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2019 to measure the quality of government effectiveness at the local level. The findings show the importance of health …
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health and education by new oil and gas revenues, and what other uses of those revenues are likely to arise. The paper argues …
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not have access to public health services in urban areas. This paper examines if restrictions on healthcare provisions … - that are due to restrictions on migration and Hukou registration - are linked to poorer health for rural-to-urban migrants … China that provide data on self-reported health and objectively measured health indicators - blood pressure and grip …
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Health System (particularly the National Health Service), and the reduction of poverty and economic and social inequality. …The central aim of this text is to show the impact institutions have on the performance of the health sector in … Mozambique. The text shows that of the social determinants of health, institutions play a central role in the performance of the …
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proportion of child deaths are caused by these diseases is symptomatic of dysfunctional policy strategies and health systems in …
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relationships in the cross-country data, drawing on measures of the state, COVID's health impact, and pandemic policy response. In … between state effectiveness and pandemic health outcomes does in fact pertain. Our findings also offer insight into how …
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This paper primarily focuses on how global funding has supported interventions that have proven to be successful in reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality around the world. The growth rate of development assistance targeted towards these specific interventions has varied greatly over...
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This paper explores how the concept of resilience has been used in development studies. Set amidst the rise of resilience in sustainable development, it offers insights for scholars and policy-makers, alike. Sampling 419 resilience-oriented journal articles from 2017-22, it uses Kuhnian...
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This paper analyses the impact of comprehensive sex education on teenage pregnancy rates in Ecuador, specifically examining its implementation in schools. The inclusion of sex education as a mandatory cross-cutting theme in the updated and strengthened educational curriculum of 2010 provides a...
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paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for the sole purpose of work affects the health outcomes of children … health used, height-for-age, serves as a proxy for stunting. The evidence suggests that whether parental migration is … beneficial or deleterious to child health depends on which parent moved. In particular, migration of the mother has an adverse …
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