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    Reproductive healthcare - India's private practitioners go back to school

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Reproductive health problems are a major cause of illness for married women in Karnataka State, India. How can reproductive healthcare be improved? Private practitioners carry out three-quarters of gynaecological consultations. Could a simple and inexpensive training programme improve the quality of gynaecological care in the private sector?
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    On trial - house spraying versus treated bednets for malaria control

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Insecticide-treated mosquito nets have replaced house spraying as the preferred method for preventing malaria in many endemic areas. But which is most effective? Entomologists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council reviewed trials of the two strategies in Africa, Asia and Melanesia.
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    Peacebuilding from below: can NGOs promote non-violent conflict resolution processes?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How can international NGOs (INGOs) integrate peacebuilding into development and relief work in conflict zones? What are the risks and consequences of mixing relief with peacebuilding? Can INGOs simultaneously be mediator, arbitrator, advocate, trainer, witness, supporter, counsellor and therapist in fraught circumstances?
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    Explaining the epidemic: social and economic features of HIV

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The pattern of the HIV/AIDS epidemic varies between and within world regions. What are the social and economic factors that drive epidemics? Researchers from the UK University of East Anglia and the South African University of Natal use data from Botswana, India, Uganda, the UK and Ukraine to develop a conceptual framework for understanding epidemic patterns.
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    Gut reaction: tackling intestinal worms in Bangladesh

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 1999
    Infection with helminth parasites, such as roundworm, whipworm and hookworm, is very common among children in Bangladesh. Children living in rural areas and urban slums are particularly at risk due to inadequate sanitation, dirty water and poor hygiene. What is the most cost-effective way to eradicate these infections?
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    Quantity or quality - does Nepal need more clinics or better services?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Are there enough maternal and child health clinics in rural Nepal? How accessible are they? How could standards at existing clinics be improved? Research by Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine assessed whether the number or quality of clinics is more important for women and children's health.
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    Lessons learned - what do we know about health education?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Health education is promoted as an important element of primary healthcare. But how effective is it? Researchers from the UK Institute of Child Health examined mother and child health education programmes, focusing on definition, design and evaluation. They illustrated these issues using a case study of postnatal education in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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    Why should governments serve the poor?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Is government responsible for ensuring public health? Is it necessary for public entities to deliver this public good? Who else might serve the unprofitable urban poor?
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    At your service? Family planning programmes in Bangladesh

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The Bangladesh National Family Planning Programme is highly successful. Contraceptive use reached 49 percent in 1996. However, external funding is expected to decline over the next decade as demand for services increases. How can the Programme improve its financial sustainability and provide more cost-effective service delivery?
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    Trapped by parental control ? Child labour migrants in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    The idea that children may be active decision- makers has received little serious attention from social scientists. New research on data from rural Karnataka, India, suggests that very young males leave for the city in considerable numbers, often in direct conflict with parental preferences.

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