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Socio-economic inequalities in maternity care under political instability: evidence From Egypt, Jordan and Yemen
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2016Medical care during pregnancy is crucial for protecting women from health risks during and after pregnancy, and has been consistently linked to better child health outcomes. Improving maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).DocumentProtocol for a systematic review: interventions to improve the labour market situation of adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Campbell Collaboration, 2013Efforts to promote development and poverty reduction have not always adequately included disability; for example, disabled people are not included explicitly in any of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets and indicators.DocumentHealth in an ageing world - what do we know?
The Lancet, 2015The ageing of populations is poised to become the next global public health challenge. During the next 5 years, for the first time in history, people aged 65 years and older in the world will outnumber children aged younger than 5 years.DocumentIncluding people with disabilities in emergency relief efforts
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014More must be done to ensure the needs and rights of people with disabilities are fully recognised in disaster risk reduction and emergency responses.DocumentLooking at conditions of persons with disability in Metro Manila
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009The need to understand the conditions of persons with disability (PWD) is not only linked with Philippines' aim to reduce poverty and adhere to the goals stated in the 2000 Millennium Declaration but also and, more importantly, with the goal to improve the lives of PWDs in the long run.DocumentPreventing suicide: a global imperative
World Health Organization, 2014Suicide impacts on the most vulnerable of the world’s populations and is highly prevalent in already marginalised and discriminated groups of society.DocumentWhy health systems must change: addressing the needs of ageing populations in low- and middle-income countries
HelpAge International, 2014The world’s population is ageing rapidly, with the over-60 population growing fastest. Since 2000, there have been more people aged 60 or over than children under 5. Ageing, however, brings with it aDocumentUrban health in Kenya - Key findings: the 2000 nairobi cross-sectional slum survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012In the year 2000, APHRC conducted the first Nairobi Cross-Sectional Slum Survey that examined health profiles of urban slum residents comparing them with those of rural residents in Kenya.DocumentThe urban advantage: is Kenya making progress towards improving the lives of the urban poor? Perspectives: ten years after the year 2000 Nairobi cross-sectional slum survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012The poor standard of living in many cities of the developing world has led researchers to question the so-called ‘urban advantage’, which assumes that urban dwellers fare better than their rural counterparts in terms of economic and health conditions.DocumentThe Global Gender Gap Report 2010
World Economic Forum, 2010The Global Gender Gap Index was introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, as a framework for capturing and measuring gender based disparities and tracking their progress. It seeks to highlight those countries that are role models in dividing resources equitably between women and men, regardless of their level of resources. In 2010, 134 countries were included in the index.Pages