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    Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap

    The Lancet, 2009
    This article, the second in The Lancet series on the health of indigenous people, delves into the underlying causes of health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous people, providing an indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities.
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    AID All in Diary: a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers

    AID All in Diary - a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers, 2009
    <p>The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working. The All In Diary is designed for use in disaster situations and is specifically aimed at field based humanitarian workers in international and local NGOs.
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    World population highlights: key findings from PRB’s 2008 world population data sheet

    Population Reference Bureau, 2008
    During the 20th Century, nearly 90 percent of population growth took place in countries classified as less developed countries (LDCs). This remarkable development resulted from an unprecedented decline in death rates in LDCs brought about by the spread of public health measures, health care, and disease prevention.
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    Global Union Research Network (GURN)

    The GURN is a cooperation project of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) , the Global Union Federations (GUFs), the ILO's Internat
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    Disabilities among refugees and conflict-affected populations: a resource kit for fieldworkers

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2008
    Persons with disabilities remain among the most hidden, neglected and socially excluded of all displaced people today. People with disabilities are often literally and programmatically “invisible” in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) assistance programs [adapted from author].
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    Women's migration, urban poverty and child health in Rajasthan

    Sussex Centre for Migration Research, 2008
    Migration is an increasing feature which defines the lives of the rural and urban poor in India, however few studies have considered its effects on the health of migrants and their families. This paper examines the high levels of infant and child illness and death amongst poor urban slum communities in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India.
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    Iraqi refugee women and youth in Jordan: reproductive health findings a snap shot from the field

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2008
    This paper presents the problems facing Iraqi refugees in Jordan, highlighting the plight of women and children. The authors discuss their first hand picture of difficulties faced by displaced, abandoned, Iraqis. The focus of the document is on the lack of reproductive health care and other needs.
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    I count myself as being in a different world: African gay and bisexual men living with HIV in London

    Homerton University Hospital, 2007
    This report from the Centre of Sexual Health and HIV at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust describes the challenges faced by gay and bisexual African men living with HIV in London. The report highlights that the additional stigma of being gay or bisexual and HIV positive is difficult for African men.
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    Stolen smiles: the physical and psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe.

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2007
    Trafficking is a severe form of violence against women and a serious violation of human rights. Women and adolescents who are trafficked often suffer serious abuse, exploitation and degradation. The damage to their health and well-being is often profound and enduring.
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    We want birth control: reproductive health findings in Northern Uganda

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2007
    What does the reproductive health (RH) situation among the conflict-affected populations of northern Uganda look like? The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children and the United Nations Population Fund assessed this question in February 2007 and visited the districts of Kitgum and Pader and also a youth center and clinic in Gulu. Specific findings include:

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