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Karen Grépin International Growth Centre

WEB[email protected]. Dr. Karen A. Grépin is an Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner’s Graduate School of …

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Data-driven healthcare electrification: Measuring power quality for

WEBWidespread electrification efforts in sub-Saharan healthcare conceal varying power quality. An IGC study's real-time data collection reveals significant disparities and …

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Health and environmental impacts of brick kilns in Bangladesh

WEBThis grew to 8000 by 2018 – a 60% growth in five years. Brick kilns have negative environmental and health impacts, especially because of the dated …

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Managing access to healthcare in Mozambique during the COVID …

WEBAuthors’ note: This work is being co-developed with Janeth Dula, Sergio Chicumbe and Eduardo Samo Gudo from the National Institute of Health at the Ministry …

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Medical Worker Migration and Origin-Country Human …

WEBU.S. Recruitment of Nurses. Most common channel for foreign nurses is through permanent employment based visas (EB-3) 140,000 EB-3 visas granted per year. Nurses …

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Improving the management of the health system in Mozambique

WEBWith improvements to coverage in antenatal care, an estimated 160,000 newborn lives could be saved each year. And yet, women still face significant barriers to …

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The spatial distribution of health services in Zambia

WEBWhile a lack of resources has been identified as a major issue in the health sector in many developing countries, little is known about misallocation of health …

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Impacts of digital technologies on public health: Project …

WEBThis project seeks to develop research on the impacts of digital technologies on public health in Myanmar in partnership with Koe Koe Tech, a Yangon-based social …

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Health policy and economic growth in India International Growth …

WEBA new synthesis paper (Menon 2017) produced by the International Growth Centre brings together evidence from various health-related IGC studies on India …

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The impact of infrastructure improvement on urban life quality in

WEBThis project assesses the socioeconomic impact of improvements in road quality between 2014 and 2018 in Zambia, extending the study period of a previous IGC study titled The …

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How cleaner cookstoves and fuels could benefit women’s health …

WEBPradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in May 2016 to provide LPG …

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Nutrition in India: A look at the policy Initiatives, investments, and

WEBWith an aim to decrease malnutrition, India has implemented several nutrition interventions in the last half century, including the National Food Security Act …

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Recruiting and motivating health workers in Zambia

WEBThis project addressed the growth policy challenges faced by Zambia and other developing countries by providing direct guidance to the Government of Zambia as …

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The growing concern around violence against women in India – …

WEBViolence against women is rampant in India, hinders educational attainment and earnings potential, and has significant economic and social costs.

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Gender-based violence and empowerment indicators in Bihar: …

WEBGender-based violence has emerged as a global problem with wide-ranging impacts on women’s health and empowerment. The primary aim of this multi-method …

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Poverty eradication in Pakistan: Past, present, and future

WEBProgress in the last decade. As per the latest official figures, the poverty headcount ratio declined from 29.5% in 2013-14 to 24.3% in 2015-16. Of all 114 …

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Health policy and economic growth in India

WEB2 . I. Introduction . The relationship between health and economic growth is dynamic, complex, and under-appreciated. As one of the components of human capital …

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Clinic Management Information System (CMIS)

WEBJanuary 29th, 2019 1 Clinic Management Information System (CMIS) Pilot Study Prepared by: Alexander Fertig, Julia Park, and Russell Toth Introduction Koe Koe Tech (KKT), a …

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BREATHING UNEASY: AN ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION IN …

WEBThe economic cost of air pollution is often attributed to the cost of healthcare. Bangladesh’s average annual out-of- pocket expenditure has drastically risen over the ye ars. Each …

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