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Life saving or money wasting? What users think of caesarean sections in Bangladesh
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Bangladesh has a high rate of maternal deaths, one of the world’s lowest rates of women using skilled birth attendants and a very low rate of caesarean births. To improve maternal health, a greater proportion of women need access to professional medical care, including caesarean delivery. However, in Bangladesh many women distrust caesarean surgery.DocumentTackling social exclusion in health and education: case studies from Asia
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006This paper draws together some of the lessons from a study commissioned by DFID to identify ways of tackling social exclusion through promising practices in health and education in the Asia region.DocumentWhere is education in the conditional cash transfers of education?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2006This paper examines the educational effects of conditional cash transfers (CCT) for education. The study finds that based on the evidence reviewed in this paper, there is very limited support for the conclusion that CCTs are effective educational instruments, in particular with regards to their ability to increase learning.DocumentThe right not to lose hope: children in conflict with the law: a policy analysis and examples of good practice
Save the Children Fund, 2005This report addresses the issues facing children who are in conflict with the law. Drawing throughout on case studies and first-hand descriptions of children’s experiences, the first part analyses the experiences and situation of these marginalised children.DocumentHerd immunity conferred by killed oral cholera vaccines in Bangladesh: a reanalysis
The Lancet, 2005This article, published in the Lancet, reports on a study in Bangladesh to ascertain whether cholera vaccines can create “herd immunity” – protecting non-vaccinated individuals from the disease as well as those who are vaccinated.DocumentValuing rural travellers’ time savings
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006In the economic analysis of transport projects in developed countries, great importance is given to ‘value of time’ savings, that is, how much travel time is saved. In developing countries, however, the practice is much less common, especially for rural projects. This biases investment decisions in favour of urban and inter-urban projects, particularly those that do consider time savings.DocumentUsing change rankings to understand poverty dynamics: examining the impact of CFPR/TUP from community perspective
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can overestimate transient poverty and underestimate the persistence of poverty, especially for the poorest.This study makes use of an alternative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of a livelihoods programme for the ultra-poor delivered by BRAC in Bangladesh.DocumentMaking sense of food security measurements
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Reducing hunger and food insecurity is central to the Millennium Development Goals. Monitoring progress towards targets requires simple, quick and reliable methods. However, this has proved difficult for both researchers and practitioners.DocumentPension watch
HelpAge International, 2006Pension Watch is a comprehensive survey of social (non-contributory) pension schemes in low and middle income countries. It looks at the feasibility, coverage, cost and impact of providing pensions.