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New health systems challenge to build trust and spread knowledge
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008In many parts of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa there is a growing gap between official accounts of how health systems operate and realities on the ground. Many countries have developed innovations to fit a changing health care landscape where informal markets and different sources of information play an increasingly important role.DocumentCommunity focus is key to eliminating filariasis
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008Lymphatic filariasis (LF) affects at least 120 million people worldwide, with a further billion at risk according to World Health Organization estimates. Although an LF elimination programme is underway, could poor understanding of the social and cultural aspects of the disease threaten the programme’s success?DocumentThe role of education in ‘successful’ globalisation
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008East Asia experienced phenomenal economic growth from the 1960s to 1990s and integrated successfully into the global economy. Japan and the East Asian ‘tigers’ are widely regarded as examples of ‘beneficial’ globalisation. What evidence is there from these countries of education’s role in positive forms of global integration?DocumentCivil society engagement in education budgets: a report documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience
Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; and lobbying to influence budget allocations to the education sector.DocumentFood assistance programming in the context of HIV
Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2007This guide from the FANTA project outlines key steps for integrating food assistance and nutrition into HIV programmes.DocumentMeat and milk: developing countries and the global livestock trade
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008The global demand for meat and milk is growing, as populations increase and incomes rise. Retailers and fast food outlets are benefiting but is this growth reducing poverty in developing countries?DocumentSubjective assessments, participatory methods and poverty dynamics: the Stages-of-Progress method
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007The Stages-of-Progress methodology helps examine why households move out of and into poverty. This paper presents the methodology, briefly discussing some results from case studies carried out in diverse communities of India, Kenya, Uganda, Peru and the USA.DocumentAchieving the MDGs in education: progress in the Commonwealth
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007In 2004, an estimated 77 million children of primary school age remained out of school worldwide. How are Commonwealth countries performing when it comes to progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in education and how likely are they to achieve these goals by 2015?DocumentField experiences integrating family planning into programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Studies in Family Planning, 2005This 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.DocumentGlobal Corruption Report 2007
Transparency International, 2007This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. The report provides comparative analysis of judicial corruption based on 32 country reports and providesPages