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Revising the United Nations census : recommendations on disability

2002

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This paper describes the issues concerned with the revision of the disability section of the United Nations' Principles and recommendations for population and housing censuses. The discussion includes how the newly published international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) can be incorporated in the recommendations. Issues for consideration are:
- new approaches in defining disability;
- a new list of types of disabilities based on the ICF;
- improving the wording and structure of questions to identify persons with disabilities;
- improving the dialogue between users and producers; and
- the need to perform cognitive and quantitative testing of questions on disability.
The paper also gives an overview of how countries have used the census to collect data on disability and underlines the advantages and disadvantages of its use highlighting its importance in the collection of information on persons with disabilities particularly in developing countries

Strong proud sisters : girls and young women with disabilities

ROUSSO, Harilyn
2001

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This report presents disabled girls and their needs and resilience, looking at a range of issues such as definitions and demographics, access to health care, substance abuse, exercise and sports, depression, self-esteem, eating disorders and body image, disability identity, role models and media images, social and sexual development, violence, educational equity, and employment
Barbara Waxman Fiduccia Papers on Women and Girls with Disabilities

HIV/AIDS behavioural surveillance survey : Vietnam 2000

NGUYEN, Duy Tong
et al
2001

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Report of the summary of the results of the first round of the HIV/AIDS Behavioural Surveillance System for Vietnam. The objectives of the BSS are to provide a description of the basic socio-demographic characteristics of at risk groups; identify risk behaviours necessitating interventions among sub-populations; identify priorities for planning prevention programmes; establish a baseline for monitoring trends; provide information to explain changes in HIV prevalence; provide key information for advocacy and policy making; and provide information to measure program impact

The pursuit of global health : the relevance of engagement for developed countries

HOWSON, Christopher P
FINEBERG, Harvey V
BLOOM, Barry R
1998

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The globalisation of the world economy and the consequent increase in commerce, travel, and communication have brought benefits to virtually every country. But these changes also bring risks that cannot be addressed adequately within traditional national borders. These risks include emerging infectious diseases, resulting in part from increased prevalence of drug-resistant pathogens; exposure to dangerous substances, such as contaminated foodstuffs, and banned and toxic substances; and violence, including chemical and bioterrorist attack. By investing in global health, industrliased countries will not only benefit populations in desperate and immediate need of assistance, but also themselves--through protecting their people, improving their economies, and advancing their international interests. This paper describes the rationale for involvement of industrialised countries in global health, and suggests a means for its coordination.

Breastfeeding : science and society [whole issue]

December 1996

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This special issue is based on papers presented at a workshop held by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society in May 1995. Sections include : establishing lactation, impact on fertility, infection and disease

A survey of health reform in Central Asia

KLUGMAN, Jeni G
SCHIEBER, George
et al
1996

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This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, in the aftermath of their independence and transition from the Soviet command economy. Socio-economic, epidomiological and institutional realities face the countries. Section 2 sets out demographic and epidemiological trends, which suggest the scope and priorities for health services. The next section analyzes recent economic performance, highlighting worsening financial constraints. The existing health systems are evaluated in Section 4, centering on their primary strengths and weaknesses. Section 5 addresses critical institutional elements of the reform process, including decentralization and staffing issues. The reform agenda facing health policymakers in Central Asia is then investigated in Section 6, focusing upon empirical and descriptive aspects, in order to provide a reliable basis for discussing future options. Section 7 concludes that the large declines in real health spending signal that each country will have to do more with less. Consequently, current public health programs like maternal and child health programs will need to be restructured; improvement incentives to induce consumers and providors to behave more efficiently will have to be issued; and modorn management and quality assurance systems will have to be introduced. Although the reform debate focuses on financial sustainability, particularly attempts to bring in additional non-budget revenues, equally important is the need to focus on basic public health activities and delivery system restructuring.

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