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    The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the health of the elderly in Tanzania

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2001
    This paper is a product of the research project on “The economic impact of fatal adult illness due to AIDS and other causes in Sub-Saharan Africa”.The paper uses longitudinal household data from the Kagera Region of Tanzania collected in 1991-94 to measure the impact of mortality, mainly as a result of HIV/AIDS, of prime-aged adult household members on the level and changes in physical well-bei
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    Childhood challenged: South Africa's children, HIV/AIDS and the corporate sector

    Save the Children Fund, 2002
    HIV/AIDS is now the greatest threat to child development in many parts of the world, including South Africa,and will continue to affect the lives of several generations of children.This report from Save the Children summarises research undertaken into the South African corporate sector's engagement with affected children in 2001.HIV/AIDS is a major challenge for business in South Africa,and
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    The report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic 2002

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2002
    The AIDS epidemic is still in an early phase – HIV prevalence is climbing higher than previously believed possible in the worst-affected countries and is continuing to spread rapidly into new populations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.
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    Community mobilization for orphans in Zambia: an assessment of the orphans and vulnerable children programme of Project Concern International

    Displaced Children and Orphans Fund & Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund, USAID, 1999
    An estimated 78 percent of Zambia’s current orphans are the result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The paper argues that:finding effective ways to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children and families must become a top national prioritystrategies to mitigate the problems of AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children must focus on strengthening the capacities of the extended family and
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    Genomics and world health

    World Health Organization, 2002
    In the coming decades, information generated by genomics will have major benefits for the prevention, diagnosis and management of many diseases which have been difficult or impossible to control.The purpose of this report is to help the 191 WHO Member States to ensure that genome technology is used to reduce rather than exacerbate global inequalities in health status.
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    Making AIDS part of the global development agenda

    Finance and Development, IMF, 2002
    Developing countries that do not, or cannot, protect human capital will not be able to participate fully in the global economy, much less take advantage of the opportunities it affords. This paper from the journal Finance and Development, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at opportunities for countries to include strategies for tackling AIDS in their national policy frameworks.
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    A guide to research on care-seeking for childhood malaria

    Support for Analysis and Research in Africa, USAID, 2002
    The Guide is a manual for researchers who will plan and implement a study on care-seeking for childhood malaria.
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    Qualitative research for improved health programs: a guide to manuals for qualitative and participatory research on child health, nutrition, and reproductive health

    Support for Analysis and Research in Africa, USAID, 2000
    This guide is designed for program managers, researchers, funders of health programs, and others who are considering using qualitative research methods to help them design more effective health programs and/or evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing programs. It is assumed that the reader already has some familiarity with the basic methods in the “qualitative research toolbox” such as
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    A world fit for children

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2002
    This UNICEF report is the official outcome document approved at the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children on 10 May 2002. The paper reviews progress made and lessons learned since the World Summit for Children in 1991 and calls on society to join together to build a better world for children .
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    Contraceptive method choice in developing countries

    International Family Planning Perspectives, 2002
    For all persons to enjoy a choice among contraceptive options, a range of methods must be readily available. Yet measures of access show serious deficits that depress use of each method. Countries differ both in the number of methods offered and the extent to which each is made available.

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