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Final Report on the Functioning of Anganwadi Centres in Assam and Meghalya
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
order to elicit views from stakeholders who are mainly mothers, pregnant women and lactating mothers and children and the … immunization services and health and nutrition education was minutely assessed. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …
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Can counter-advertising reduce pre-adolescent children's susceptibility to front-of-package promotions on unhealthy foods?: Experimental research
Dixon, Helen; Scully, Maree; Kelly, Bridget; Chapman, Kathy - In: Social Science & Medicine 116 (2014) C, pp. 211-219
-adolescent children less susceptible to the influence of food promotions. Since children have lower media literacy levels due to their … contingent on children having understood them; and (2) whether counter-ads may be detrimental when they are misinterpreted. A … various nutritional and image-related attributes were recorded for each child. Sixty-six percent of children who viewed a …
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Firms’ Contribution to the Reconciliation between Work and Family
Evans, John M.; Callan, Samantha - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 4, pp. 08-12
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Sources and utilization of foodstuffs in Belarusian households: results of the Grodno households survey
Schmitz, Susanne; Brosig, Stephan; Degtiarevich, Josif J.; … - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006
The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the households (purchase, own production, and receipt...
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HIV response using budgeting for results in HIV/AIDS programs : lessons from Peru
Medici, Andre; Vargas, Veronica; Lavadenz, Fernando; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Peru reduced its HIV/AIDS burden by 43 percent from 2000 to 2010 due to the introduction of free antiretroviral drug therapy in 2004, and the successful execution of the 2007-2011 HIV/AIDS Strategy and budgeting for results since 2011. The national HIV program received significant external...
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Bangladesh: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Poverty remains high at 43 percent of the population subsist on less than United States (U.S.) $1.25 per day (2010). Bangladesh achieved several millennium development goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty...
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Maldives: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender gap requires attention. Maldives has made great progress in improving maternal health and has achieved MDG. The total fertility rate has declined to 2.3 in 2012. Contraceptive use...
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Bhutan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
in access to skilled birth attendant remain by geography and wealth quintile. Poor nutrition is a serious issue for … pregnant mothers, since 55 percent of women are anemic. Bhutan will need to focus on increasing the focus on quality along the …
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India: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
inequities; and improving nutrition. …
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to 2012, the economy grew at 6.4 percent annually. Post-conflict, growth increased to 8 percent in May 2009. The private sector drove growth together with public reconstruction in...
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