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    Health as an informational good: the determinants of child nutrition and mortality during political and economic recovery in Uganda

    Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1995
    The paper uses data from the 1992 Integrated Household Survey to model the determinants of child mortality and malnutrition. Parental beliefs about health have a strong and very highly significant influence on child mortality. Education and income also play a role, partly coming through its effect on beliefs, but early primary education seems to have little effect.
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    Sector strategy: Health, Nutrition & Population

    Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1997
    How does the World Bank assess the major trends and key development strategies in the health, nutrition and population (HNP) sector?
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    Class Action: Improving School Performance in the Developing World Through Better Health and Nutrition

    Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1999
    The success of survival programs for children under 5 in the developing world has created new challenges for improving the quality of life for the survivors: those who reach school age. Class Action summarizes how better nutrition and health for youths will enhance school, performance, productivity, and the health of future generations. [author]
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    Design, Content and Financing of an Essential National Package of Health Services

    Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1993
    A minimum package of public health and clinical interventions, which are highly cost-effective and deal with major sources of disease burden, could be provided in low-income countries for about $ 12 per person per year, and in middle-income countries for about $ 22.
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    To Nourish a Nation: Investing in Nutrition with World Bank Assistance

    Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 1999
    The challenges of development require a strong human resource base - a workforce that is physically strong, mentally alert, and healthy. But malnutrition robs a country of these resources, preventing entire communities from participating fully in development.
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    Safety Nets and Transfers: Social assistance, social funds, pensions, and employment programs

    PovertyNet, World Bank, 1998
    Introduction to the role of safety nets and transfers in providing short-term protection food, health and income protection to the most vulnerable of the poor. Explains what safety net programs are, who needs them, and how to design them. Provide examples of experience with safety net programs, and a selection of key World Bank documents on safety nets and transfers.
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    Food balance sheets and food consumption surveys: a comparison of methodologies and results

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 1998
    The most common and widely used data sets in the field of food consumption statistics are obtained through food balance sheets. They provide estimates of quantities available for human consumption in a country during a specified period. Information on food consumption or availability is also available from surveys of household consumption or expenditure.
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    Nutrient balance

    Land Quality Indicators Project, 1997
    Guidelines for estimating the soil nutrient balance at the continental, regional, and national level are presented. Indicators for soil nutrient depletion are evaluated and procedures for their quantification are discussed.
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    Employment opportunities with the FAO

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1999
    Vacancy announcements from the FAO
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    Concepts And Definitions Of Supply Utilization Accounts

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 1998
    Timely and reliable statistical information is one of the most important building blocks for the formulation of sound development plans and of policies, aimed at improving the efficiency of production and distribution of food and agricultural products in countries, thereby raising their standards of living.

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