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  Does money matter? The effects of cash transfers on child health and development in rural Ecuador

  World Bank, 2007

  This World Bank paper examines how a government-run cash transfer programme targeted to poor mothers in rural Ecuador influenced the health and development of their children. Unlike other transfer programmes that have been implemented in Latin America, the receipt of the cash transfers was not conditioned on specific parental actions.
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  Community health workers: a review of concepts, practice and policy concerns

  Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems, 2007

  This paper, prepared for the International Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems, provides an overview of the concepts and practice of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in several developing and developed countries.
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  A review of the impact of cash transfer programmes on child nutritional status and some implications for Save the Children UK programmes

  Save the Children Fund, 2006

  This paper, produced by Save the Children reviews eight cash transfer programmes in Latin America and Africa, and discusses the effectiveness of each in improving the nutritional status of children. It finds that cash transfers to targeted households have the potential to improve children’s diet and nutritional status.
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  Generating political priority for public health causes in developing countries: implications for a study on maternal mortality

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2007

  This Centre for Global Development brief discusses the factors that have influenced the degree to which national leaders have made maternal mortality a political priority. The brief compares five countries - Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia and Nigeria, which have varying levels of political priority for maternal mortality reduction.
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  Towards effective programming for WASH in schools: a manual on scaling up programmes for water, sanitation and hygiene in schools

  IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2007

  To be successful, water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) programmes in schools should focus on providing both effective facilities and effective education.
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  School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales

  The School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales is committed to excellence in research, learning and teaching and action to enhance health
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  Turning bureaucrats into warriors, preparing and implementing multi-sector HIV-AIDS programs In Africa - a generic operations manual

  World Bank, 2004

  This manual has been prepared to provide practical advice on preparing and implementing multi-sector programmes for countries engaged in tackling the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is aimed at national AIDS commissions (NACs) and the external institutions involved in implementing national AIDS plans.
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  Estimates of maternal mortality worldwide between 1990 and 2005: an assessment of available data

  The Lancet, 2007

  This Lancet paper provides comparable country, regional, and global estimates of maternal mortality ratios for 2005 and assesses trends between 1990 and 2005. The paper estimates that there were 535 900 maternal deaths in 2005, corresponding to a maternal mortality ratio of approximately 402 deaths per 100 000 livebirths.
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  Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: an annotated inventory

  World Health Organization, 2005

  This online annotated inventory published by the World Health Organization (WHO) reviews tools that link HIV/AIDS with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes (sexual health, maternal health, family planning and STI management) and those that link SRH with HIV/AIDS programmes (prevention, treatment, care and support).
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  Field experiences integrating family planning into programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV

  Studies in Family Planning, 2005

  This article, published in Studies in Family Planning, reviews field experiences of provision of family planning services in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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