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Waterborne diseases lead to over 6 billion diarrheal episodes per year, with most of the burden on children in low-income countries. We employ hydrological engineering principles to construct a novel measure of stagnant water, crucial to the spread of these diseases. Using a...
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Food security in Tanzania is projected to deteriorate as a result of climate change. In spite of the efforts to promote … their impacts on maize productivity under weather shocks in Tanzania. The specific practices analyzed are: maize …
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Climate adaptation is today a priority for developing countries particularly LDCs. Agriculture is an important sector … Mkomazi sub-catchment, Tanzania (for example, shifts in crop production areas, crop growing patterns and type of crops grown …
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Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the new millennium, and the most recent Health Sector … Strategic Plan (2021-26) lays out ambitious targets to achieve universal health coverage. Yet, women in Tanzania continue to … challenges disadvantaging women. The aims of this paper are two-fold. First, we examine the evolution of Tanzania's health policy …
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This study analysed co-operative members’ willingness to pay (WTP) for health insurance. The social capital theory was adopted to analyse the mediation role of trust issues on other variables determining co-operative members’ WTP for health insurance. A single Contingent Valuation Method...
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This paper uses the three available waves of data from the Tanzanian National Panel Surveys to study different agricultural markets. We use crop level data to analyse the factors influencing farmers' choice between selling to market or retaining output for household consumption, allowing for...
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