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    Environment affects childhood risk of fever and diarrhoea in Malawi

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Diarrhoea and fever are leading causes of death and ill-health among infants and young children in sub-Saharan Africa. However, few studies have examined the patterns of these diseases and their risk factors in the most affected communities. Until recently, the only information on childhood ill-health came from clinics and hospital records.
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    Community based organisations in southern Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Community based organisations (CBOs) work for the welfare of local communities. Many are usually resource poor but are expected to achieve a lot. Several CBOs working on human rights and social justice issues emerged over the last 15 years in southern Africa. What are their strengths and weaknesses and their needs?
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    A price to pay? Increasing insecticide-treated net coverage in Malawi

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Nets treated with insecticide have proved to be an effective method of reducing malaria. Before increasing the scale of this intervention, however, policymakers need to be fully informed of the costs involved and the effect that the scaling-up will have. Cost-effectiveness has been measured in trials, but what does the intervention cost in practice?
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    Evaluation of general budget support: synthesis report

    DAC Network on Development Evaluation, 2006
    OECD donor countries now channel about US$ 5 billion (some 5 per cent of their aid) directly to the budgets of developing country governments.This report reflects findings from an evaluation conducted by the OECD DAC to assess to what extent, and under what circumstances, General Budget Support (GBS) is relevant, efficient and effective for achieving sustainable impacts on poverty reduction and g
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    South African gender elections and media training report

    Gender Links, Johannesburg, 2005
    These country reports produced by Gender Links (GL) give a detailed overview of training workshops held in South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola and Mauritius, ahead of their elections in 2004 and 2005.
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    Stakeholder collaboration: an imperative for education quality

    Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2006
    This paper draws on examples of successful stakeholder collaboration in existing education projects and emphasises the importance of collaboration in education quality improvement.
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    Malawi 2004 demographic and health survey: key findings

    Measure DHS Deomographic and Health Surveys, 2005
    This report details the key findings of the 2004 demographic and health survey (DHS) for Malawi.
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    Assessing the impact of the PRGF on social services in selected African countries: a synthesis report on Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania

    African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, 2006
    The Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PGRF) consists of a series of targets designed to encourage transformation in the economies and policies of the participating countries, with a view of promoting macroeconomic stability, economic growth and poverty reduction with a six year framework.This research paper assess the impact of the PGRF on social services in Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzan
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    Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners

    Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Colombia, 2006
    Does seed aid needs to be improved? According to the authors of this publication series, seed-based agricultural recovery is more complex than commonly assumed. This series of practice briefs offers advice on how to sustain and strengthen seed systems during disaster response and recovery periods.
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    Anticipating and responding to drought emergencies in southern Africa: lessons from the 2002-2003 experience

    The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2005
    The paper suggests that nutritional monitoring needs to be complemented by information on the sustainability of household coping behaviour. Unfortunately, very little such information has become publicly available. Food prices and market impacts varied widely across the region.

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