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    Political parties in Africa: challenges for sustained multiparty democracy

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
    This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties.
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    Developing flexible models for primary teacher training in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    In Africa, at least 20 countries are at risk of failing to meet the Education for All target. If reasonable student to teacher ratios are to be put in place, increasing the number and quality of teachers in primary education is essential. As the trend in training shifts away from traditional institutions, a more flexible approach is emerging in Africa.
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    Alcohol production and use in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Socio-economic changes have influenced an increase in alcohol consumption in Africa during the last half of the 20th century. Public health problems linked to alcohol have also risen. How has alcohol consumption in Africa changed and what have been its effects?
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    Understanding and reducing persistent poverty in Africa: introduction to a special issue

    Journal of Development Studies, 2006
    This paper introduces a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies that explores persistent poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. As a set, these papers aim to break new ground in exploring the dynamics of structural poverty. The articles integrate qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis using longitudinal data and country case studies.
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    Promoting gender equality in new aid modalities and partnerships: experiences from Africa

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2006
    In line with the increasing emphasis on aid effectiveness, including promoting new partnerships for channeling aid, this paper reports on the extent to which gender equality is and should be part of this agenda.
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    Promoting gender equality in new aid modalities and partnerships: experiences from Africa

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2006
    In line with the increasing emphasis on aid effectiveness, including promoting new partnerships for channeling aid, this paper reports on the extent to which gender equality is and should be part of this agenda.
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    Composting: a win-win way to reduce urban waste?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Sustainable management of urban waste is a major challenge for municipal authorities. Much urban waste is biodegradable and recyclable. A large proportion consists of organic matter that can be recycled into compost for urban agriculture. Promising new composting techniques are available but planners must learn why previous projects have failed.
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    The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context

    Human Resources for Health, 2006
    This paper, from Human Resources for Health, highlights the importance of human resources management (HRM) in improving overall patient health outcomes and delivery of health care services. The authors demonstrate how HRM is essential to any health care system and how it can improve health care models.
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    Saying one thing and doing another? Donors and reproductive health

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    While donors say they are committed to supporting integrated reproductive health services, evidence suggests that their actions cause programmes to remain as separate vertical programmes. What factors influence how donors operate and what are the implications for reproductive health services?
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    Health workforce issues and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: an analytical review

    Human Resources for Health, 2006
    This article, from Human Resources for Health, explores how the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) addresses the challenges of a health workforce bottleneck to the successful implementation of priority disease programmes.

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