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A Policy Perspective on Tobacco Farming and Public Health in Indonesia
Audrine, Pingkan - 2020
also responsible for enormous public health and economic costs, as smoking related health expenditures in Indonesia amount … targeting the tobacco farming and cigarette industries face a dilemma of public health versus rural livelihoods. This policy … in Indonesia. The paper also explores the need for technical support to enable farmers to grow tobacco for other purposes …
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Innovative financing mechanisms: Potential sources of financing the WHO tobacco convention
Sy, Deborah Ko; Syam, Nirmalya; Velásquez, Germán - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012490828
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Delayed policy responses to COVID-19: The role of the WHO’s structural problem
Fischer, Mira - 2020
In the current coronavirus pandemic, the WHO must gather facts and formulate policy recommendations. However, the interlacing of both tasks within one organization is problematic.
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The WHO’s Paradoxical Mandate
Hanrieder, Tine - 2020
Outside times of crisis, the WHO's voice is seldomly heeded. Its socio-political initiatives are regularly shot down, its actions reduced to policing illness. That is a mistake.
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Public services and liveability in European cities in comparison
Holzner, Mario; Römisch, Roman - 2021
A high level of public services in housing, transport, education and health care is essential for liveability in urban centres, as shown in this report, with the help of European data for large cities. Inhabitants of larger cities, where the housing market is heavily commercialised in terms of...
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Health policy in emerging economies: Innovations and challenges
MacLennan, Michael (contributor);  … - 2016
Over the last decade, the global health agenda has converged around proposals for the construction of policies and interventions towards greater equity. Despite the great diversity in their historical and institutional contexts, developing countries face similar health care challenges, including...
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Wie geht es uns morgen? - Wege zu mehr Effizienz, Qualität und Humanität in einem solidarischen Gesundheitswesen
2013
Seit Jahrzehnten kennt die Gesundheitspolitik vornehmlich ein Ziel: die Begrenzung der Ausgaben. Die Verbesserung der …
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Solidarische und gerechte Finanzierung von Gesundheit und Pflege: Stellungnahme zur öffentlichen Anhörung des Ausschusses für Gesundheit im Deutschen Bundestag am 21. Juni 2017 zum...
Pimpertz, Jochen - 2017
Die Forderung nach einer einkommensabhängig finanzierten Bürgerversicherung klingt gerecht. Doch die zentralen Probleme der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) vermag sie nicht zu lösen. Denn der seit Jahrzehnten überproportional starke Anstieg der Ausgaben kann weder durch eine...
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Effects of new residential developments on local healthcare demand and workforce: Evidence from primary and acute public hospital care in Ireland
Humes, Harry; Barrett, Michelle; Walsh, Brendan - 2024
Housing and health are critical issues for policymakers and the public. Secure and affordable housing, along with quick access to required health and social care, are considered essential services for the public and are key targets for planners. In Ireland, as in many countries, the need to...
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Corona-Krisenmanagement im Gesundheitswesen: Kernpunkte einer Strategie zum Umgang mit SARS-CoV-2
Augurzky, Boris; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2020
Die industrialisierte Welt erlebt zurzeit aufgrund der von SARS-CoV-2 ("Corona-Virus") ausgelösten Pandemie eine einmalige Krisensituation. Die vorliegende RWI Position stellt sieben Empfehlungen für eine Strategie zum Umgang mit der akuten Herausforderung im Gesundheitswesen auf. Ihre...
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