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Labour Regulations in India: Improving the Social Security Framework
Hoda, Anwarul; Rai, Durgesh K. (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2017-01-30)
An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that affect households from time to time, such as illness, employment injury, death or old age. This paper critically reviews and analyses existing regulations in India that provide fall back mechanisms and ...
An important segment of labour regulations concerns the protection aspects of social security. These regulations provide safety nets or fall back mechanisms to enable workers to cope with crises that affect households from time to time, such as illness, ...
Mongolia Social Protection Sector Fact Sheet
Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2017-06-30)
Due to persistent economic volatility, limited diversification, internal migration, and rapid urbanization, Mongolia currently faces rising inequality, expanding informal sector employment, and increasing vulnerability. This requires continuous focus on further improving the country’s social protection and welfare system. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported the social protection sector in ...
Due to persistent economic volatility, limited diversification, internal migration, and rapid urbanization, Mongolia currently faces rising inequality, expanding informal sector employment, and increasing vulnerability. This requires continuous focus ...
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Exploring the Presence of Cognitive Social Capital in Philippine Communities
Adaro, Catharine E. (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-12-30)Public trust in government and the strengthened solidarity are the aspects of social capital that can increase community participation in the development programs run by the government. Social capital is a resource that exists in relationships, interactions, communications, and mutual cooperation. In this study the cognitive social capital is discussed and measured using two proxies, trust and ...Public trust in government and the strengthened solidarity are the aspects of social capital that can increase community participation in the development programs run by the government. Social capital is a resource that exists in relationships, ... -
India's Phytonutrient Report - Executive Summary
Relations, Indian Council for Research on International Economic (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-11-30)India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India will outgrow China (growth projected at 6.3 per cent) with a GDP growth rate of 7.5 per cent during the period of 2015-16. With a middle-class population of about 23.6 million people, India ranks 8th among 215 countries in terms of the number of middle-class adults in 2015.1 McKinsey ...India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India will outgrow China (growth projected at 6.3 per cent) with a GDP growth rate of 7.5 per cent during the period of 2015-16. With a ... -
Digital Health Convergence Meeting Tool Kit
Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-30)This tool kit comprises information on how to create a shared vision for digital health through a national strategy, focused on maximizing the value of resources. It supports efforts to introduce digital health solutions that make systems interoperable and less fragmented, and thus provide equitable access to health care services and offer every patient continuity of care. This tool kit provides a ...This tool kit comprises information on how to create a shared vision for digital health through a national strategy, focused on maximizing the value of resources. It supports efforts to introduce digital health solutions that make systems interoperable ... -
Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund: Final Report
Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-30)This report details the key achievements of the Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund from its creation in 2013 to the first half of 2018. It provides detailed analysis of the results by outcome, profiles specific projects that serve as exemplars of the fund’s impact, and offers insights into how similar trust funds can be managed for success in future.This report details the key achievements of the Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund from its creation in 2013 to the first half of 2018. It provides detailed analysis of the results by outcome, profiles specific projects ... -
Digital Health Impact Framework User Manual
Jones, Tom; Drury, Peter; Zuniga, Philip; Roth, Susann (Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-15)The Digital Health Impact Framework (DHIF) supplements ADB’s Guidance for Investing in Digital Health and guides people on how to appraise planned digital health investment decisions. It provides a process to help digital health specialists in Ministries of Health, private sector and those working with development partners make well-informed investment decisions. Five supporting illustrative DHIF ...The Digital Health Impact Framework (DHIF) supplements ADB’s Guidance for Investing in Digital Health and guides people on how to appraise planned digital health investment decisions. It provides a process to help digital health specialists in Ministries ... -
Supporting the Genome Microbial Identifier and Whole Genome Sequencing in Addressing Food-Borne Diseases in Asean
Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis; Caballero-Anthony, Mely; Schlundt, Joergen (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-10-30)Food-borne diseases (FBDs) have had a significant impact on Southeast Asia’s health and quality of life. A significant part of health security concerns relates to diseases caused by dangerous (pathogenic) microorganisms in food. These are exacerbated by the evolution trends of microorganisms, which increase their resistance to antimicrobials used to treat diseases, also known as antimicrobial ...Food-borne diseases (FBDs) have had a significant impact on Southeast Asia’s health and quality of life. A significant part of health security concerns relates to diseases caused by dangerous (pathogenic) microorganisms in food. These are exacerbated ... -
Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Baseline and pathways for transformative change by 2030
Women, UN (Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-28)The report focuses on four transformative policy areas. These areas were selected because they are acutely relevant to achieving sustainable development in the region, underscore the strongly integrated nature of the SDGs, and highlight the potential to catalyse change across the SDGs and in the lives of women and girls. They are: (i) Realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights (Chapter 3); ...The report focuses on four transformative policy areas. These areas were selected because they are acutely relevant to achieving sustainable development in the region, underscore the strongly integrated nature of the SDGs, and highlight the potential ... -
Portable Screening Devices for Medicine Quality: Putting Power into the Hands of Regulators in Low-Resource Settings
Roth, Susann; Ball, Douglas; Khetrapal, Sonalini (Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)Across Asia and the Pacific, countries are striving to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—equitable access to quality medical care without undue financial hardship—in order to meet their population’s right to health. The quality medical care component of UHC relies on accessible and good quality supplies of essential medicines that treat patients as intended, and do not expose them to additional ...Across Asia and the Pacific, countries are striving to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—equitable access to quality medical care without undue financial hardship—in order to meet their population’s right to health. The quality medical care ... -
PHARMAC economic analysis and “savings” claims
Research, New Zealand Institute of Economic (New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, 2018-10-15)PHARMAC frequently claims that it achieves savings through its negotiations practices and approvals process for new medicines. In the 2017 financial year, PHARMAC claims to have achieved $52 million in savings for New Zealand. PHARMAC further claims that between 2005 and 2016, it saved the District Health Boards nearly $6 billion.2 This note provides an explanation and critique of these claims, and ...PHARMAC frequently claims that it achieves savings through its negotiations practices and approvals process for new medicines. In the 2017 financial year, PHARMAC claims to have achieved $52 million in savings for New Zealand. PHARMAC further claims ... -
Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management in Sri Lanka
Lanka, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2018-10-11)Social protection is a vital tool not only in reducing poverty, but also in ensuring that people do not fall into poverty due to various shocks. Its significance is gaining ground in the global arena, as reflected by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework: SDG 1 on poverty alleviation identifies the implementation of social protection systems as a key step towards poverty eradication. ...Social protection is a vital tool not only in reducing poverty, but also in ensuring that people do not fall into poverty due to various shocks. Its significance is gaining ground in the global arena, as reflected by the Sustainable Development Goals ...
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Roth, Susann (6)
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Tandon, Ajay (4)
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Theme
- Health (114)
- Poverty (50)
- Social Protection (24)
- Development (18)
- Gender (16)
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Publisher
- Asian Development Bank (79)
- Philippine Institute for Development Studies (13)
- Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (7)
- Asian Development Bank Institute (5)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (4)
- New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (4)
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute (4)
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (3)
- S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (3)
- The Asia Foundation (3)
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- 2000 - 2019 (135)
- 1000 - 1999 (1)
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Development Topic
- Diseases (76)
- Water Quality (68)
- Disease Control (66)
- Sanitation (63)
- Health Costs (55)
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Subject
- Prevention of disease (91)
- Health status indicators (78)
- Sanitation services (68)
- Cost of medical care (67)
- Sickness (52)
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Location
- Philippines (71)
- India (63)
- Bangladesh (61)
- Pakistan (58)
- Cambodia (56)
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