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    ICT revolution: creating a southern info-underclass?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Who are the winners and losers in the ICT revolution? What are the likely consequences of the slow development of ICT infrastructure in many developing countries? As globalisation deepens, what have we learnt about the economic growth and poverty reduction potential of new information technologies?
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    Hazardous waste? Risks from healthcare waste to the poor

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How dangerous is waste produced by healthcare facilities? What are the health and socio- economic impacts of healthcare waste? A lack of information on the actual risks may result in the establishment of inappropriate standards and the unnecessary use of expensive technology. What alternative low- cost measures are available for dealing with this waste?
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    Is breast really best? Breastfeeding and infectious diseases in the era of HIV

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    HIV can be transmitted from mother to child through breastmilk. However, breastfeeding protects babies against infectious diseases, which cause more than two thirds of deaths among children under five in less developed countries. Should breastfeeding be promoted or discouraged in areas where HIV is prevalent?
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    Dropping like flies - diarrhoea prevention in Pakistan

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Several million children die each year from diarrhoea. What is the most effective way to prevent childhood diarrhoea? Fly control has been classified as an 'ineffective' prevention measure by the World Health Organisation (WHO). But is it time to re- evaluate the usefulness of this strategy?
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    Taking a closer look at cataract surgery in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Cataracts blind four million people every year in India. How can the Indian government provide good quality and cost-effective cataract treatment and achieve its aim of reducing the prevalence of blindness? Is there a role for the non-governmental sector in the provision of cataract surgery?
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    Sound advice: peer counsellors promote breastfeeding in Bangladesh

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Breastfeeding can significantly improve a baby's chance of survival. But hospital-based breastfeeding promotion has limited impact in Bangladesh, where 95 percent of mothers give birth at home. How can mothers be advised and supported effectively in exclusive breastfeeding during the first five months after birth?
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    Standards do matter: how can small producers keep up?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    With globalisation, small producers everywhere need to conform to international standards. These can, for example, relate to the environment, working conditions, or forms of quality assurance. Standards reassure environmentally and ethically conscious consumers. International retailers and producers benefit from better control of increasingly complex global supply chains.
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    Must the small go to the wall? Financing small enterprises

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become more efficient? Can the success of northern SMEs be replicated in developing countries? How has trade liberalisation impacted SMEs?
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    The sustainable livelihoods approach to project design: does it work?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    In line with DFID’s 1997 White Paper on partnerships, DFID-India plans to work closely with Orissa and Andhra Pradesh over the next decade. Two new projects aim to contribute to India’s efforts to eliminate poverty by supporting the country’s watershed development programme.
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    Watershed development: what’s in it for India’s rural poor?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How far do Watershed Development Activities (WSD) activities result in new livelihood opportunities? Are opportunities equitably distributed? How sustainable are they?

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