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Children and accidents factsheet
Child Accident Prevention Trust, UK, 2004This fact sheet, published by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, UK, provides brief information about the causes of child accidents and how they can be prevented. Accidents are the main cause of death for children and young people in the UK, and are also a major cause of long-term disability and ill health. Boys are approximately twice as likely as girls to have accidents.DocumentInjury: a leading cause of the burden of disease
World Health Organization, 2002This document, published by the WHO, updates its 1999 publication of the same title with more recent data. The aim of the document is to inform policymakers, health officials, researchers and the general public about the magnitude and ranking of injuries.DocumentMobilising smallholder labour in oil palm production: results of the mobile card trial, Hoskins, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Curtin University of Technology, Research Unit for the Study of Societies in Change, 2004Under-harvesting in the smallholder oil palm sector leads to substantial production losses amongst outgrowers. At Hoskins in Papua New Guinea losses were estimated at around 25% of production with the main causes related to a shortage of labour supply.This paper reviews a payment trial at Hoskins that was designed to increase the supply of labour and so raise productivity.DocumentWhere there is no psychiatrist (chapter 1): an introduction to mental illness
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, 2003This chapter is from the book “Where there is no psychiatrist”, produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It provides an overview of key issues in mental health and mental illness for developing countries, intended for the general or community health worker in settings without a qualified psychiatrist.DocumentInvesting in mental health
World Health Organization, 2001This paper from the World Health Organization outlines the scale and burden of mental disorders worldwide, and provides guidance on mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and effective treatments and interventions.DocumentInclusive education in India: a lot of talk but not enough action?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005India is committed to fulfilling the goal of education for all and ‘inclusive education’ is now a feature of various government documents and plans. However, between 35 and 80 million of India’s 200 million school age children do not attend school. In addition, fewer than five percent of children who have a disability are in school.DocumentGendered analysis of the working for water programme: a case study of the Tsitsikama Working for Water project
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005Governments have attempted to mitigate the effects of high unemployment in various ways, particularly through targeted interventions such as public works programmes. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) of the South African government aims to address unemployment by creating labour intensive jobs through government expenditure.DocumentA race against time: the challenge of cardiovascular disease in developing economies
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, 2004This report from the Earth Institute at Columbia University in the United States warns of a major global health crisis that is about to happen due to rising levels of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in developing countries.DocumentConsequences of unemployment related poverty: the number of people passing faked disability registration increases annually
AzerWeb, Azerbaijan, 2004The goal of this paper is to find out the sources of demand for fake disability pensions in the central territory of Azerbaijan. The study is based on a survey that involved both interviews and questionnaires.The study finds that the fake disability problem in central Azerbaijan is widespread.