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To Ban or Not to Ban? Regulating Dual Practice in Palestine

Health Systems & Reform, 2017
—Dual practice, health professionals working simultaneously in the public and private sectors, is perceived to negatively impact quality of health care.
Jumana Alaref, Jawad Awwad, Edson Araujo, Christophe Lemiere, Samira Ahmed Hillis, Emre Özaltin   +5 more
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Economic Contraction from COVID-19 in the Pacific: Implications for Health Financing

Health Systems & Reform, 2020
Pacific Island countries (PIC) have emerged as among the most at-risk globally from the collateral economic damage resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being largely spared its direct health effects so far.
Ajay Tandon, Susan Ivatts, Peter Cowley, Tomas Roubal, Rebecca Dodd, Jane Pepperall, Inez Mikkelsen-Lopez, Wayne Jeremy Irava, Toomas Palu   +8 more
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Port rail connectivity and agricultural production: evidence from a large sample of farmers in Ethiopia

Journal of Applied Economics, 2019
Agriculture important in Africa, employing a large share of the labor force and earning foreign exchange. Transport connectivity has long been a crucial constraint in the region.
Atsushi Iimi, Haileysus Adamtei, James Markland, Eyasu Tsehaye   +3 more
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Cheaper, Faster, and More Than Good Enough: Is GPS the New Gold Standard in Land Area Measurement?

Survey Research Methods, 2017
In rural societies of low- and middle-income countries, land is a major measure of wealth, a critical input in agricultural production, and a key variable for assessing agricultural performance and productivity. In the absence of cadastral information to
Calogero Carletto, Sydney Gourlay, Siobhan Murray, Alberto Zezza   +3 more
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Fresh Money for Health? The (False?) Promise of “Innovative Financing” for Health in Malawi

Health Systems & Reform, 2018
Since 2013, the government of Malawi has been pursuing a number of health reforms, which include plans to increase domestic financing for health through “innovative financing.” As part of these reforms, Malawi has sought to raise additional tax revenue ...
Collins Chansa, Takondwa Mwase, Thulani Clement Matsebula, Priscilla Kandoole, Paul Revill, John Bosco Makumba, Magnus Lindelow   +6 more
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Financial Protection in Health among the Elderly – A Global Stocktake

Health Systems & Reform, 2021
Universal Health Coverage is one of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and it implies that everyone can access the healthcare they need without suffering financial hardship.
Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, Sven Neelsen, Marc-Francois Smitz   +2 more
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Analysis of Long-Term Variable Renewable Energy Heavy Capacity Plans Including Electric Vehicle and Hydrogen Scenarios: Methodology and Illustrative Case Study for Turkey

IEEE Access, 2023
Following COP26, many countries are embarking on decarbonization strategies for the power sector that may include inter alia storage, hydrogen, and carbon capture (and storage).
Thomas Nikolakakis, Esra Bozkir Broekman, Debabrata Mrs Chattopadhyay, Almudena Mateos Merino   +3 more
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COVID-19 and lessons from multi-hazard early warning systems [PDF]

Advances in Science and Research, 2020
Having a common framework for early action to cope with complex disasters can make it easier for authorities and other stakeholders, including populations at risk, to understand the full spectrum of secondary and tertiary effects and thus where to focus ...
D. P. Rogers, L. Anderson-Berry, A.-M. Bogdanova, G. Fleming, H. Gitay, S. Kahandawa, H. Kootval, M. Staudinger, M. Suwa, V. Tsirkunov, W. Wang   +10 more
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Child Health Outcome Inequalities in Low and Middle Income Countries

Health Systems & Reform, 2021
Prior to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era, considerable progress was made toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) health indicators.
Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, Sven Neelsen, Magnus Lindelow   +2 more
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How prevalent is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in low-income and middle-income countries and what are the key drivers of hesitancy? Results from 53 countries

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study aims to estimate the levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in 53 low-income and middle-income countries, differences across population groups in hesitancy, and self-reported reasons for being hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine ...
Julia Dayton Eberwein, Ifeanyi Nzegwu Edochie, David Newhouse, Alexandru Cojocaru, Gildas Deudibe Bopahbe, Jakub Jan Kakietek, Yeon Soo Kim, Jose Montes   +7 more
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