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  Pro-poor growth in the 1990s: lessons and insights from 14 countries

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper is based on a study designed to better understand the options for policymakers to increase the impact of growth on poverty reduction and how they vary depending on policies and country conditions.
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  Street vendors in Asia: a review

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2005

  This study reviews research on street vendors in Asia in order to assess the extent of street vending across x Asian countries. It also collates information on the unionisation of the vendors as well as other organisations, comprising CBOs, NGOs & self help groups, that work for their welfare.
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  Migration, development and poverty reduction in Asia

  International Organization for Migration, 2005

  This document is a report from the The Regional Conference on Migration and Development in Asia, held in Lanzhou, China from 14-16 March 2005.The report focuses on the migration and development experiences of a selected number of Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan and Viet Nam.
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  Voices of the least developed countries of Asia and the Pacific: achieving the millennium development goals through a global partnership

  United Nations Development Programme, 2005

  This report reviews progress towards the MDGs within the 14 least developed countries (LDCs) of Asia and the Pacific. The 14 countries are Afghanistan, Lao PDR, Solomon Islands, Bangladesh, Maldives, Timor-Leste, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tuvalu, Cambodia, Nepal, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Samoa. It argues that the dynamism of Asia represents both a challenge and an opportunity.
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  Improving adolescent reproductive health in Bangladesh

  Population Council, USA, 2004

  Produced by the Population Council, this paper reports on a research project in Bangladesh which aimed to improve adolescent reproductive health. The study was carried out in two urban intervention sites, with a further site as a control.
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  Human resource studies in health for poor and transitional countries

  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2004

  This paper, published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Health Systems Development Programme, examines the issues and research questions surrounding human resources and health in developing countries. It argues that health system performance is largely driven by human resources because health services are by nature labour-intensive.
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  Steroids fail to prevent nerve damage in leprosy patients

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Any treatment that prevents nerve damage caused by leprosy could have a major impact on the lives of people with this disease. Research in Bangladesh and Nepal asked whether low dose steroids could protect nerve function in patients with leprosy.
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  Including disabled people in water and sanitation initiatives

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  The link between disability and poverty is clear: two thirds of the world’s disabled people live in low-income communities, with most in rural areas. Water and sanitation facilities are considered basic needs and are central to global development. Yet programmes and service providers continue to ignore the needs of disabled people.
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  Is decentralisation measurable?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Decentralisation often lies at the heart of effective local governance and service delivery, but local government capacity is often constrained by insufficient devolution of finance and human resources.
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  Demand based water options for arsenic mitigation: an experience from rural Bangladesh

  Elsevier, 2003

  This article from Public Health reports on a programme to prevent arsenic contamination of water supplies in rural Bangladesh. The programme was based on the demand and participation of 30,000 local people. In response to a survey, four cluster-based piped water systems, 20 home based arsenic-removal systems, and a filter plant were installed.

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