The Regional Committee will also review WHO's work in the Region from the previous year in a report presented by Dr Omi. [web.archive.org]

[…] and Future with a focus on Europe, the Americas and Africa, Workshop at the Occasion of Angus Maddison's 80th Birthday Brisbane, 5 and 6 December 2006 : World Economic Performance: Past, Present and Future with a focus on selected economies from the [ggdc.net]

We hypothesize that poverty directly impedes cognitive function and present two studies that test this hypothesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

But the MPs say: "Continued rapid population growth in today's poorest countries presents a serious barrier to meeting the millennium target of poverty reduction." [independent.co.uk]

• Malingering

  They also described being stigmatized as disabled for living with chronic ill health, and simultaneously stigmatized as shirking and malingering for claiming disability benefits as a result. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Central adiposity; Everyday unfair treatment; Neighborhood poverty; Perceived discrimination; Psychosocial stress [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

But going abroad for treatment is already a big business, and an entirely legitimate one. [foreignpolicy.com]

The aim of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic and medical risk factors affecting the prognosis of acute pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Aged; Ageing; Epidemiologic factors; Health status; Longitudinal studies; Models; Social determinants of health; Statistical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Farmers receive market information sent directly to their phones and health workers use them to collect epidemiological data or to distribute advice. [csmonitor.com]

But his later research in virology, focusing on pox viruses, took him also into epidemiology and population dynamics, and he would soon zoom out to view species, including our own, in their ecological context. [theaustralian.com.au]

Country/region Topic Period Budget Myanmar Education educationfacilities-training EDUCATION DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS Education facilities and training Disaster prevention and preparedness 01.12.2015 - 31.07.2018 CHF 896'514 oPt, Enhancing [eda.admin.ch]

Disease prevention and treatment, as well as ensuring proper nutrition, is critical to ensure adequate cognitive and physical development. [feedthechildren.org]

End preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age. Double the global rate of energy efficiency improvements and increase renewable energy. End all forms of violence against children. [worldvision.com.au]

Preventive Measures Concerning preventive measures one of the greatest is a culture of integrity. The tide is certainly turning against corruption in Nigeria, starting from the top. [unodc.org]

More studies are required on the mechanisms that may account for the association, to find targeted and effective strategies to prevent short sleep duration in adolescents from families with unstable financial circumstances. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]