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1. GDP per capita in India as a measure of Human Development Index (HDI)
2. Gender and ICT Awards 2005: Mobile Help-Line for Women in Bangladesh tops
Gender and ICT Awards 2005
3. Islamic Development Bank
4. The IEC eWarehouse (UNICEF India)
5. Victoria Halle, Founder of the Institute for OneWorld Health
6. UNFPA in Europe ? New Website
7. Parents Fly in African Village Elders to Circumcise their Young Daughters
8. Fortune at The Bottom of The Pyramid: A Mirage
9. Is there REALLY a fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid?
10. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
11. UNIFEM Launches Joint Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and
HIV/AIDS in the Great Lakes Region
12. Turning the Tide: The Next Wave of Action for Gender Equality and
Women?s Empowerment
13. 2007 Global Development Marketplace - Improving Results in Health,
Nutrition and Population for the Poor
14. Dynamic Contextual Analysis: A Context Specific Approach to
Understanding Barriers to and Opportunities for Change (2nd Edition)
15. PLoS Medicine - Special Edition on 'Social Medicine' (October 2006)
16. Mozambique: VillageReach - Health Care for Remote Communities
17. VillageReach - Improving Health in Rural Communities
18. A Different World of Family Practice
19. Improving Reproductive Health through Community-Based Services: 25 Years
of Pathfinder International Experience
20. Lessons from Pain: Treating Sierra Leone's Endless Health Emergency
21. Socioeconomic Differentials in Caesarean Rates in Developing Countries:
A Retrospective Analysis
22. Promoting and Facilitating Foreign Direct and Local Investment in
Swaziland
23. Special Evaluation Study on the Asian Development Bank's Policy for the
Health Sector
24. Caring for Women: UNFPA Pakistan Earthquake Response at Six Months
(October 2005 to April 2006)
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1. GDP per capita in India as a measure of Human Development Index (HDI)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078292
India's GDP will go high up to 9-10% because of the dynamism shown on the
part of Indian industry. Industries are investing and expanding on an
unprecedented scale. Their capabilities to take boldly on global
competition. Many of them already have...
Contributed by DR.PRABIR Dutta on 22 Oct , 2006
2. Gender and ICT Awards 2005: Mobile Help-Line for Women in Bangladesh tops
Gender and ICT Awards 2005
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078475
Pallitathya Help-line, an innovative Mobile Help-Line program of D.Net
(www.dnet-bangladesh.org) via cell phones among under-priviledged women in
rural Bangladesh bested thirty other entries from all over Asia Pacific to
win 2005's Gender and...
Contributed by Mahmud Hasan on 23 Oct , 2006
3. Islamic Development Bank
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078554
The purpose of the Bank is to foster the economic development and social
progress of member countries and Muslim communities individually as well as
jointly in accordance with the principles of Shari'ah i.e., Islamic Law.
Contributed by Brian Wilcox on 23 Oct , 2006
4. The IEC eWarehouse (UNICEF India)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
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The eWarehouse is a user-friendly digital repository of information,
education and communication (IEC) materials developed or produced by UNICEF
India. The site allows anyone with IEC requirements related to UNICEF's
programme areas to search or...
Contributed by Naysán Sahba on 24 Oct , 2006
5. Victoria Halle, Founder of the Institute for OneWorld Health
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
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"Victoria Hale, founder of the Institute for OneWorld Health, the first
non-profit drugs company in the United States, explains how traditional
business methods can help tackle health problems worldwide." [via Principal
Voices, a project aimed at...
Contributed by emmanuel Asomba on 24 Oct , 2006
6. UNFPA in Europe ? New Website
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078874
Partnership is the lever through which the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) is able to carry out its broad mandate to promote the right of every
individual to a life of health and equal opportunity and to reduce poverty
by ensuring that every...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 25 Oct , 2006
7. Parents Fly in African Village Elders to Circumcise their Young Daughters
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078885
(By: Nicola Woolcock, The Times (UK), 23 October 2006)- In Britain, female
circumcision - or female genital mutilation (FGM) - is illegal, and carries
a maximum sentence of 14 years' imprisonment. The penalty has, however,
failed to halt the...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 25 Oct , 2006
8. Fortune at The Bottom of The Pyramid: A Mirage
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078685
"Poor people ? at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) ? represent a very
attractive market opportunity. The 'BOP proposition' argues that selling to
the poor can simultaneously be profitable and help eradicate poverty. This
is at best a harmless illusion...
Contributed by emmanuel Asomba on 24 Oct , 2006
9. Is there REALLY a fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid?
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078708
"The seminal work by CK Prahalad, arguing the crucial role of multi-national
corporations in alleviating poverty by treating the poor as consumers, has
been one of the most influential tracts in recent years. Now, a vigorous
attack has been mounted...
Contributed by emmanuel Asomba on 24 Oct , 2006
10. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
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UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and
technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster
women's empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women's
human rights at the centre...
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 24 Oct , 2006
11. UNIFEM Launches Joint Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and
HIV/AIDS in the Great Lakes Region
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078783
Date: 17 October 2006, Bujumbura ? The United Nations Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) and the Government of Burundi have launched a Joint Programme
on Preventing Gender-Based Violence and HIV/AIDS at a workshop that was held
in Bujumbura on 2-3...
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 24 Oct , 2006
12. Turning the Tide: The Next Wave of Action for Gender Equality and
Women?s Empowerment
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078790
Excerpt from Speech by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on 9th October 2006 at the 61st
Session of the UN General Assembly, Third Committee. Agenda item 60(a):
Advancement of Women. "As the...
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 24 Oct , 2006
13. 2007 Global Development Marketplace - Improving Results in Health,
Nutrition and Population for the Poor
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
808
Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program of the World
Bank that funds innovative, small-scale development projects. DM2007 is
offering US$4 Million in awards for proposals with innovative ideas to
improve health, nutrition,...
Contributed by Sharon Haba on 24 Oct , 2006
14. Dynamic Contextual Analysis: A Context Specific Approach to
Understanding Barriers to and Opportunities for Change (2nd Edition)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
989
"In recognition of the complexity and diversity of young people's sexual
lives researchers from the Safe Passages to Adulthood programme have
developed the dynamic contextual analysis (DCA) methodology. The DCA
resolves to move beyond previous...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 26 Oct , 2006
15. PLoS Medicine - Special Edition on 'Social Medicine' (October 2006)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1079008
This October 2006 issue of PLoS Medicine contains a special collection of
ten magazine articles and five research papers devoted entirely to social
medicine. The collection features many of the leaders in the field,
including the renowned medical...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 26 Oct , 2006
16. Mozambique: VillageReach - Health Care for Remote Communities
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078797
With support from the Development Marketplace and in partnership with the
Mozambique Ministry of Health and the Foundation for Community Development
in Mozambique, VillageReach has provided vaccine delivery, energy,
communications and waste...
Contributed by Sharon Haba on 24 Oct , 2006
17. VillageReach - Improving Health in Rural Communities
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078
802
VillageReach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to save lives
and improve well-being in developing countries by increasing community
access to healthcare and other essential services. All too frequently
lifesaving vaccines and medical...
Contributed by Sharon Haba on 24 Oct , 2006
18. A Different World of Family Practice
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078812
This article, by Kristin Harrison, details the experiences on of one medical
doctor, Scott Kellermann, M.D, while working with pygmy communities of South
Western Uganda, where malaria had turned into a menace in the jungle of
Uganda. [from Texas...
Contributed by Sharon Haba on 24 Oct , 2006
19. Improving Reproductive Health through Community-Based Services: 25 Years
of Pathfinder International Experience
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1078971
Pathfinder International is pleased to announce the publication of
"Improving Reproductive Health through Community-Based Services: 25 Years of
Pathfinder International Experience." This report describes Pathfinder's
efforts at the grassroots level...
Contributed by Mary Burket on 26 Oct , 2006
20. Lessons from Pain: Treating Sierra Leone's Endless Health Emergency
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1079
107
As it slowly emerges from a decade of civil war, Sierra Leone is struggling
to repair its ruined economy, the basic infrastructure and the state's
provision of essential services. Despite the relative political stability,
the population?s health...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 27 Oct , 2006
21. Socioeconomic Differentials in Caesarean Rates in Developing Countries:
A Retrospective Analysis
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1079
110
Little is known about socioeconomic differences in access to life-saving
obstetric surgery, yet access to a caesarean for women is essential to
achieve low levels of maternal mortality. This study examined
population-based caesarean rates by...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 27 Oct , 2006
22. Promoting and Facilitating Foreign Direct and Local Investment in
Swaziland
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1077962
The Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA) is a Public Enterprise
that is wholly funded by the Government of Swaziland with assistance from
the European Union. Its mission is to promote and facilitate foreign direct
and local investment in...
Contributed by Mbuso Gerald Dlamini on 19 Oct , 2006
23. Special Evaluation Study on the Asian Development Bank's Policy for the
Health Sector
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1079135
This study evaluated the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 1999 policy for the
health sector. It reviewed 209 ADB documents, consisting of health and
non-health loans, technical assistance (TA), and grants funded through the
Japan Fund for Poverty...
Contributed by Njoman George Bestari on 28 Oct , 2006
24. Caring for Women: UNFPA Pakistan Earthquake Response at Six Months
(October 2005 to April 2006)
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1079
376
Six months after the devastating 8 October 2005 earthquake has ripped
through northern Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) continues to provide much needed health
assistance to the earthquake...
Contributed by Maribeth Lovegrove on 30 Oct , 2006
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