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StoryNo relevant topicsA study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsProjected impact of a reduction in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Argentina: a modeling study
The study finds that even with conservative assumptions, a relatively small reduction in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption could lead to a substantial decrease in diabetes incidence, card
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBarriers and facilitators to implementing bubble CPAP to improve neonatal health in sub-saharan Africa : a systematic review
The review evaluates the barriers and facilitators of bubble CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) implementation, utilization and sustainability for newborn care at sub-Saharan African health
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsThe evolution of non-communicable diseases policies in post-apartheid South Africa
Redressing structural inequality within the South African society in the post-apartheid era became the central focus of the democratic government.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAn evaluation of the sodium content and compliance with the national sodium reduction targets among packaged foods sold in Costa Rica in 2015 and 2018
Results of the study demonstrate the feasibility of reducing sodium content in packaged foods in Costa Rica.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsCharacterizing 'health equity' as a national health sector priority for maternal, newborn, and child health in Ethiopia
The study findings point to global pressures in terms of maximizing health investments, and questions how social, political, and economic determinants of health are addressed through broader develo
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPromoting and delivering antenatal care in rural Jimma zone, Ethiopia : a qualitative analysis of midwives’ perceptions
The study shows that enhancing the collaborative interactions between midwives and Health Extension Workers (HEW) is important to increase the reach and impact of Antenatal care (ANC) services and
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRelationships of dissolved oxygen with chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton composition in tilapia ponds
This study investigated the relationships among the parameters of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton composition in tilapia ponds.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIntegrating scientific and farmers' perception towards evaluation of rain-fed agricultural technologies for sorghum and cowpea productivity in Central Kenya
Integration of a minimal addition of organic and inorganic inputs on valued traditional crops with adequate rainfall under normal farming practices in semi arid lands is an option that may improve
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRecovering from Covid-19 through greater youth economic inclusion
The newspaper article reports on the rise of unemployment, particularly among young people. COVID-19 has diminished economic growth and many people have lost jobs.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIdentifying urban hotspots of dengue, chikungunya, and zika transmission in Mexico to support risk stratification efforts : a spatial analysis
The study identifies persistent Aedes-borne disease hotspots in Mexican cities.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWomen’s economic empowerment : insights from Africa and South Asia
This book examines women’s economic empowerment in a range of developing country contexts, investigating the societal structures and norms which keep women from achieving economic equality.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBottom-up connectivity strategies : community-led small-scale telecommunication infrastructure networks in the global south
The book documents the details, benefits and challenges of small-scale, community-based connectivity projects.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsModel for NGO and private sector partnership for scaling up SAKs
Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPolicy brief by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria
This policy brief serves to aid policy for land management especially in Cross River State, Nigeria.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTransformation, adaptation and development : relating concepts to practice
The article charts some of the ways the term “transformation” is used in relation to climate change adaptation, and how in turn, these relate to practice.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDoes gamification in education work? : experimental evidence from Chile
Gamification, or the introduction of game elements to non-game contexts, has the potential to improve learning by increasing student motivation.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDevelopment and evaluation of food environment audit instrument : AUDITNOVA
Results show that the tool (AUDITNOVA) is reliable for measuring food environment aspects such as availability, price, quantity of brands, and advertising of foods available in the consumer food en
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRobust research tools shed light on the crucial development issue of alcohol harm and enable effective policy adoption
The International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study collects and analyses detailed information regarding alcohol-related health and economic burdens, and the potential effectiveness of various measures,
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsUsing equitable impact sensitive tool (EQUIST) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes : a focus on six West African countries
The EQUitable Impact Sensitive Tool (EQUIST), a web-based free-access, analytical platform, enables countries and communities to address issues of health equity in maternal, newborn and child healt
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAssessment of national maternal and child health policy-makers’ knowledge and capacity for evidence-informed policy-making in Nigeria
The study aimed to engage Nigerian maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) policy-makers and stakeholders and to assess their existing knowledge and capacity on the use of research evidence for
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsImportance of inequality for natural resource governance : evidence from two Nicaraguan territories
Natural resources constitute an important axis around which rural territorial dynamics revolve. Based on empirical
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTowards an ecosystem approach to policy process : insights from the sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem health approaches
The paper outlines factors that should be considered in an ecosystem approach to policy process. Merely exhorting policymakers to avoid reductionism is not enough.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSocio-economic determinants of household out-of-pocket payments on healthcare in Pakistan
In Pakistan, Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment on healthcare is 67% of total expenditure on healthcare.
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