East Asia and Pacific
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- Mechanisms for effective dementia care treatments
- ( M.J. Prince;D. Acosta;E. Castro-Costa;J. Jackson;K.S. Shaji / Public Library of Science Medicine , 2009)
- Two-thirds of people with dementia live in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), where there are few services available and levels of awareness is low. This paper focuses on the effective ma...
- Dementia needs to become a priority on the world health agenda
- ( M. Prince (ed);J. Jackson (ed) / Alzheimer's Disease International , 2009)
- This Report gives an overview and analysis of the prevalence and impact of Alzheimer's disease, based on systematic review identifying studies in 21 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) world regions....
- Family solidarity still evident in Thailand despite social changes promoting out-migration
- ( Z.S. Zimmer;J.E. Knodel / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan , 2009)
- Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and ret...
- How global health initiatives impact upon national health systems
- ( Regien G Biesma;Ruairı´ Brugha;Andrew Harmer / Health Policy and Planning , 2009)
- This paper, published by the Health Policy and Planning journal, reviews country-level evidence about the impact of global health initiatives (GHIs), which have had profound effects on recipient count...
- Achieving the Millenuim Development Goal 7: case study of Lao
- ( G. Hutton;B. Larsen;L. Leebouapao / UNDP - World Bank Water and Sanitation Program , 2009)
- Unimproved sanitation and hygiene have a wide array of impacts, which can be categorized into impacts on health, water, time use, and tourism. This study shows that a significant number of people livi...
- The global production and consumption of illicit drugs is shrinking
- ( United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , 2009)
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This annual report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) analyses market trends, and compiles detailed statistics on illicit drug markets for cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines, an...
- Developing countries need evidence-based approaches to health policy, with equity as a key focus.
- ( Regional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organisation , 2009)
- This book, published by the Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organization, notes that health equity and the barriers to achieving it in developing countries have been a major s...
- Pro-poor strategies for financing and delivering health services in mixed health systems
- ( D Donika;S Sealy;S Bergkvist / Results for Development Institute , 2009)
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In their efforts to improve health systems, developing countries face the challenge of integrating traditional government health resources with a large and growing private health sector, where many...
- The context, challenges and strategies for the stewardship of mixed health systems
- ( G Lagomarsino;S Nachuk;S Singh Kundra / Results for Development Institute , 2009)
- In low-resource settings, a mix of public and private health providers are needed in order to ensure that health services are available to meet the needs of a population. This report from the Results ...
- Are financial incentives effective in attracting and retaining health workers to underserved areas?
- ( T Barnighausen;D. E. Bloom / , 2009)
- The shortage of human resources for health can severely impact on the provision of health services; therefore incentive programmes have been used to attract health professionals to work in locations m...
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