• They are also the leading causes of preventable congenital and birth defects in western countries [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • Women must prioritise their own health, especially since heart disease is largely preventable. (escardio.org)
  • Many people don't realize that hypertension is the leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and is responsible for 9.4 million largely preventable deaths worldwide - more than tobacco. (cdc.gov)
  • The majority of the causes of death are largely preventable with timely low cost interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Up-to-date vaccination for al vaccine-preventable resources of the host country and have been associated diseases (VPDs) is the best way to prevent il ness, with disease outbreaks and the international spread of outbreaks and the international spread of disease. (who.int)
  • The most prominent of these initiatives is Family Planning 2020, a global partnership launched in 2012 that aims to add 120 million new users of modern contraceptives in the world's 69 poorest countries by 2020. (guttmacher.org)
  • We don't really know what's going to happen in developing countries, where most of the world's population lives. (vox.com)
  • The two countries - the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters - have seen bilateral relations plunge to their lowest point in decades over human rights, security and trade. (cnn.com)
  • The GCF, one of the financial mechanisms the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015, is the world's single-largest source of public finance dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping countries adapt to climate change. (wri.org)
  • In an effort to contain the climatic changes, the country has proposed to deliver the world's largest Carbon Market on the lines of the Paris Agreement. (mapsofworld.com)
  • It follows that fears of adverse effects on industrial economies were largely unjustified. (richmondfed.org)
  • According to the UN, this falls within the range of expected GDP for developing economies. (worldatlas.com)
  • GDP per capita in Pakistan in 2019 is $1,285 USD - putting it in the range of developing economies. (worldatlas.com)
  • Our premier, award-winning syndicated market research database provides detailed data and analysis on industries, economies, countries and consumers across 781 cities, 210 countries. (euromonitor.com)
  • This week will mark the 100th day and 190 countries and economies have now started vaccination. (bvsalud.org)
  • COVAX itself has already delivered 36 million doses to 86 countries and economies. (bvsalud.org)
  • The country moves towards an expanding economy, largely driven by energy. (mapsofworld.com)
  • The costs of the industry increase by 18% in 2022, largely driven by rising B2B costs. (euromonitor.com)
  • We find that the strong Finnish performance is largely driven by innovation increase in just a handfull of. (lu.se)
  • Two of these countries - India and Somalia - are currently detaining and prosecuting alleged child pirates. (wikipedia.org)
  • India is the second-most populous country in the world with 1.3B people, coming in second only to China. (worldatlas.com)
  • Despite falling birthrates in the country, India is expected to overtake China in population by 2028. (worldatlas.com)
  • India is largely English-speaking country, although there are 22 languages in total that are spoken there. (worldatlas.com)
  • The country is landlocked and remote, surrounded by India and Tibet. (worldatlas.com)
  • The developing country of India is placed second on its coal consumptions. (mapsofworld.com)
  • To counter balance this huge coal hunger, India is attempting to work towards a low carbon emissions pathway, while endeavoring the developmental challenges the country faces. (mapsofworld.com)
  • It, in fact, now account for about 22% of proposed CDM projects so far in countries like India, Brazil and Indonesia. (lu.se)
  • As coal loses ground in developed countries to more modern and sustainable alternatives, Peabody is marketing its dangerous technologies to those poorest countries with the least development options," wrote Tony Long, Director of WWF European Policy Office. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
  • Since 1983, however, in most European countries the population growth of that group has leveled off, although it is expected to continue to grow more rapidly than the rest of the population in most countries through the first third of the 21st century. (britannica.com)
  • [ 6 ] Rheumatic fever in the 21st century appears to be largely a disease of crowding and poverty. (medscape.com)
  • The countries where more than 10% of women cite any of these reasons are in West and Middle Africa. (guttmacher.org)
  • Research of this kind carried out in developing countries such as South Africa could pay great dividends. (vdare.com)
  • Alcohol consumption and tobacco exposure during pregnancy are hazardous behaviours which are increasing significantly in low and middle-income countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. (springer.com)
  • It also resists disease and is largely available in Asia and Africa. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Country-level data was retrieved for post SDG initiative years (2016-2019) from multiple publicly available data sources for 32 selected Africa UN Member States in the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) East and West Africa Region. (bvsalud.org)
  • With worsening epidemics of diabetes and obesity across developed countries, our findings are a warning sign that we need to pay more attention to the health of young women. (escardio.org)
  • The findings cast some doubt on the proposition that the current stagnation of many developed countries is due to a lack of innovation and investment opportunities. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, the findings can be applied to develop genome-edited banana cultivars targeting the resistance and susceptibility genes, thus developing novel cultivars that are resilient to important diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ministries of health and related organizations should use these findings to develop targeted pre-travel advice for travellers to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, especially for mumps, measles, rubella, influenza, and meningitis. (who.int)
  • To achieve this more effectively, utilities in developing countries should focus on the customer experience and invest in it across various stages of the customer journey. (deloitte.com)
  • This article presents a quantitative framework that electric utilities in developing countries can use to evaluate if and how to invest in customer experience initiatives. (deloitte.com)
  • Capital increasingly needs and wants to seek out diversifying portfolios in developing countries so they can invest in lower carbon intensive firms. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • The Plan will invest $357 billion on infrastructure projects throughout Iraq, with a focus on developing Iraq's industrial base, further boosting its oil and gas production and integrating environmental and social reform. (lexology.com)
  • Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the three emissions trading schemes under the Kyoto protocol that allows investors from developed countries invest in emission reduction projects in developing countries that contribute to their sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • First we need to invest in equitable production and access to COVID-19 rapid tests, oxygen treatments and vaccines between and within countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • The country's Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management formed the "Zon op Water" ("Sun on Water") collaboration in 2017 with the goal of developing 2,000 MW of FPV by 2023. (prnewswire.com)
  • As developing countries aim for low-carbon and climate-resilient growth, their public and private national financial institutions are key players in aligning funding for that growth with the goals of the Paris Agreement. (wri.org)
  • Additionally, as part of the Nationally Determined Contributions , drafted in the Paris Agreement , different countries have adopted 'High Efficiency Low Emissions Technology. (mapsofworld.com)
  • These investors are largely motivated by returns and sustainable investment principles as a result of government regulations supporting green energy. (prnewswire.com)
  • Her transformation really showed me that the treatment model we developed can be sustainable. (cdc.gov)
  • The UN estimates that developing countries need $70 billion every year to adapt, and those costs are not falling. (oxfam.org)
  • Emerging markets like China and South Korea, both included in the index, are well positioned to do business and adapt technology to other developing markets in the future. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • The gulf in living standards is widening between cities and rural areas of developing countries that have large rural populations. (repec.org)
  • While on the one hand the economically more advanced countries were technically able to increase production fairly rapidly, in the less developed group, on the other hand, not only was it more difficult to expand output but also they, could not afford to import sufficient food from the rest of the world to ensure the adequate nutrition of their rapidly growing populations. (fao.org)
  • Global seagrass declines only account for mapped populations, and in many countries, data on extent are limited. (frontiersin.org)
  • 5. Antimicrobial resistance has a serious health and economic impact on populations and countries. (who.int)
  • Even within developing countries with overall high rates of ARF, the segments of populations of poorer socioeconomic status and with higher rates of malnutrition suffer disproportionately. (medscape.com)
  • Demographic and Health Surveys in 52 countries between 2005 and 2014 reveal the most common reasons that married women cite for not using contraception despite wanting to avoid a pregnancy. (guttmacher.org)
  • Developing countries are undergoing the stage of demographic transition. (uwi.edu)
  • In a globalized world, robust national policies, strategies and plans are essential if the full benefits of international cooperation and intelligence are to be reaped, while retaining country autonomy and specificity. (who.int)
  • Unless otherwise indicated, figures in the text include the Third World Supplement for less developed countries. (cia.gov)
  • That the majority of plenary speakers are coming from developed Western countries while about 70 percent of the attendees are from the developing world has not gone unnoticed by the planners. (christianitytoday.com)
  • In the developing world, countries are largely spared such geriatric problems, but not necessarily for positive reasons. (britannica.com)
  • Let's talk about the developing world picture for a moment. (vox.com)
  • Its goal is to mobilize more than $1 billion for carbon-efficient companies in the developing world over the next three years and to encourage competition among companies to lower their carbon footprints. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • The average carbon footprint among the companies is 24% lower compared with the S&F/IFC LargeMidCap index, according to the World Bank and S&P. Carbon emissions are standardized across countries and audited by TruCost Ltd., a UK carbon accountant. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Ruled by a Buddhist monarchy, Bhutan evolved largely cut off from the world. (worldatlas.com)
  • Continuing the Maldives collection of unique positions in the world, it is the most low-lying and flattest nation, the smallest Mulsim state, and the smallest country in Asia. (worldatlas.com)
  • The extraction of coal is largely done to meet the energy requirements around the world. (mapsofworld.com)
  • 19. In 1958 the greater part of the increase in world production had been contributed by North America, Oceania and the U.S.S.R. The Conference was concerned that, apart from a substantial increase reported in Mainland China, gains had generally been small in the less developed regions, where a rapid increase of agricultural production was so urgently needed. (fao.org)
  • In the two years that had elapsed since the Conference last met, the recession in economic activity in most of the industrialized countries had had serious consequences for world trade in agricultural products. (fao.org)
  • CDC's mission to protect the American people from health threats, through direct response and partnering with countries around the world to strengthen their ability to respond to infectious disease threats, is unwavering. (cdc.gov)
  • Almost all of this toll occurs in the developing world. (medscape.com)
  • Most non-genetic explanations for IQ deficits in non-developed countries have focused entirely on cultural factors such as prejudice, poor education, and poverty. (vdare.com)
  • 2 ) In developing countries, where more people live in poverty and face food insecurity, this strain of tilapia is an important source of inexpensive protein. (everydayhealth.com)
  • As at its Ninth Session in 1957, therefore, the Conference again emphasized that, in spite of the continued existence of surplus stocks, in the long run the twin problems of rural poverty and inadequate food supplies in less developed countries could be overcome only by building up their own agricultures and by a balanced development of their economics. (fao.org)
  • Some countries have already put in place expanded social protection schemes to mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic on poverty, education, nutrition and overall health. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), developed countries provided only around $80 billion in climate finance in 2019. (oxfam.org)
  • His publications include seven books, the most recent of which are Migration and Development: The Role for Development Aid (2019) and Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries (2021). (ciaonet.org)
  • Environmental migration around 7 million people in 104 countries and territories were living in displacement as a result of disasters that happened not only in 2019 but also in previous years. (diplomacy.edu)
  • Sri Lanka falls in the developing economic category as of 2019 according to the United Nations at $3,853 per capita. (worldatlas.com)
  • In the age group under-65 in developed countries, most deaths are due to cancer and heart disease is the second reason. (escardio.org)
  • Recent estimates suggest that 15.6 million people worldwide have rheumatic heart disease and that 470,000 new cases of rheumatic fever (approximately 60% of whom will develop rheumatic heart disease) occur annually, with 230,000 deaths resulting from its complications. (medscape.com)
  • The drive to develop green energy in various countries, along with reducing solar technology prices and evolving practices, has drawn investors to the market. (prnewswire.com)
  • That deal provides for non-discriminatory treatment of one another's investors once they are operating in the other country and a dispute settlement process. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • He said the investment protection agreement signed by Mr. Harper is one-sided because it only protects investors currently operating in the other country. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • New Zealand is the only developed country that has a bilateral trade deal with China, and its exports are largely agricultural. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • We received a lot of helpful feedback from our stakeholders while developing the electronic patient registry, and I think that our experience will inform the future as all clinics in Barbados move toward EMR. (cdc.gov)
  • Civil society engagement is vital to develop effective premature NCD mortality reduction policies, and strategies and stakeholders' accountabilities are necessary to ensure adherence to obligations. (bvsalud.org)
  • The current version, "2009 Edition" is now available for use by stakeholders to develop SAICM implementation plans on a voluntary basis. (cdc.gov)
  • The growth in domestic expenditure on health, a phenomenon that contrasts in many low- and middle- income countries with the situation in the 1990s, creates new opportunities. (who.int)
  • According to Boat International , the superyacht industry has largely shrugged off the COVID-19 pandemic to record a third year of consistent order book growth. (oxfam.org)
  • The real growth in the industry is happening in developing countries. (mentalfloss.com)
  • After decades of growth, FMCG sales in developed countries have largely reached capacity. (warc.com)
  • The Netherlands is a leading country in the Europe floating solar market, and the market's growth can be attributed to government backing for the development of floating solar panels. (prnewswire.com)
  • As Seafood Health Facts notes, these producers have developed different breeds or hybrids to improve and control the quality of growth, appearance, and flavor of the fish. (everydayhealth.com)
  • The region accounted for 26 percent of the year's total investment commitments in developing countries, the second largest share among developing regions. (worldbank.org)
  • The EU foreign ministers will also look at aid management reforms initiated two years ago with a view to reducing the huge backlog of commitments developed in the 1990s. (rferl.org)
  • Patients with severe dengue illness typically develop complications in the later stages of illness, making early clinical management of all patients with suspected dengue infection difficult. (cdc.gov)
  • The mismatch between the performance of health systems and the rising expectations of society is becoming a cause of political concern, which in many countries focuses on the shifting of service delivery towards people-centred primary care, moving towards universal coverage and putting health in all policies.2 Governments recognize that calls for strengthening health systems must be translated into health policies, strategies and plans. (who.int)
  • [9] Around half of people with ALS develop at least mild difficulties with thinking and behavior, and about 15% develop frontotemporal dementia . (wikipedia.org)
  • People living in the most affected countries do not need this report to tell them that the climate has changed. (oxfam.org)
  • everybody wants to know how smart the people of different countries are. (vdare.com)
  • A disproportionate number of people with disabilities live in developing countries, where they remain largely invisible and marginalized. (ohchr.org)
  • Last year, the Office provided private and public academic institutions with Braille versions of a report by Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission, a body set up to seek justice for families of people who suffered torture and other rights abuses during decades of authoritarian rule in the country. (ohchr.org)
  • In 2020, almost 109 million people lived in a country other than that of their birth. (ipsnews.net)
  • As migration becomes a more prominent part of foreign policy strategies, countries are using diplomatic tools and procedures to manage the cross-border movement of people. (diplomacy.edu)
  • The people of Barbados are unique, but they share a commonality with citizens of many other countries: they struggle with a high burden of hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Thirty-three percent of adults in Barbados have high blood pressure, and they develop it for largely the same reasons as people in other developing countries: not getting enough exercise and eating an unhealthy diet. (cdc.gov)
  • At the start of the year I made a call for every country to start vaccinating health workers and older people in the first 100 days of 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • Yet, mining's contribution to developing countries' revenue has been modest, largely due to massive tax evasion and avoidance. (ipsnews.net)
  • The last time Graham was hospitalized was in 1997 in Jacksonville, Florida, when he developed a severe case of pneumonia. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Many, countries stressed the severe effects of these adverse trade movements on their ability, to import the capital goods needed for the implementation of development plans. (fao.org)
  • Dengue illness can range from a nonspecific febrile illness to a severe disease, Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), in which patients develop circulatory failure. (cdc.gov)
  • Earlier diagnosis of severe dengue illnesses would have a substantial impact on the allocation of health resources in endemic countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Classification and regression tree analysis was used to develop diagnostic algorithms using different categories of dengue disease severity to distinguish between patients at elevated risk of developing a severe dengue illness and those at low risk. (cdc.gov)
  • A diagnostic algorithm using WBC count, percent monocytes, platelet count, and hematocrit achieved 97% sensitivity to identify patients who went on to develop DSS while correctly excluding 48% of non-severe cases. (cdc.gov)
  • The algorithms have high sensitivity to distinguish patients at elevated risk of developing severe dengue illness from patients at low risk, which included patients with mild dengue and other non-dengue febrile illnesses. (cdc.gov)
  • These algorithms correctly classified near 100% of patients who developed a severe dengue illness while excluding upwards of 50% of patients with mild dengue or other febrile illnesses. (cdc.gov)
  • The country as a whole is suffering extensively from the pandemic, and the economic outlook is in flux and currently unpredictable. (worldatlas.com)
  • The pandemic cannot be stopped anywhere unless vaccines, tests, and treatments are available everywhere, so variants that evade current vaccines do not develop. (citizen.org)
  • In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (wilx.com)
  • Largely stemming from a lack of forest data in developing countries, emission reductions accounting contains substantial uncertainty. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Companies are spending more on R&D to develop economically viable floating solar generating projects. (prnewswire.com)
  • External migration means leaving one country to move to another. (diplomacy.edu)
  • I argue that philosophy of science as a field can learn from the successes as well as the mistakes of bioethics and begin to develop a new model that includes robust contributions to the science classroom, research collaborations with scientists, and a role for public philosophy through involvement in science policy development. (researchgate.net)
  • 5. HIV/AIDs is increasingly becoming an important contributory factor in maternal mortality in some countries in the Region. (who.int)
  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and has been largely associated with smoking and environmental carcinogen exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Unlike in developed countries where neonatal mortality rate ranges between 1 and 5 per 1000 live births, average neonatal mortality rate in Nigeria is 36 per 1000 live births. (bvsalud.org)
  • All eyes will be on the two countries during the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow this November, also known as COP26. (cnn.com)
  • Since leaded paint is a continuing source of exposure in many countries, WHO has joined with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to form the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (GAELP). (who.int)
  • Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Mike Lee of Utah declaring that China is not a developing country and should not be treated as such by the United Nations or other intergovernmental organizations. (wilx.com)
  • WHO regional committees at their sessions in 2010 called on countries to strengthen health systems on the basis of the values of primary health care, and identified the need to tackle the determinants of health through a multisectoral approach, making services more responsive, addressing universal coverage and strengthening health-service delivery at the district level. (who.int)
  • Functional disabilities largely impair the quality of life among the elderly. (uwi.edu)
  • In 2008, 41 infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in eight low- or middle-income countries in the region. (worldbank.org)
  • Overall, 99% of children affected by high exposure to lead live in low- and middle-income countries. (who.int)
  • And since 2014, she has helped train more than 150 government lawyers and policymakers in low- and middle-income countries through the McCabe Centre's International Legal Training Program (ILTP). (who.int)
  • Still, Biden's own decarbonization goal has not yet been met, and current and former US officials and lawmakers told CNN it largely depends on whether Congress passes a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill containing most of Biden's climate agenda, which includes a massive investment in clean energy tax credits as well as a new program to push the country's electricity to 100% renewable by 2035. (cnn.com)
  • 2. WHO has led the development of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, which serves as a blueprint for the response to the threat, and has urged Member States to develop and implement national action plans for antimicrobial resistance based on their local context. (who.int)
  • The LTV/CAC framework can be applied to the developing country utility context to quantify, evaluate and prioritise CX investments. (deloitte.com)
  • These are important successes (especially for countries that have only started ramping up their data infrastructure rollouts in the past decade). (bizcommunity.com)
  • We extract and organise ecommerce data from over 1,500 online retailers in 40 countries providing daily updates on pricing, assortment size and key attributes. (euromonitor.com)
  • Our consulting team answers your commercial questions with data and insights generated by our research experts, industry knowledge and 1,200 on-the-ground analysts in 100 developed, emerging and frontier markets. (euromonitor.com)
  • Even in developed countries, such as those of the United Kingdom, spatial data on seagrass extent are largely incomplete. (frontiersin.org)
  • Using a Thai hospital pediatric cohort of patients presenting within the first 72 hours of a suspected dengue illness, we developed diagnostic decision algorithms using simple clinical laboratory data obtained on the day of presentation. (cdc.gov)
  • 22. Many of the less developed countries described to the Conference the programs they were undertaking to ensure a rapid expansion of their agricultural production. (fao.org)
  • BREAD's research components address fundamental knowledge and scientific issues of global importance, with a focus on Uganda, which is expected to secure the country against the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters. (lu.se)
  • For decades, information about unmet need for contraception has enabled health advocates and professionals, policymakers and funding agencies to identify the investments needed in family planning programs in developing countries. (guttmacher.org)
  • Moreover, after decades of war and sanctions, Iraq's national infrastructure is largely obsolete and in serious disrepair. (lexology.com)
  • While this metric is commonly used across other industries and in developed markets, 2 in this article, we apply it to the utility context and analyse its implications for investment decisions. (deloitte.com)
  • He said the two countries might be better served starting with a "half loaf" that aims to reduce barriers to trade and investment in specific sectors. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • But the country has failed to develop important industrial sectors, including electricity production, and unemployment remains intolerably high. (lexology.com)
  • 00:05:36 As countries move forward post COVID-19 it will be vital to avoid cuts in public spending on health and other social sectors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Public health advances went hand-in-hand with public medicine, medical care, vaccination, preventive health care and a health industry that in most developed countries today consumes a very significant proportion of national economic production. (nzdl.org)
  • This is consistent with the path taken by other countries in the Persian Gulf. (lexology.com)
  • When it comes to the European Union, the extraordinary enlargement of 2004 (we will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary) is by and large a success story, as shown by the economic results in a country such as Poland. (mondediplo.com)
  • 23. The Conference reaffirmed that, for the rapid economic development of the less developed countries, continued sacrifices were required, not only by those countries themselves but also in the more advanced areas on which they relied for financial and technical assistance. (fao.org)
  • Senate ratification "would enhance the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers working to develop alternative technologies, and level the global economic playing field,'' the group said in a letter to the Senate. (wilx.com)
  • this industry has been largely halted by COVID-19 lockdown measures. (worldatlas.com)
  • In the absence of specific international legislation on juvenile maritime piracy, the precise age of a child's criminal responsibility when committing piratical acts differs from country to country. (wikipedia.org)
  • One of the key discussions at the international climate change talks under way this week is how to construct an adaptation and mitigation package with sufficient funding to meet the needs of developing countries. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • The discussions will touch on extending the mandate of the international security force in the country and the possibility of increasing the number of its troops. (rferl.org)
  • The country is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (state.gov)
  • Sexually active women in developing countries who have an unmet need for contraception, meaning they wish to avoid pregnancy but are not using any contraceptive (traditional or modern), generally cite one of several key reasons for not using a method. (guttmacher.org)
  • She has also helped non-governmental organisations in Botswana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Zambia secure program funding, and worked with WHO and other organisations to convene meetings that helped develop tobacco control action plans in 15 countries. (who.int)
  • A useful analogy with the recently developing science of disaster mitigation is the implementation of public health measures that began in the mid 19th century. (nzdl.org)
  • To develop a dynamic and interactive Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) to support practitioners and government agencies on disaster risk management. (lu.se)
  • Disaster Risk Management programme and develop a new PhD programme in Resilience and Disaster Risk Management at Makerere University, Uganda. (lu.se)
  • The cleaner credentials of the country are supported by a $360 billion-dollar investment in renewable energy and withdrawal of building 85 coal-fired plants. (mapsofworld.com)
  • Clean coal has been largely discredited as a concept. (nonprofitquarterly.org)
  • both countries and aid agencies now consider them to be crucial for making aid more effective. (who.int)
  • Giving more direct access to finance is crucial to putting developing countries in the driver's seat of their own development. (wri.org)
  • As part of its strategy to develop these capabilities, the Plan focuses on the Al Faw grand port in southern Basra, due to its immense importance to, and potential to improve, Iraq's economy. (lexology.com)
  • Wealthy countries have been harshly criticized for not promising enough, notably by Sudan's Lumumba Di-Aping, chairman of the G77 plus China working group, who decried that "ten billion dollars will not buy developing countries enough coffins. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso and other Republicans opposed the treaty, saying it would give China preferential treatment by designating it as a developing country. (wilx.com)
  • As of 2014, an estimated 225 million women in developing regions had an unmet need for modern contraception. (guttmacher.org)
  • At its latest board meeting in March 2021, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $1.2 billion in funding for 15 climate change projects in developing countries. (wri.org)
  • Reflection diary feedback teaching method has positive impacts, fostering the development of the emotional processing and learning abilities students need for their careers, while helping them develop their initiative, as well as their communication, analytical and problem-solving skills. (uwi.edu)
  • Climate change poses the most serious development challenge to countries whose livelihoods are largely ecosystem dependent. (lu.se)
  • Rachel Kyte, vice president of the IFC Business Advisory Services, explained today that adequate long-run financing is difficult to come by in developing countries to begin with, and more so now with the financial crisis. (insideclimatenews.org)
  • Private sector financial institutions in developing countries can play a similar role. (wri.org)
  • The highest levels of political support are needed for antimicrobial resistance prevention and control at the country level. (who.int)
  • Low levels of awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance, and a lack of robust antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems to accurately measure the burden of resistance, hamper the capacity of countries to control the spread of antimicrobial resistance. (who.int)
  • Children in 48 out of 49 African countries are at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change, particularly in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, Somalia, and Guinea Bissau. (ipsnews.net)
  • In the majority of countries, married women who cite concerns about contraceptive side effects and health risks are more likely to have used a method in the past than are women who cite other reasons for nonuse. (guttmacher.org)
  • The spectacular improvement in the expectation of life in the affluent countries has been due far more to public health measures than to curative medicine. (britannica.com)
  • These public health measures began operation largely in the 19th century. (britannica.com)
  • WHO is currently developing guidelines on the prevention and management of lead poisoning, which it will provide policy-makers, public health authorities and health professionals with evidence-based guidance on the measures that they can take to protect the health of children and adults from lead exposure. (who.int)
  • It is a travesty that in some countries health workers and those at risk groups remain completely unvaccinated. (bvsalud.org)
  • For HBoV PCR-positive patients, HBoV types of illness and, in industrialized countries, has a case- 1-4-specific IgG and IgM responses in CSF samples were fatality rate of 6.5%-12% ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)