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Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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This paper attempts to understand the various risks faced by households living in disaster prone regions of rural India and specifically examine the effectiveness of coping mechanisms adopted by households living in these areas to hedge against the risks. The study area (districts of eastern...
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Abstract In the vast literature on natural disasters one aspect is largely unexplored, and this is the two …-way relationship between natural disasters and the performance of public (government) institutions responsible for mitigating these … natural disasters. The first relationship is that poor performance of public institutions responsible for mitigating natural …
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levels concerned. Turkey had weaknesses in preparing, planning, mitigating and responding to disasters in spite of the known … seismic vulnerability of the country. Many steps have been taken after 1999 earthquakes in Turkey, however, the preparations …
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Indonesia launched the national health insurance program - Jaminan Kesehatan National (JKN), on January 1, 2014, and aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2019. Achieving UHC means not only increasing the number of people covered but also expanding the benefits package and ensuring...
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disasters of unprecedented size. As conditions worsen, variations in coastal morphology will magnify the effects in some areas … in the heightened impact of future disasters, with the most severe effects limited to a small number of countries and a …
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The implications of sea-level rise and storm surges for 84 developing countries and 577 of their cyclone-vulnerable coastal cities with populations greater than 100,000 are explored. Combining the most recent scientific and demographic information, they estimate the future impact of climate...
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The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
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There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development …
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Without a better understanding of the interactions between international players, households and public sector, it will be difficult for climate negotiators and donor institutions to determine the appropriate levels and modes of adaptation assistance. This paper contributes by assessing the...
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