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Configuring Balanced Scorecards for Measuring Health System Performance: Evidence from 5 Years’ Evaluation in Afghanistan
Anbrasi, Edward; Kumar, Binay; Kakar, Faizullah; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
In 2004, Afghanistan pioneered a balanced scorecard (BSC) performance system to manage the delivery of primary health … interviews and 1,500 provider interviews in 600 facilities selected by stratified random sampling in each province. Generalized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319318
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Afghanistan : the current employment and socio-economic situation and prospects
Pain, Adam; Goodhand, Jonathan - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Provides an historically based analysis of Afghanistan's current socio-economic situation and the implications of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966890
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Capitalizing on capacities of Afghan women : women's role in Afghanistan's reconstruction and development
Barakat, Sultan; Wardell, Gareth - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Provides a situation analysis of the impact of war and displacement on Afghan women and on their economic and other … roles within the family and within Afghan society. Examines the vulnerability and coping strategies of these women and their … families and assesses the implications for the future reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966328
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A community food system analysis as formative research for a comprehensive anemia control program in Northern Afghanistan
Levitt, Emily; Stoltzfus, Rebecca; Pelletier, David; … - In: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production … 1 (2009) 2, pp. 177-195
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515614
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Women at war: Understanding how women veterans cope with combat and military sexual trauma
Mattocks, Kristin M.; Haskell, Sally G.; Krebs, Erin E.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 4, pp. 537-545
-structured interviews with nineteen OEF/OIF women veterans between January–November 2009. Women veterans identified stressful military …The wars in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF) have engendered a … growing population of US female veterans, with women now comprising 15% of active US duty military personnel. Women serving in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010582468
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Improving Access to Mental Health Care and Psychosocial Support within a Fragile Context: A Case Study from Afghanistan
Ventevogel, Peter - eSocialSciences - 2012
Afghanistan is an example of a ‘‘fragile state,’’ characterised by a government that lacks the capacity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133148
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From bondage to rural enterprise : a situation analysis and participatory strategies with the Bondo Highlanders
Nayak, Prasanna K - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003
Based on participatory field research undertaken in Bondo Highlander villages and households in 2001, provides a situational analysis and needs assessment survey of these tribal people. Investigates their traditional institutions, their livelihood and survival strategies and their sources of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635683
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Gender, Networks and Mexico-US Migration
Davis, Benjamin; Winters, Paul - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2002
In this paper, we examine whether the causes and patterns of Mexican rural female migration differ significantly from rural male migration. A number of hypotheses are discussed to explain why female migration may differ from male migration, with a particular emphasis on the role of migrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755057
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Contextualizing social vulnerability: findings from case studies across Europe
Kuhlicke, Christian; Scolobig, Anna; Tapsell, Sue; … - In: Natural Hazards 58 (2011) 2, pp. 789-810
Social vulnerability is a term that has been widely used in the natural hazards literature for quite a few years now. Yet, regardless of how scholars define the term, the approaches and indicators they use remain contested. This article presents findings from social vulnerability assessments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010996798
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TSPACE USE VARIATIONS AND MICROCLIMATE
BOUMARAF, Hocine; TACHERIFT, Abdelmalek - In: Business Excellence and Management 2 (2012) 1, pp. 41-52
observations, climatic measurement and interviews with the users. The whole investigations were conducted one day in winter 2009 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010857641