East Asia and Pacific
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- Health-financing reforms in seven south-east -Asian countries
- ( V. Tangcharoensathien;W. Patcharanarumol;P. Ir / The Lancet , 2011)
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Health-financing reforms in seven south-east-Asian countries are reviewed in this study. Those countries have sought to reduce dependence on out-of-pocket payments, increase pooled health finance, ...
- Update on MSM and HIV in Asia and the Pacific
- ( Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health , 2011)
- In this media release, APCOM explains that despite HIV reaching its 30th birthday in 2011, significant global and regional policy progress will be undone by budget cuts and the global level. This in t...
- Shortage and maldistribution of health personnel in southeast Asia
- ( Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra;Magnus Lindelow;Timothy Johnston / The Lancet , 2011)
- In this paper, published in the Lancet, the authors address the issues of shortage and maldistribution of health personnel in southeast Asia in the context of the international trade in health service...
- The healthcare tailored to gender-based violence (GBV) victims in seven Asian/Pacific countries
- ( S. Ibrahim;S. Daluwatte;D. Bernado / United Nations Population Fund , 2010)
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This report brings together seven case studies on gender-based violence (GBV) in seven Asian/Pacific countries, and reviews the specific healthcare delivered to its victims there.
... - The role of the private sector in the HIV and AIDS response
- ( Wenjuan Wang;Sara Sulzbach;Susna De / Social Science and Medicine , 2011)
- Increasing the participation of the private health sector in the AIDS response could help to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. This realisation not...
- The need for community-based home care for older people in South East Asia
- ( HelpAge International , 2011)
- This paper outlines the growing need for community-based home care for older people in South East Asia. It explains the model of home care introduced by HelpAge Korea in collaboration with HelpAge Int...
- Australian assistance improved health outcomes in three Pacific poor countries, but some opportunities missed
- ( M. Foster;R. Condon;K. Janovsky / Australian Agency for International Development , 2009)
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New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are poor countries that represent very challenging developmental environments. This report examines the effectiveness of Australian Agency for International ...
- Incorporating flexibilities of TRIPS to ensure better access to HIV treatment
- ( Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2011)
- This policy brief describes how the flexibilities contained in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and reaffirmed by the Doha Declaration provide important oppo...
- Building access for disabled people
- ( id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2005)
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According to the United Nations Development Programme four to six percent of the world’s population is disabled. The prevalence of disability in many developing countries is worsened by poor ...
- The worldwide costs of dementia are set to soar
- ( A. Wimo;M. Prince / Alzheimer's Disease International , 2010)
- Aound 0.5% of the world’s total population currently live with dementia. The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010. This report argues that these figures are a g...
