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    MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS

    The MRC/UVRI Mission is to;
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    Gender and identity on social media

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    Over the years, feminist critiques of Habermas's conceptualisation of the 'public sphere' have been published by various theorists including Nancy Fraser, Seyla Benhabib, Iris Marion Young, Mary Ryan, Carole Patman and Joan Landes. These scholars have alerted us to the physical exclusion of women from the public sphere.
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    BRICS: emergence of health agenda

    International Organisations Research Institute, 2014
    Health is an indispensable public good. At the national level, it has been manifested in the commitment of the BRICS members of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to scale up health financing. At the global level, it is evidenced by the international community progress on the three health-related Millennium Development Goals.
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    Strengthening Health Systems for Resilience

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    In countries with high levels of poverty or instability and with poor health system management and governance, people are highly vulnerable to shocks associated with ill health, including major epidemics. An effective health system can help build their resilience by reducing exposure to infection and minimising the impact of sickness on livelihoods and economic development.
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    Health insurance for the poor: myth or reality

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009
    A growing evidence base suggests that health insurance in poor areas can improve people’s access to health care. But the poorest in these areas do not seem to benefit much. Health insurance programs, generally, have not helped in reaching out to the poorest or improving their health care use. And whether insurance improves health outcomes among the poor remains to be established.
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    Millennium Development Goals Scenarios to 2015 and Beyond: An Integrated Micro-Macro Modelling Approach

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    The Philippines has made considerable progress in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, achieving all the targets remains a daunting challenge, with goals for poverty, education, and maternal mortality unlikely to be attained by 2015. Focus has now shifted to informing the post-2015 development agenda, based on future scenarios for the macroeconomy and the MDGs.
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    Analysis of the Individually Paying Program of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    The Individually Paying Program (IPP) is the voluntary component of the Philippines` social health insurance program. The program caters to those in the informal sector and those without a formal employer-employee relationship. Coverage levels for the IPP were found to be considerably low with a regional average of 57 percent and a provincial average of 53 percent.
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    Analysis of the Employed Program of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    The Employed Program of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) caters to those in the formal sector. Included are those in the government and private sectors with a formal employer-employee relationship.
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    The Prevalence of Philippine Prescribing, Dispensing, and Use Behavior in Relation to Generic Drugs and their Risk Factors

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    This study was designed to address the issue of compliance of physicians and drugstores to the provisions of Generics Act of 1988. Furthermore, it aims to explore the awareness of consumers on generic medicines to explain current trends and practices in drug prescribing, dispensing, and use. The study utilized a cross-sectional design.
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    Does parental education affect the impact of provision of health care on health status of children? Evidence from India

    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014
    Provision of health care facilities does not necessarily imply that individuals are making use of those facilities. The objective of the study is to analyse the impact of provision of health care facilities on child health status taking into account the utilistion of available facilities.

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