Total of resources: 27004

The economic burden of malaria

It presents speculation about the mechanisms that could cause malaria to have such a large impact on the economy, such as foreing investment and economic networks within country. Document in PDF forma...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English
Malaria, Health Equity

Women's political participation and good governance: 21st century challenges

Gender equality and the empowerment of women are critical dimensions of the United Nations Development Programme's efforts to help meet the overarching goal of halving world poverty by 2015. The laun...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English
Gender Identity, Equity, Poverty, Policy Making

Indigenous People

This site introduces the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Programme and attempts to provide support for indigenous peoples' development initiatives by focusing on the aspirations, the knowledge and the experti...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English
Indigenous People, Advocacy

Report on "Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls"

It focuses on domestic violence as one of the most prevalent yet relatively hidden and ignored forms of violence against women and girls globally, and emphasizes the need for coordinated and integrate...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Domestic Violence, Gender Identity, Health Equity, Battered Women

Health, nutrition and population

As countries refine their poverty reduction strategies, the role of human capital, including health and nutrition, is receiving considerable attention. People become poorer as a result of bad health o...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English
Poverty, Health Strategies, 52503, Health Equity, Health Situation, Equity, Living Conditions

The Impact of ethnic heterogeneity on the quantity and quality of public spending

The paper investigates empirically the impact of ethnic heterogeneity on the amount of public spending on health and education and the quality, or "technical efficiency" of spending, While it finds pa...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
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Education, Indicators (Statistics), Ethnicity, Investigation, Measuring, Methods and Indicators

Health, nutrition and population

As countries refine their poverty reduction strategies, the role of human capital, including health and nutrition, is receiving considerable attention. People become poorer as a result of bad health o...
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Resource added in: 08/12/2000
Available languages: English
Poverty, Health Strategies, 52503, Health Equity, Health Situation, Equity, Living Conditions

Legal Information Institute

Colección completa de textos normativos del derecho norteamericano. Acceso por tema y por jurisdicción. Incluye jurisprudencia.
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Resource added in: 07/12/2000
Available languages: English
Sanitary Code, 17627, Public Health, 17550, Constituciones y estatutos, Leyes generales de salud

The Supreme Court of Jamaica

Lista de textos completos de las principales leyes del país. Entre ellas, ley de protección a los niños, ley sobre drogas peligrosas y maltrato a animales.
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Resource added in: 07/12/2000
Available languages: English
Sanitary Code, 17627, Public Health, 17550, Constituciones y estatutos, Leyes generales de salud

Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua

Contiene una recopilación de la Legislación Nicaraguense de 1969 a 1998 en texto completo. Incluye todo tipo de normas y hay un sistema de búsqueda por palabra.
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Resource added in: 07/12/2000
Available languages: Spanish
Sanitary Code, 17627, Public Health, 17550, Constituciones y estatutos, Leyes generales de salud