Malawi HIV and AIDS National Action Framework (NAF) 2005 - 2009 : Final Draft
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 12,34 MB
Release : 2005
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 12,34 MB
Release : 2005
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN :
Author : Cal (Crystal) Biruk
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822371820
In Cooking Data Crystal Biruk offers an ethnographic account of research into the demographics of HIV and AIDS in Malawi to rethink the production of quantitative health data. While research practices are often understood within a clean/dirty binary, Biruk shows that data are never clean; rather, they are always “cooked” during their production and inevitably entangled with the lives of those who produce them. Examining how the relationships among fieldworkers, supervisors, respondents, and foreign demographers shape data, Biruk examines the ways in which units of information—such as survey questions and numbers written onto questionnaires by fieldworkers—acquire value as statistics that go on to shape national AIDS policy. Her approach illustrates how on-the-ground dynamics and research cultures mediate the production of global health statistics in ways that impact local economies and formulations of power and expertise.
Author : I. P. Williamson
Publisher : ESRI Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Land use
ISBN : 9781589480414
Through its presentation of a holistic view of land management for sustainable development, this text outlines basic principles of land administration applicable to all countries and their divergent needs.
Author : Erica Bornstein
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804753364
This book is an examination of the connections between modern economic practices, globalization, and contemporary Christian religious belief, based on an ethnographic study of NGOs in Zimbabwe. It addresses issues crucial for those interested in the strengths and weaknesses of development theory and practice, as well as in Protestant Christianity as a transnational religion.
Author : Emmanuel N. Chidumayo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 17,31 MB
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1136531378
The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the canopy of which covers more than 10 per cent of the ground surface, occurring in climates with a dry season of three months or more. This broad definition - wider than those used by many authors - incorporates vegetation types commonly termed woodland, shrubland, thicket, savanna, wooded grassland, as well as dry forest in its strict sense. The book provides a comparative analysis of management experiences from the different geographic regions, emphasizing the need to balance the utilization of dry forests and woodland products between current and future human needs. Further, the book explores the techniques and strategies that can be deployed to improve the management of African dry forests and woodlands for the benefit of all, but more importantly, the communities that live off these vegetation formations. Thus, the book lays a foundation for improving the management of dry forests and woodlands for the wide range of products and services they provide.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251056004
International food aid has rightly been credited with saving millions of lives and is often the only thing that stands between vulnerable people and death. However, it was a serious obstacle in the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations and has been sharply criticised as a donor-driven response that creates dependency on the part of recipients and undermines local agricultural producers and traders upon whom sustainable food security depends. This issue of the 'State of Food and Agriculture' report examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid, particularly in crisis situations. It considers the ways in which food aid can support sustainable improvements in food security, in order to preserve its essential humanitarian role whilst minimising the possibility of harmful secondary impacts.
Author : Suneetha M. Subramanian
Publisher : UN
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Traditional knowledge (TK) has contributed immensely to shaping development and human well-being. Its influence spans a variety of sectors, including agriculture, health, education and governance. However, in today's world, TK and its practitioners are increasingly underrpresented or under-utilized. Further, while the applicability of TK to human and environmental welfare is well-recognized, collated information on how TK contributes to different sectors is not easily accessible. --
Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 22,63 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195100228
This sixth edition of the widely-respected Human Development Report updates the unique Human Development Indicators comparing human development in most countries of the world, and the data tables on all aspects of human development. This edition includes a special section that examines issues of gender, analyzing global trends in closing and widening gender gaps in different regions and countries. It presents new indicators of gender equality in order to rank countries on a global scale, while it highlights policies that have ensured equal access to opportunities for men and women. The issue also proposes new methodologies to measure and value unpaid contributions made by men and women to human development through household and community activities, and it identifies a new action agenda for promoting gender equality in the decades ahead.
Author : Deepak M. Kamat
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Child health services
ISBN : 9781581109627
Even with great strides in the battle worldwide against several childhood diseases, the fact is that children across the globe continue to struggle with life-threatening illnesses, with more than 7 million preschool-aged children dying every year. To be effective globally, pediatric health care practitioners must gain knowledge and skills necessary to serve across cultural and national boundaries. The second edition of this award-winning textbook is designed to help meet this need by providing a comprehensive reference that combines travel medicine, practicing medicine in other countries; and review of diseases endemic in the tropics and resource-limited areas. The goal is this second edition is to see this book used as a resource to inspire, educate, and empower readers throughout the world.
Author : Joie D. Acosta
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN :
This report assesses the U.S. military's approach to reducing stigma for mental health disorders and their treatment, how well it is working, and how it might be improved. It presents priorities for program and policy development and research and evaluation to get service members the treatment they need as efficiently and effectively as possible.