1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783533203321

Autore

Teklehaimanot Awash

Titolo

Coming to grips with malaria in the new millennium / / UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, and Access to Essential Medicines, Working Group on Malaria ; Lead authors: Awash Teklehaimanot (Coordinator). [et. al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-55063-1

1-280-47541-2

9786610475414

1-4619-0573-7

600-00-0100-2

1-84977-349-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Awash Teklehaimanot

Disciplina

362.196/93620091724

614.5320091724

616.9362

Soggetti

Malaria - Developing countries - Prevention

Malaria - Prevention - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Achieving the Millennium Development Goals"--Cover.

Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-129).

Nota di contenuto

Coming to grips with malaria inthe new millennium; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Working group members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Millennium Development Goal and target for malaria; Organization of this report; Chapter 2 The resurgence and burden of malaria; Health burden; Economic and social burden; Chapter 3 Review of major initiatives and institutional policies for malaria control; Global Malaria Eradication Program; Global Malaria Control Strategy

Harare Declaration on Malaria Prevention and ControlMultilateral Initiative on Malaria; Roll Back Malaria Initiative; Abuja Declaration on



Roll Back Malaria; Medicines for Malaria Venture; Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; Chapter 4 Malaria control strategies; Disease prevention strategies; Disease management strategies; Epidemic prevention and control strategies; Information, education, and communication strategies; Monitoring and evaluation; Chapter 5 Examples of successful scale-up of malaria control programs; Tigray region of Ethiopia; Highlands of Madagascar; Viet Nam

South AfricaTanzania; Lessons learned; Chapter 6 Priority challenges for scaling up malaria control programs; Strengthening health systems; Human resources capacity; Social mobilization of communities; Partnerships; Programmatic challenges; Chapter 7 Developing a global plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goal target for malaria; Conditions for achieving a sustained impact; Developing a global plan for reducing the burden of malaria; Components of a global plan; Needs assessment: costing and financing; Resource mobilization: needs assessment at the global level

Resource mobilization: needs assessment at the country level - EthiopiaChapter 8 Monitoring and evaluation; Monitoring and evaluation of health programs; Malaria-related Millennium Development Goal, targets, and indicators; Coverage measures; Main approaches to data collection for monitoring malaria control; Monitoring the effectiveness of antimalarials and insecticides; Developing geographic information systems and remote sensing; Cost-effectiveness of service provision; Linkage of malaria monitoring with poverty alleviation

Chapter 9 Research and development to meet current and future needsAntimalarial medicine development; Malaria diagnostics; Malaria management in young children; Malaria vector; Malaria vaccines; Chapter 10 Recommendations; 1. Establish a realistic and measurable target on malaria; 2. Enhance political commitment at country and global levels; 3. Strengthen health systems at national and district levels; 4. Develop human resources for program implementation; 5. Promote social mobilization and community participation; 6. Provide effective antimalarial supplies and commodities

7. Apply an integrated package of interventions

Sommario/riassunto

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them.  Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all.  The UN Mi



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910165036703321

Autore

Guo Si

Titolo

Price and Wage Flexibility in Hong Kong SAR / / Si Guo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2017

ISBN

9781475570410

1475570414

9781475570434

1475570430

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (20 pages) : color illustrations, tables, graphs

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

331.294109047

Soggetti

Wages - Great Britain

Wages - China - Hong Kong

Wages - United States

Labor

Macroeconomics

Wage Level and Structure

Wage Differentials

Price Level

Inflation

Deflation

Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General

Labor Economics: General

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Labour

income economics

Wages

Wage adjustments

Labor markets

Price adjustments

Prices

Labor economics

Labor market

Income economics

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The paper assesses the price and wage flexibility in Hong Kong SAR. At the aggregate level, it compares Hong Kong SAR with the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore by examining the three commonly used macroeconomic relationships among inflation, unemployment, wage growth, and output fluctuations. At the industry level, the paper compares the distributions of labor earnings and price growth in Hong Kong SAR and the United States. It further estimates a model of wage formation under downward nominal wage rigidity to compare the extent of wage rigidity in Hong Kong SAR and the United States. Overall, the comparisons show that broadly speaking, price and wage adjustments are more flexible in Hong Kong SAR than other economies.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973479503321

Autore

Sy Jemima

Titolo

Tapping the markets : opportunities for domestic investments in water and sanitation for the poor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2014]

ISBN

1-4648-0135-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

WarnerRobert

JamiesonJame

Disciplina

363.6/1091724

Soggetti

Water utilities - Developing countries

Water-supply, Rural - Developing countries

Sanitation, Rural - Developing countries

Rural poor - Services for - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Part 1 Water; Overview of the Water



Sector; Market Potential for Rural Piped Water Schemes; Constraints to Serving the Market; Recommendations; Note; Chapter 1 What Is the Problem?; Access Is Inadequate; Figure 1.1 Access to Improved Water in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 1990-2010; Table 1.1 Estimated Annual Economic Costs of Inadequate Water Supply in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; The Costs Are Borne Largely by the Poor; Governments Cannot Solve the Problem; Figures; Tables; References

Chapter 2 Why This Study?Figure 2.1 Study Analytical Framework; Note; References; Chapter 3 Water Networks and the Role of the Government; Salient Features of Networks; Table 3.1 Salient Features of Rural Piped Water Systems in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; Table 3.2 Investment in Construction of Water Systems in Bangladesh, by Sponsor, 2012; Role of the Public and Private Sectors; Reference; Chapter 4 Is Market Potential Sufficient to Justify Private Investment?; Table 4.1 Estimated Size of Water Market in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012

Table 4.2 Rural Piped Water Schemes under Private Management in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012Table 4.3 Drivers of Market Opportunities in the Water Sector in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia; Table 4.4 Clarity and Operationalization of Government Water Policy in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; Reference; Chapter 5 What Affects Demand for Water?; Cost of Water (Tariffs and Connection Fees); Table 5.1 Characteristics of Focus Group Participants; Table 5.2 Cost of Water Service as Portion of Household Income in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012

Table 5.3 Selected Annual Household Expenditures by Poor Households in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012Competition from Other Sources of Water; Figure 5.1 Sources of Water among People with Access to a Water Network in Bangladesh and Benin, by Use, 2012; Figure 5.2 Water Consumption in Cambodia in Dry and Rainy Seasons, 2012; Table 5.4 Uses of Water from Different Sources by People with Access to a Water Network in Benin, by Use, 2012; Figure 5.3 Factors Influencing Choice of Water Source by Poor Rural Households in Benin, 2012; Service Features of Importance to the Poor

Figure 5.4 Consumer Satisfaction with Piped Water System in Bangladesh and Benin, 2012Table 5.5 Factors Influencing Choice of Water Source by Poor Rural Households in Bangladesh, 2012; Note; Reference; Chapter 6 How Is Piped Water Supplied?; Firm Characteristics; Figure 6.1 Size of Operators of Piped Water Networks in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; Table 6.1 Total Investment by Water Network Operators in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; Figure 6.2 Legal Status of Water Network Operators in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012; Business Models

Table 6.2 Service Coverage and Revenues of Water Network Operators in Bangladesh, Benin, and Cambodia, 2012

Sommario/riassunto

What needs to be done to enable the domestic private sector to expand its role in the provision of safe water and improved sanitation to the poor in developing countries? Is an expanded role constrained because there is limited market potential, or is the problem the fact that business models cannot support an expansion of supply? Are government policies and the investment climate making expansion too costly or risky for enterprises to scale up their operations? This book presents the results of a detailed examination of market opportunities for the domestic private sector in the provision of