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  Supporting local innovation in Nepal

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  For poor and vulnerable rural communities, innovating through local experimentation and adaptation in farming and other practices is an important means of survival. How can local innovation be fostered and valued alongside the wider development of high technology, which is commonly associated with globalisation?
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  SOMO briefing paper on ethics in clinical trials: Examples of unethical trials

  Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2006

  This briefing paper provides an overview of known examples of unethical clinical trials for pharmaceuticals with a focus on developing countries. The study makes the following general observations :
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  Behaviour change in perinatal care practices among rural women exposed to a women's group intervention in Nepal

  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2006

  This article, in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, examines the behaviour changes in pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care of women in rural Nepal who attend participatory women’s groups which focus on improving care before, during and after childbirth.
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  Toward synergistic rural-urban development: the experience of the Rural Urban Partnership Programme (RUPP) in Nepal

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006

  Using a case study from Nepal where conscious efforts have been made to improve linkages between rural and urban areas through the Rural Urban Partnership Programme, RUPP, this paper suggests a general framework for rural-urban development.
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  Dealing with spoilers in peace processes

  2006

  This report discusses the outcomes of a workshop on how to deal with ”spoilers” in peace negotiations.
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  Reality of aid global reports 2006

  Reality of Aid, 2006

  The Reality of Aid 2006 Global Report takes on the issues of security, conflict and the war on terror and present life-and-death challenges vis-à-vis development cooperation.
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  Promoting skills development

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2004

  This paper presents the main findings of a four-country project aimed at reinforcing institutional capacities and supporting policy formation in the vocational education sector.The project, undertaken in Laos, Mali, Nepal and Senegal, focused on the integration of vocational skills training into the UNESCO Educational For All National Action Plans.
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  Tackling social exclusion in health and education: case studies from Asia

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This paper draws together some of the lessons from a study commissioned by DFID to identify ways of tackling social exclusion through promising practices in health and education in the Asia region.
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  Family members observe TB treatment in rural Nepal

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Direct observation of treatment is a key component of the DOTS strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control. Until very recently World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines have actively discouraged supervision of drug-taking by family members. But research in Nepal suggests this could be a useful strategy in remote areas.
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  The determinants and consequences of chronic and transient poverty in Nepal

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006

  Policy designed to reduce both chronic and transient poverty needs to look at the root causes common to both. This study focuses on the impacts of wealth, human capital and ethnicity on both types of poverty.

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