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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...

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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs

Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...

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Sustainable development through public sector participation in developing countries: a case for South African parastatal CEOs

Khumalo, Reinford - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 4 (2008) 4, pp. 323-330

contribution towards sustainable development. A personal vision, the philosophy that goes beyond the written mission and vision of …

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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...

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Poverty and Proximate Barriers to Learning: Vision Deficiencies, Vision Correction and Educational Outcomes in Rural Northwest China

Hannum, Emily; Zhang, Yuping - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1921-1931

Uncorrected vision may present a significant barrier to educational mobility in poor communities in low and middle …,000 children; 100 rural villages) and the Gansu Vision Intervention Project (a randomized trial; 19,185 students, 165 schools, two … counties). Four main findings emerge: significant unmet need for vision correction; socioeconomic gradients in vision …

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Sustainable development through public sector participation in developing countries: a case for South African parastatal CEOs

Khumalo, Reinford - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 4 (2008) 4, pp. 323-330

contribution towards sustainable development. A personal vision, the philosophy that goes beyond the written mission and vision of …

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The Role of Real Estate in Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: The Case of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Mouzughi, Yusra; Bryde, David; Al-Shaer, Maher - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 4, pp. 1709-1728

of having a stated vision and strategy which is highly visible and shared by all stakeholders. In the case of Bahrain … this is Vision 2030 and the National Economic Strategy. It is important to ensure that any plans that are put in place to … achieve the vision/strategy are adaptable to reflect changes in the external environment. The decision-makers identified three …

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