Cependant les succès de ces projets sont restés limités au delà de leur mise en oeuvre en raison de nombreuses contraintes.
Bonzi, Marcel +6 more
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Zoonotic anxieties: The cultural politics of Nepal's quest for pandemic preparedness
Abstract Based on fieldwork conducted in Nepal (2022–2024) and by paying attention to how local and transnational notions of epidemiological risk are deployed, this ethnography introduces the concept of “zoonotic anxieties” to make sense of the multi‐species relational ethos that contemporary global health regimes propose.
Max D. López Toledano +3 more
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Strengthening very young adolescents in gender equality in Bangladesh
Kohima Daring +6 more
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Diets, fruit and vegetables consumption, and nutritional status in Benin: A scoping review
This scoping review summarised existing literature on diets, fruit and vegetable intake, and nutritional status in Benin. Key knowledge gaps were on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and differences in fruit and vegetable intake by geographical and socioeconomic characteristics.
Lilia Bliznashka +4 more
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