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Career placement of skilled migrants in the U.S. labor market : a dynamic approach
Neagu, Ileana Cristina - 2009
"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
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Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition: Nigeria
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2014
This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261537
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"...and then she died" : Indonesia Maternal Health Assessment
World Bank - 2012
Maternal health remains one of the top priorities of the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) because reductions in maternal mortality have been slows. The current Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) for Indonesia is 228 but with existing programs and interventions the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550626
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Maternal Mortality
World Bank - 2012
Over 529,000 women die annually from complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period. Nearly all … during pregnancy and childbirth is over 400 times higher than in developed countries. Additionally, an estimated 20 million … indirect causes include anemia, malaria, heart disease, and HIV. Pregnancy complications are the main cause of death for women …
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Maternal Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Service Readiness in Lao PDR : Evidence for the National Free Maternal and Child Health Policy from a Household and Health Center Surv...
World Bank - 2014
Although Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH), attainment of the Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) still remains a challenge. This is largely due to the barriers imposed by financial restrictions. In order to address these financial barriers, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560677
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Maternal Health, Child Health and Nutrition in Lao PDR : Evidence from a Household Survey in Six Central and Southern Provinces
World Bank - 2014
Despite being on-track on the child- and maternal-health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and child health (MCH) and nutrition outcome indicators, both globally as well as in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. This report presents...
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How to Protect and Promote the Nutrition of Mothers and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean : Purpose of the Toolkit
World Bank - 2011
mothers and children in crises and emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the … intensified nutritional needs, most notably pregnant and lactating mothers as well as children less than two years of age. Its … guidance on how to safeguard the nutritional status of mothers and children during times of stability, crisis, and emergency …
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Mali - Traditional Knowledge and the Reduction of Maternal and Infant Mortality
World Bank - 2012
Maternal and infant mortality remains very high in Mali, despite the technical, organizational and financial efforts made by the Ministry of Health and donors during the last ten years. The data available from the three EDS are eloquent in this respect: infant mortality, which was 108 (EDS I,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555871
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Behavioral Determinants of Handwashing with Soap Among Mothers and Caretakers : Emergent Learning from Senegal and Peru
World Bank - 2012
The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) has supported the Global Scaling up Handwashing Project in Peru, Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam. The project has tested whether innovative promotional approaches to behavior change can generate widespread and sustained improvements in household hygiene...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556775
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Brazil : Maternal and Child Health
World Bank - 2013
-100 percent from the next to lowest income quintile, to the lowest. Several interventions, such as strategies to promote …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558698