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  Differences in diversification for Maasai pastoralists

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Increasing pressure on land from conservation, agriculture and tourism is pushing Maasai pastoralists to the margins of land. This is forcing many away from traditional livelihood activities. Once they lose their foothold in pastoralism, opportunities to re-enter are rare and alternative livelihoods are hard to access, especially for poorer pastoralists.
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  Class act – IMCI training boosts health workers’ performance

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Antimicrobial drugs are an essential tool for child survival, treating major killers such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. But antibiotic misuse by health workers is adding to the rise in drug-resistant disease. Training primary health workers in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) can improve the use of antimicrobials for children.
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  PRSPs in Africa: parliaments and economic policy performance

  Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2005

  Reporting on a review of four countries Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (Ghana, Niger, Tanzania and Malawi) this paper looks at the emerging strengths and weaknesses in the implementation of national PRSPs.
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  Private sector participation in health

  HLSP Institute, UK, 2004

  This document, from HLSP, examines a range of approaches to strengthening public-private sector partnerships in order to scale up affordable and quality-assured health services. The document summarises and assesses the evidence base for the impact of private sector interventions on the health of the poor and on the wider health systems.
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  Addressing the reproductive health needs and rights of young people since ICPD: the contribution of UNFPA and IPPF: Tanzania country evaluation report

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004

  This report is an evaluation of the contribution of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) to addressing the reproductive rights and health needs of young people in the period since the finalisation of the Programme of Action (POA) developed at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. The goal of th
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  Be quick – seeking care for life threatening malaria in southern Tanzania

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Prompt treatment with relatively cheap and effective drugs can prevent deaths from malaria. So why does this disease still cause more deaths than any other throughout Tanzania? The growth in the use of modern medicines has reduced the delaying impact of traditional remedies.
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  Sex, lies and survey data: adolescent sexual behaviour in Tanzania

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Collecting accurate data on the sexual behaviour of adolescents can be difficult.  Respondents may give inaccurate answers for a variety of reasons. Many young people find it difficult to speak openly about their sexual health and behaviour. In rural Tanzania, where the standard of education is low, poor literacy is also a barrier to completion of questionnaires.
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  Fighting malaria in Africa by linking with other disease initiatives

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  The global community is committed to cutting by half the number of deaths worldwide from malaria by 2010. In Africa, progress has been slow towards achieving the objectives set by the continent’s leaders in April 2000 to help reach this goal. Programmes to reduce malaria could be far more effective if they are linked to existing initiatives to prevent other diseases.
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  Friend or foe? Private sector sales of anti-malarial drugs in rural Tanzania

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Malaria treatment policy in Africa has focused mainly on government-run health systems. But many episodes of fever are treated at home using shop-bought drugs. Does the private sector threaten effective malaria treatment? Research involving the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked at retailers selling drugs in four districts in Tanzania.
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  Trust in public finance: citizens' view on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This paper looks at persistent public resistance to paying local taxes in Tanzania, as evidenced by widespread tax evasion and non-payment of fees and charges. In the standard economic model of taxpayer behaviour, the perceived quality of the government does not influence the level of taxes remitted.

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