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  Older people can help Tanzania fight HIV/AIDS

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Older people who care for people living with HIV/AIDS or for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS are themselves at risk of infection. However, international data on infection rates does not include those older than fifty. There is little information on older people’s needs and how they could contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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  Local understandings of, and responses to, HIV: rural-urban migrants in Tanzania

  London School of Economics (=British Library for Political and Economic Science (BLPES)), 2006

  The focus of this study is male rural-urban migration in Tanzania and its interaction with sexual behaviour. The analysis presents results from a comparison with individual-level analyses from two populations, one in an urban area and one in a rural area.
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  Enhancing development through knowledge circulation: a different view of the migration of highly skilled Mexicans

  Global Commission on International Migration, 2005

  Using the Mexican community in Switzerland as a case study, this paper argues that highly skilled migrants have a potential to act as agents of development. In spite of potential threats of brain drain, highly skilled emigrants can help improve the quality of life of those who remain in the countries of origin.
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  UK Remittance market

  Department for International Development, UK, 2006

  This report examines existing information on the UK remittance industry, and synthesises good practices, data and emerging innovations relevant to remittances from the UK to developing countries.The paper finds that:information on the market size, market economics, lessons from other corridors and customer preferences/behaviour is needed by the industry to realise the potential of the m
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  Visitors from Zimbabwe: a preliminary study outlining the risks and vulnerabilities facing Zimbabwean children who have crossed illegally into Mozambique

  Save the Children Fund, 2006

  This report outlines the findings of a preliminary study by Save the Children UK in Mozambique on the issue of cross border migration of children from Zimbabwe.
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  Handbook on establishing effective labour migration policies in countries of origin and destination

  International Organization for Migration, 2006

  The aim of this handbook is to assist States in their efforts to develop new policy approaches, solutions, and practical measures for better management of labour migration in countries of origin and of destination.
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  Moving away from poverty: a spatial analysis of poverty and migration in Albania

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005

  This paper analyses recent patterns of migration and poverty in Albania, a country that - following the collapse of the communist regime in 1990 – has been experiencing high migration rates.Using a combination of survey and census data, the paper characterises spatial patterns in the distribution of poverty and migration at a high level of geographic disaggregation.The results emphasise the
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  Give us your best and brightest: the global hunt for talent and its impact on the developing world

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2005

  This book discusses the challenges and opportunities posed by the international migration of labour to developing countries.
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  Rights of migrant workers in Asia: any light at the end of the tunnel?

  International Labour Organization, 2004

  This paper looks at the rights of migrant workers in Asia. While many of these countries have not ratified ILO and UN Conventions specifically addressing migrant workers, the basic human rights of these workers should be covered by ILO core Conventions and universal human rights instruments ratified by these countries.
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  For public service or money: understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2005

  This working paper, published by the World Bank, examines what determines the willingness to work in a rural area of final year nursing and medical students in Ethiopia. The paper reports that two thirds of nursing students and 90 per cent of medical students would prefer to work in an urban area than a rural area.

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