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    Double whammy: herpes and HIV among young people in South Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    HIV has spread rapidly in South Africa since 1990. Studies suggest that herpes simplex virus type two (HSV-2) can increase susceptibility to HIV infection. Young people are particularly at risk of contracting HIV in many developing countries. Does HSV-2 increase the risk of HIV among young people? What implications does this have for HIV- prevention efforts targeted at this age group?
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    Assessing the odds for peace: conflict resolution in theory and practice

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Is the field of conflict resolution a western liberal imposition or does it have global relevance? Has it grown out of its Cold War roots? Can civil and international conflicts be prevented, managed and resolved? Should the international community use force? What lessons have we learned from successful peace processes in recent years?
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    UK and overseas universities: working together to promote development?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The UK’s Higher Education Links Scheme (HEL) promotes exchanges (usually for three years) between UK and overseas universities. In line with objectives set out in its 1997 White Paper on the Elimination of World Poverty, the UK is keen that HEL should focus on poverty alleviation, sustainable development and gender equity. Is this re-emphasis producing results?
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    Unequal measures: who benefits most from government spending on healthcare?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Policy-makers in developing regions and countries in transition need reliable information to make decisions about how to allocate healthcare resources. Yet, accurate quantitative data on healthcare inequalities in these countries are rare. Decisions are often based on assumptions about healthcare use, but what if these assumptions are wrong?
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    Stand up and be counted: collecting data on non-communicable diseases

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    There is an urgent need for up-to-date and accurate estimates of the prevalence of non- communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries. But survey methods for collecting epidemiological data are time-consuming and expensive, particularly in areas with highly mobile populations. Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine tested two simpler, cheaper alternatives.
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    Income distribution for development - more or less equal?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Despite the developmental progress of recent decades, developed and developing countries alike are experiencing widening income inequality. But how does income distribution affect economic growth? And to what extent does economic growth impact on income distribution?
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    Insurance policy: the concept of social health insurance in South Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Social health insurance (SHI) takes many different forms around the world. Health insurance policy in South Africa has evolved over the years since the first democratic elections in 1994, but has yet to be implemented. Why has this proposal stagnated? How can the policy development process be improved?
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    In two minds - should the private sector provide long-term psychiatric care?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What is the best way to care for people with chronic mental disorders? Do public or private institutions provide the most cost- effective services? Researchers at the University of Witwatersrand undertook a cost- quality analysis of six South African psychiatric institutions.
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    The colour of money - healthcare financing in post-apartheid South Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How has healthcare provision changed following the fall of apartheid in South Africa? What impact have these changes had on healthcare financing? Research at the University of Witwatersrand shows that changes in the provision and financing of healthcare have been an important component of wider action since 1994 to tackle the legacy of apartheid.
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    The golden rule - condom use among sex workers at a South African mine

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    A recent survey within a South African gold mining community revealed that 69 percent of local commercial sex workers (CSWs) are HIV- positive. Health education programmes and free condom distribution have not stopped these women from having unprotected sex. Why are conventional HIV prevention programmes failing among CSWs?

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