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Vehicular Air Pollution: Experiences from Seven Latin American Urban Centers.

Onursal, B.; Gautam, S.P. - World Bank Group - 1997

health and welfare. This report analyzes the pollutants emitted by motor vehicles, their effects, and pollutant …

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World Bank HIV/AIDS Interventions. Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Evaluation

Dayton, J. - World Bank Group - 1998

This paper evaluates World Bank activities to prevent and mitigate the effects of AIDS in all regions of the developing world during fiscal years 1986 to 1996. It first proritizes HIV-prevention and treatment interventions using the principles of public economies. Based on this framework, it...

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Uganda's AIDS Crisis. Its Implications for Development.

Armstrong, J. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Improving Women's Health Services in the Russian Federation. Results of a Pilot Project

STephenson, P.; Donnay, F.; Frolova, O.; Melnick, T.; … - World Bank Group - 1998

The health of Russian women has suffered during the economic crisis of recent years. Morbidity and mortality from … chronic and infectious diseases has increased. Women's reproductive health has been compromised by an increase in the … Group on Maternal and Child Health whose charge it was to review standards of maternity care and family planning. …

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Phasing Out Lead From Gasoline. Worldwide Experience and Policy Implications

Lovei, M. - World Bank Group - 1998

Human exposure to lead represents a serious environmental health problem in many urban areas. Based on a review of … health and technical issues, th is report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure …

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A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia.

Klugman, J; Schieber, G - World Bank Group - 1996

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …

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China's Urban Transport Development Strategy: Proceedings of a Symposium in Beijing, November 8-10, 1995.

Stares, S.; Zhi, L. - World Bank Group - 1996

Presents the proceedings of the China Urban Transport Symposium, held in Beijing, November 9-11, 1995, jointly sponsored by China's Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. The symposium addressed a wide range...

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Options for Managing and Financing Rural Transport Infrastructure.

Calvo, C.M. - World Bank Group - 1998

Ineffective rural transport services are a major obstacle to economic and social development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alleviating poverty requires improved access to social and economic facilities. And, in turn, improving access hinges on better transport infractructure, including roads, tracks,...

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Unconditional Demand for Health Care in Cote d'Ivoire. Does Selection on Health Status Matter?

Dow, W.H. - World Bank Group - 1996

Health care demand price elasticies are often estimated from samples conditioned to include only sike people. This …

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From Universal Food Subsidies to a Self-Targeted Program: A Case Study in Tunisian Reform.

Tuck, L.; Lindert, K. - World Bank Group - 1996

Outlines Tunisia' innovative strategy of reducing the budgetary costs of food subsidies in a manner that is politically acceptable and that protects the nutritional status of the poor. The government uses "self-targeted programs," whereby subsidies are shifted to items consumed primarily by...

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