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The financial burden from non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a literature review
Kankeu Tchewonpi, Hyacinthe; Saksena, Priyanka; Xu, Ke; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were previously considered to only affect high-income countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), although little is known about the impact these diseases have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112121
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The Cost of Treating Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases: Does it Matter?
Conrad, Daren A.; Webb, Marquitta C. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Heart disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus are among the two leading causes of death in the CARICOM member states with HIV/AIDS a distant sixth. Attention is now being paid to non-communicable diseases which have outpaced communicable diseases as the major cause of death. This paper investigated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114138
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Multiple Chronic Diseases and Their Linkages with Functional health and Subjective Wellbeing among adults in the low-middle income countries: An Analysis of SAGE Wave1 Data, 2007/1...
Arokiasamy, Perianayagam; Uttamacharya, Uttamacharya; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines the prevalence and determinants of multiple chronic diseases and their association with the self-rated health, functional health and quality of life among adults in six SAGE countries: China, India, Russia, South Africa Mexico and Ghana. We use ADL and IADL activities as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114342
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Who Should Pay for Global Health, and How Much?
Carrasco, Luis R; Coker, Richard; Cook, Alex R - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Roman Carrasco and colleagues propose a "cap and trade" system for global health involving a cost-effectiveness criterion and a DALY global credit market, mirroring global carbon emission permits trading markets to mitigate climate change.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109460
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Response to “PEPFAR Program Expenditures” [Form Number: DS-4213, OMB Control Number: 1405-0208] – Third Revision
Douglas, J. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This response document will briefly address concerns about the ethical, legal and methodological flaws with past research informing aspects of present PEPFAR program areas; concerns about adverse consequences of PEPFAR program areas; and concerns about the absence of oversight of the activities...
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International hostility and aggressiveness on the soccer pitch Evidence from European Championships and World Cups for the period 2000-2012
Caruso, Raul; Di Domizio, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Some Researchers consider soccer matches as the stylization of a war in other battlefields. Such approach was largely used to interpret the violent phenomena related to the soccer environment, while less attention has been paid to the «potential» role of political and economic interactions...
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Relaţiile internaţionale de la echilibru la sfârşitul concertului european (secolul XVII – începutul secolului XX)
Brie, Mircea; Horga, Ioan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
their policy and had continental domination for a long time. If at the beginning of the period, the role of diplomacy was … more specialised diplomatic system. The tools for the new external policy of the European states became more diverse. If at … the beginning of the period, diplomatic attempts were still shy and based on other practices rather than modern diplomacy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260933
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Brazil’s Place in the Global Economy
Porzecanski, Arturo C. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Brazil is a country with long-standing ambitions for a major role in the world economy and in global governance, but its footprint in various measures of both remains relatively modest. On current trends, the gap between ambition and achievement will likely remain large, so we provide a critique...
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The Residential Mortgage (De)regulation–Innovation nexus
Silva, Ashton J de; Boymal, Jonthan; Potts, Jason; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
many of our international counterparts. In this article we provide an interpretation of this policy stance, concluding that … signals are arguably a more prominent feature of Australia’s policy environment than many of our overseas counterparts. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249365
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The Governance of Knowledge
Evers, Hans-Dieter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Knowledge has been defined as a major resource for development. Especially countries without natural resources have found this idea attractive and have embarked on development strategies to develop a knowledge-based economy. In doing so they may fall into a “knowledge trap”. The paper...
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