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  Gender bias among children in India in their diet and immunisation against disease

  Social Science and Medicine, 2004

  This paper, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, investigates gender differences in the likelihood of being immunised against disease (tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, and measles) and of receiving a nutritious diet in India.
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  Gender and equity in access to health care services in the Middle East and North Africa

  Population Reference Bureau, 2006

  This article, published by the Population Reference Bureau, investigates differences in access to health care services between men and women in the Middle East and North Africa. It suggests that significant inequalities in access to health care services and overall health status persist for the region’s women, especially in the area of reproductive health.
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  Consumers stated and revealed preferences for community health workers and other strategies for the provision of timely and appropriate treatment of Malaria in South East Nigeria

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2006

  This article, published in Malaria Journal, examines people’s attitudes towards community health workers (CHWs) as a strategy for improving the timeliness and appropriateness of malaria treatment in Nigeria. CHWs would be better able than most people to recognise the symptoms of malaria and dispense appropriate medication.
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  Improving female recruitment, participation, and retention among peer educators in the Geração BIZ Program in Mozambique

  Pathfinder International, 2006

  This report from Pathfinder International outlines an intervention to boost the number of young women participating as peer workers in a youth work project in Mozambique.
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  The African regional health report: the health of the people

  Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organisation, 2006

  This World Health Organisation report focuses on the health of the 738 million people living in Africa. It provides a comprehensive analysis of key public health issues and progress made on them in the Africa region.
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  Can public-private collaboration promote tuberculosis case detection among the poor and vulnerable?

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006

  This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, analyses the impact of public-private mix (PPM) DOTS (directly observed treatment-short course) -- a recommended strategy for controlling tuberculosis (TB). Specifically, it assesses the ability of PPM partners to provide case detection services for poor and vulnerable people.
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  Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together?: Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study

  Human Resources for Health, 2006

  This paper, from Human Resources for Health, explores biomedical and traditional health practitioners’ experiences of, and attitudes towards, collaboration. The paper also identifies obstacles and potential opportunities for collaboration in the care of patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV and AIDS.
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  Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

  BioMed Central Infectious Diseases, 2005

  This study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, examines the reasons why there is often a delay in receiving treatment in tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopia. It notes that delayed diagnosis and treatment of TB results in severe disease and a greater likelihood of the patient dying. Amongst the patients studied, there was typically a delay of 80 days before the patient received treatment.
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  Strengthening accountability to sexual and reproductive health and rights and community participation in the context of reforms

  Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms [School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand], 2005

  This policy brief, published by the Initiative for Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Health Reforms, examines the ways in which community participation and accountability have been implemented in developing country health sector reforms, focusing on sexual and reproductive health services.
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  China: the intersections between poverty, health inequity, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS

  Gender and Health Equity Network, 2005

  This article, featured on the GHEN (Gender, Health and Equity Network) website, outlines how the intersections between poverty, health inequity and reproductive health, including HIV, affect rural women in China. The author argues that chronic and long term underinvestment in the health sector has created a public health crisis in China today.

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