... accelerate the introduction of community-based health service delivery in Ghana: Strategic assessment of the CHPS program inthe central region of Ghana. ” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the ... associated with a dramatic decline in contraceptive use and an increase inthe total fertility rate of 0.5 births occurring nine months following the interruption. The dependency of couples on ... support. Whereas community liaison inthe CHO dimension focused on starting the program, liaison inthe zurugelu arm was continuous, involving regular community gatherings, male volunteers, community-network...
... in decline in childhood mortality. Reduc ing fertility depended upon combining the presence of nurses with community mobilization and the involvement of men in family planning. ese findings ... C, Binka FN. Cultural factors constraining the introduction of family planning among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana. Soc Sci Med 1997;45:1789-804. 4. Knippenberg R. The Bamako Initiative: ... supplementation.22 But the results in cells 2 and 3 indicated that assigning nurses to communities accel erated progress in achieving the MDG on child survival relative to the trend in the comparison...
... percent of the recurrent budget on health. Government is also committed to maintaining the integrity of the health SWAp at least inthe medium term. The implications of the changing financing context ... and stemming the brain drain of health workers. In AES, the priority is to increase access to services including access to obstetric emergency care. Other priorities included increasing community ... UNFPA’s role in health SWAp in Ghana. The study recommended that UNFPA should engage more actively inthe health SWAp. Since then, UNFPA’s participation inthe SWAp has been increasing. In 2004...
... Companies1 In order to attract foreign investment into Vietnam, the government has introduced the law onforeign investment, offered a lot of incentives including tax. After the financial turmoil in the Southeast ... the totalinvestment inthe economy during 1996-97.5.5 Banks in Vietnam5.5.1 Overview of local banking system structure and regulationVietnam initiated banking reforms in 1988-1989, when the ... the increasing private investment and the risk exposure of the lenders necessitate researches in risk mitigation in project financing in Vietnam,particularly in private sector. On the other hand,...
... the deepening process of the financial markets has rendered the dominance of thebankingsectorinthe financial system. At the same time, opening ofmarkets and reforms have contributed to the ... efforts inthe application ofinformation technology, in exploring on-line banking business as well as in promotingnon-bank financial institutions. Efforts should be made in upgrading financialoperations ... policyinstruments.C. Sequencing of institution building inthe financial sector The sequencing of institution building inthe financial sector may differ fromcountry to country. However, there are some experiences...
... understanding of the basic concepts of gender mainstreaming, and the ways in which these are linked to health and HIV, there is the goal of increasing understanding of these concepts. On the other ... from its use. Designed by minimum graphicsPrinted in INDIAWHO Library Cataloguing -in- Publication DataIntegrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes inthe health sector: tool to improve responsiveness ... empowering approach enabling women to regain control over their lives, helping them to make choices and set goals, and encouraging them to believe in and nurture themselves. Training was developed...
... specific to the use of ICTs in the health sectorin developing countries. A summary of these key lessons as they relate to intermediaries and beneficiaries, to improving the functioning of health ... determined needs Integrate and mainstream the use of ICTs into existing programmes and systems 2. Successful inclusion of ICTs in ongoing health programming depends on the active involvement ... to the internet and computers skills (women, lower ranked professionals). Example 3: Improving access to information in India The Health InterNetwork (HIN) India project (www.hin.org .in) ...
... quantify and explain risk- taking behaviour of financial intermediaries. This topic is central in economics and finance since controlling the risk-taking inbanking relates directly to the protection ... analyse the link between size and bank risk. Risk taking inthe Spanish bankingsector has been scarcely analysed, although the Spanish case is especially interesting. Inthe Spanish financial ... 17 of the first order but not of the second. Sargan test indicates the validity of the used instruments. Findings indicate a high persistence in insolvency risk for the larger institutions...
... bankingsector The increased role of financial intermediation is evident from the growth inthe (relative) size of the European bankingsectorinthe years leading up to the financial crisis. ... 2.5.1 Bankingsector restructuring, deleveraging and derisking Given the severity of the crisis, one may have expected a rapid restructuring of thebanking sector, including a reduction in capacity ... bail-inable securities and other debt instruments and facilitate the valuation and pricing of these instruments. In order to limit interconnectedness within thebanking system and increase the...