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Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing in LMICs: A Scoping Review of Evidence from Human and Animal Health Systems
(MDPI, 2018-12-22)This review identifies evidence on supply-side interventions to change the practices of antibiotic prescribers and gatekeepers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A total of 102 studies met the inclusion criteria, ... -
Lessons from Stabilisation, Statebuilding, and Development Programming in South Sudan
(IDS, 2019-11-20)This rapid literature review collates lessons from major evaluations and learning reviews from development, state-building and stabilisation programming in South Sudan since independence in 2011. Key findings include: a) ... -
Internal Remittances and Poverty: Further Evidence from Africa and Asia
(Migrating out of Poverty, 2014-03-01)Despite the fact that the number of internal migrants globally is at least 740 million, nearly four times the number of international migrants, there is hardly any discussion on internal remittances and their potential to ... -
Social Polarisation and Migration to Johannesburg
(Migrating out of Poverty, 2013-11-01)The manufacturing sector – once a major source of urban employment and consisting of a large percentage of skilled and semi-skilled, middle-income jobs – has declined, while the service sector – comprising predominantly ... -
Financing Migration, Generating Remittancesand the Building of Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study of Indonesian Migrant Women as Domestic Workers in Singapore
(Migrating out of Poverty, 2013-11-01)In the context of growing female labour migration in Southeast Asia, it has been argued that migration represents an important livelihood strategy forpoverty alleviationamongstmigrants and their families. Using the casestudy ...
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