People developed countries. Medical search. Frequent questions

Today, all governments hold a considerable amount of geospatial information, including databases on who has access to education, communities most affected by poverty, areas at risk of disasters, as well as mobile data that can keep more people informed about disease outbreaks and weather patterns. (worldbank.org)

NGOs are struggling to find and access funding for programmes to support the poorest countries through the crisis. (bond.org.uk)
I'm part of the team that supports the LDC Group , which represents about one billion people living in the world's 46 poorest countries, as classified by the United Nations. (iied.org)
Instead of addressing those issues in the most practical way possible, the US in 2013 declined multilateral (World Bank) aid to build centralized power plants in the poorest countries - because to be affordable they had to use coal. (acsh.org)

The survey also found that people in developing countries are more willing to contribute to protecting nature and climate than people in wealthier countries. (wild-web.net)
We take sanitary practices for granted in wealthier countries but hygienic practices require water in quantity and uninterrupted power to supply that water and related sewage systems. (acsh.org)

Work hours in the US haven't fallen much in recent decades, certainly in relation to Europe, but compared to the late 19th century , developed countries have much more reasonable work schedules today. (vox.com)
In the 19th century, Pasteur developed a vaccine that successfully prevented rabies after inoculation and launched a new era of hope in the management of this uniformly fatal disease. (medscape.com)

More than three-fourths of the world's population live in so-called developing countries: nations that may not have a stable economy, energy supply, or advanced technology, and whose population may lack access to jobs, food, water, education, health care, and housing. (rand.org)
Nearly 8 in 10 of the world's 1.3 billion who use tobacco live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the burden from tobacco-related death and disease is greatest. (cdc.gov)
We face big challenges to help the world's poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. (worldbank.org)
Most of the world's big firms have ordinary people as their end owners - thanks to auto-enrolment in the UK, as well as our successful individual savings account (Isa) and self-invested personal pension (Sipp) systems, almost all of us (in work at least) are shareholders. (moneyweek.com)
But just months later, newly-elected President Trump made good on his campaign promise to withdraw the United States - my home country and the world's greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions - from the treaty. (iied.org)

Explores the financial mechanisms available to individuals and governments after a disaster in developing countries, using Mexico as a case study. (rand.org)
Start-up costs remain the main barrier to developing countries' exploring geothermal energy uses on a larger scale, making it all the more necessary for governments to take a leading role in attracting investment and creating policy environments that support the sector, according to FAO. (fao.org)
NEW YORK - August 1, 2018 - The United Nations and the World Bank today launched a roadmap to help governments develop, access, and use geospatial information to make effective policies and more accurately direct aid and development resources, ensuring no one is left behind. (worldbank.org)
BRASTISLAVA , Mar 16 2020 (IPS) - Governments in wealthy, first world countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations battling the coronavirus or the disease will not be brought under control, global development experts have said. (ipsnews.net)
Developing country governments then focus on ingratiating themselves with friendly foreign donor governments to get ODA, and on enhancing their credit ratings. (ipsnews.net)
Those really help countries that need it most yet those are two things that environmental groups and governments in Europe and North America often oppose. (acsh.org)
What has been little discussed is how those initiatives made western governments feel good while dooming developing nations. (acsh.org)

By strengthening local economic activity, bioenergy can help developing economies with job creation, which is central to recovery plans around the world following the pandemic. (eubce.com)
The steady rise in use has principally been led by surging demand in developing countries and emerging economies. (wikipedia.org)
In some developing economies, as much as half of all food produced is lost post-harvest - that's due in part to a lack of affordable energy for food processing, according to "Uses of Geothermal Energy in Food and Agriculture" . (fao.org)
Moreover, the Framework will also help low and middle-income countries move toward e-economies, e-service, and e-commerce to provide better social and economic services to citizens. (worldbank.org)
That is why this COP is so important to reveal trust between developed economies and emerging economies and to regain ambition," he said in a recent interview with the BBC. (grist.org)
world economies coming to a standstill with millions expected to lose their homes across continents, the clear misery of millions of people finding themselves involved in current "theatre wars", the cries of millions of people going hungry as speculators recover the losses of the last financial bubble by speculating on food, and the increased monitoring and surveillance which we are enduring in order to feel safe. (dissidentvoice.org)

His research interests include corporate social responsibility/sustainability, climate change, organisational culture, management control systems and developing/emerging countries. (essex.ac.uk)
For example, integrated geospatial information management can enable Small Island Developing States to better monitor climate change impacts, plan mitigation, and manage disaster risks. (worldbank.org)
From the embers of the Copenhagen COP in 2009, wealthy nations cobbled together a commitment to provide $100 billion a year to developing countries by 2020 to help them cut emissions and adapt to climate change. (grist.org)
By the midpoint of the two-week marathon of negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, it has become clear that the most difficult tension to resolve is between developed nations - most of all the United States - and their poorer counterparts over compensation for the effects of climate change. (yahoo.com)
Developing countries disproportionately suffer the worst climate-change-related natural disasters, in part due to geographic location and vulnerable infrastructure. (yahoo.com)
These countries have for years been calling for compensation for the effects of climate change, known as "loss and damage," in climate diplomacy speak. (yahoo.com)
After a year of dramatic disasters linked to climate change, such as record-setting heat waves, droughts and tropical hurricanes, representatives of developing nations - including Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who is serving as president of this year's conference, COP27 - have said a successful outcome this time will have to include a loss-and-damage fund. (yahoo.com)
Until this year, rich countries - fearful that accepting responsibility for climate-change-related disasters could make them liable for damages in developing countries that, according to Reuters , could reach $400 billion per year by the end of this decade - refused to provide compensation for loss and damage. (yahoo.com)
In the wake of this year's massive flooding in Pakistan, which left one-third of the country submerged and was caused in part by climate change , U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has insistently called for climate compensation. (yahoo.com)
In October, the V20, a group of 58 lower-income countries that are especially vulnerable to climate change, threatened to stop paying off their debts to lending institutions like the International Monetary Fund, offering instead to use their money to deal with climate change. (yahoo.com)
Their people are five times more likely to die in natural disasters worsened by climate change. (iied.org)
I've worked closely with LDC Group delegates - among them some truly amazing people − at the UN climate change negotiations since 2011. (iied.org)
Instead, the US government sided with WHO and Dr. Margaret Chan and insisted on climate change mitigation for poor countries while giving China unlimited emissions until 2030. (acsh.org)

Over the past 30 years, the percentage of those overweight has risen from 23% to 34%, with the major increase occurring in developing countries in Middle East, North Africa and Latin America, where there are now almost the same number of obese people as in Europe. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
Despite the percentage of overweight people rising in countries like China, Mexico and South Africa, North America still holds the record for obesity, with 70% of adults classified as obese. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
Developing countries that have much to gain from harnessing heat energy for agriculture include those in the so-called Ring of Fire along the Pacific Plate, such as Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines and various countries along the Pacific Coast of South America. (fao.org)
But if developing countries are overwhelmed by the virus, there is a threat that the disease would rage on in developing countries, even if it is brought under control in developed states, and inevitably spread back into places like North America and Europe. (ipsnews.net)
In Latin America, where more than two thirds of people live in extreme poverty, doctors have already warned of the strain widespread coronavirus infections could put on hospitals and health workers. (ipsnews.net)
3 billion people is 3,000,000,000 people - nearly 8 times the population of the United States of America. (solarovens.org)

Extreme poverty has fallen by half since 1990, and life expectancy is increasing in poor countries - and there are many more indices of improvement like that everywhere you turn. (vox.com)
Survey evidence consistently indicates that few people in rich countries have any clue that the world has taken a happier turn in recent decades - one poll in 2016 found that only 8 percent of US residents knew that global poverty had fallen since 1996. (vox.com)
The people benefiting aren't missing it - 50 percent of Chinese respondents in the 2016 poll said they knew poverty had fallen - and you shouldn't either. (vox.com)
The main barriers to addressing water problems in developing nations include poverty, costs of infrastructure, and poor governance. (wikipedia.org)
With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. (worldbank.org)
As African nations slowly report growing numbers of cases, and more and more infections are registered in countries with endemic poverty on other continents, there are growing fears that some states could soon see major outbreaks they will not be able to cope with. (ipsnews.net)
A potential paralysation of already vulnerable healthcare systems would not only have a drastic impact on population health, but could also push people further into poverty and deprivation, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
In particular, her work focuses on examining the various types of constraints faced by developing countries in the process of poverty alleviation and economic development. (kcl.ac.uk)

Dr. Kusum Gopal, an anthropologist who has served as a United Nations (UN) Expert and Technical Advisor to government agencies, speaks to The Chronicle on challenges facing developing countries and offers solutions. (experientia.com)
To add insult to injury, more than 70 percent of the finance sent to developing nations between 2016 and 2020 was in the form of loans that countries had to repay. (grist.org)
Some developing nations are now looking to have their debts forgiven. (grist.org)
It is just one of the disgraces that has given Australia the distinction of being the only developed country whose government has been condemned as racist by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. (johnpilger.com)
Access to hospitals, and especially intensive care units, are generally much lower than in developed nations - studies have estimated that less than half of Africa's population has access to modern health facilities. (ipsnews.net)
You are a story teller and the stories you are exposed to whilst traveling in developing nations may not always be beautiful and show people at their best. (matadornetwork.com)
On Monday, the G7 - a coalition of the richest countries - launched a new insurance program , called Global Shield, to provide aid after climate-related disasters in developing nations, including Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, Pakistan, the Philippines and Senegal. (yahoo.com)
Developing nations responded with increased pressure. (yahoo.com)
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that more than 3 billion people lack adequate cooking fuels. (solarovens.org)
For developing nations that are sun rich and fuel poor, the Solavore Sport Solar Oven can use free sunshine to cook meats, vegetables, breads and cakes and cut down on the need for cooking fires. (solarovens.org)

Outflows since the 1980s from the three countries have been massive: US$103 billion from Angola, US$55 billion from Cote d'Ivoire, and US$329 billion from South Africa in 2018 dollars. (ipsnews.net)

That's why you can't get surprised when you see university rankings where the top 1000 universities in the world are from Developed Countries. (ebmscholarships.com)
In developed countries, one out of 1000 people die from measles or its complications, but this number can be 10 to 100 times higher in developing countries. (cdc.gov)

To clarify disease progression among varying population groups, we evaluated the time to develop TB disease according to birthplace among non-US-born persons with reported cases of TB disease in the United States during 2011-2018. (cdc.gov)
Using national TB surveillance data, we assessed time from entering the United States to TB disease diagnosis among non-US-born persons in whom TB disease developed during 2011-2018. (cdc.gov)

Reduction in hunger, by country, from 2000 to 2017. (vox.com)
UNHCR's annual Global Trends report shows an average of one person was displaced every two seconds in 2017, with developing countries most affected. (unhcr.org)
The UN Refugee Agency's annual Global Trends study found 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, more people than the population of Thailand. (unhcr.org)
New displacement is also growing, with 16.2 million people displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first time or repeatedly. (unhcr.org)

The least developed countries have done the least to cause the climate crisis - emitting less than 1% of global emissions - and are disproportionately impacted by the havoc it wreaks. (iied.org)

Developing countries are well-positioned to deliver sustainable and economically advantageous bioenergy systems, mainly after the dramatic impacts from COVID-19 pandemic on health and economy. (eubce.com)
95% of UK-based INGOs are fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries, according to our latest survey. (bond.org.uk)

One in three people worldwide are now overweight, with the number of obese individuals rising to nearly a billion in developing countries that are experiencing increasing incomes, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has revealed. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
A total of 904 million people are classified as overweight - meaning that their body mass index (BMI) is greater than 25 - in developing countries, up from 250 million in 1980 and more than the 557 million registered in high income countries. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)
people are overweight but still not well nourished, 2004. (who.int)

The tools below (some of them joint projects with other organisations, such as the WTO, UNCTAD, World Bank Group, are intended to explore and facilitate trade with other countries. (intracen.org)
What are the consequences of Beijing's strategy toward the developing world for the United States? (rand.org)
The authors conduct a net assessment of U.S. and Chinese approaches to development assistance and cooperation, using a data-driven comparison to reveal opportunities for the United States to better compete with China in the developing world. (rand.org)
The extraordinary rate of economic growth in India and China - as well as slower but still significant growth in other developing countries - has led to a huge decline in the share of the world population living on less than $1.90 a day , from nearly 35 percent in 1987 to under 11 percent in 2013. (vox.com)
Traditionally, anthropologists have identified with peoples amongst whom they reside, and, inevitably, this identification is reflected in ethnographic methods which primarily seek to privilege the world views of people and their life experiences. (experientia.com)
The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. (google.com)
The 2019 UN World Water Development report noted that about four billion people, representing nearly two-thirds of the world population, experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year. (wikipedia.org)
Seva has done an incredible job all over the world helping people who really need it. (seva.org)
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the world, killing up to half the people that use it. (cdc.gov)
CDC works with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to strengthen surveillance systems, monitor tobacco use and key tobacco control indicators, develop and sustain effective tobacco control programs, and use data-informed evidence to increase country and regional control efforts. (cdc.gov)
In the lead up to the meeting, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres has been warning that the world is headed towards "collective suicide" if countries don't dramatically reduce their emissions. (grist.org)
Sentiments and opinions vary from person to person, city to city and country to country, so one cannot attempt to frame the issue of collective responsibility or awareness towards current affairs, without acknowledging first, that any assumptions or conclusions made cannot in anyway capture the sentiment of every individual in the vast world in which we cohabit. (dissidentvoice.org)
For example, people of Asia don't have the same notion of privacy as we do in the Western world. (matadornetwork.com)
You just can't expect people in other parts of the world to feel or think the same way you do. (matadornetwork.com)
4 Unfortunately, in the developing world there is very little information to describe the magnitude of the tobacco use problem, nor are there data systems which would allow for the characterisation of patterns of use. (bmj.com)
However, if the pattern seen in the developed world continues, a lifetime of tobacco use will result in the deaths of 250 million children and young people alive today, most of them in developing countries. (bmj.com)
According to the World Development Report on Jobs (The World Bank, 2013) the number of microenterprises or household businesses is much higher in developing countries compared to industrial countries. (diw.de)
Many countries, predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, will experience a steep increase in their labor force in the next years (The World Bank, 2013). (diw.de)
Current conservation policies often clash with public health initiatives in the developing world but they get little attention. (acsh.org)
Reports from the World Health Organization and the World Bank have found that lack of water and energy affects 800 million people around the globe. (acsh.org)
Decentralized heating and cooking in homes in the urban areas of the developing world account for most ambient air pollution and perhaps 80-90 % of the WHO estimate of up to 6.5 million annual deaths linked to such air pollution. (acsh.org)
The World Health Organization recommends two doses of vaccine and most countries in the world are providing two doses. (cdc.gov)
Most of these cases (211 {81%}) were in persons from Philippines, including 101 who were World War II veterans who entered the United States under a temporary provision of the Immigration Act of 1990, which exempted them from medical examination while applying for U.S. citizenship during 1992-1995. (cdc.gov)

After adjusting for age at entry and birth year, the median time to TB diagnosis was lowest among persons from Middle Africa, 128 months (95% CI 116-146 months) for male persons and 121 months (95% CI 108-136 months) for female persons. (cdc.gov)
Healthcare systems in many poor countries, especially in Africa, are already severely stretched with limited financing and resources. (ipsnews.net)
Africa are not as strong as they need to be, countries have still made important progress in (EPI) vaccines, elimination/eradication programmes of vaccine preventable delivering immunisation services, specifically diseases, new vaccine introductions, mass vaccination campaigns and vaccine in terms of introducing new vaccines and preventable disease surveillance over the five-year planning period. (who.int)

Working hours in four rich countries, from 1870 to 2000. (vox.com)
In 73 GAVI-eligible countries, DTP3 coverage sector planning cycles and processes and should be informed by all relevant rose to 83% in 2013 from 68% in 2000, and child mortality fell to 6.3 million in 2013 from assessments and reviews. (who.int)

In Hawaii during 1992-1993, a total of 429 (82%) TB cases were diagnosed in foreign-born persons, of whom 261 (61%) had resided in the United States for less than or equal to 1 year ( Table 2 ). (cdc.gov)
In Los Angeles County during 1993, a total of 1228 (64%) TB cases were diagnosed among foreign-born persons, of whom 261 (21%) had resided in the United States less than or equal to 1 year. (cdc.gov)

Given that people usually seek cosmetic interventions to feel better about themselves, one would anticipate that cosmetically successful procedures would increase self-esteem, mood, and social confidence. (bibliomed.org)

It frequently occurs in developing countries. (medlineplus.gov)
This situation occurs in developing countries. (medscape.com)
In several developed countries, 50- 64% of CO poisoning occurs in the home (Sam-Lai et al. (cdc.gov)

To avoid such a scenario, rich states must keep a focus on helping other countries with weak healthcare systems, despite the fact they are fighting their own battle with the disease, say experts. (ipsnews.net)
We fear that the healthcare systems in some African countries could be completely paralysed. (ipsnews.net)
Even countries with relatively developed healthcare systems could face similar problems. (ipsnews.net)

This outbreak spread to several countries and resulted in more than 25,000 people developing measles. (cdc.gov)
Outbreaks can sometimes be controlled by vaccinating people even after the outbreak has started. (cdc.gov)
Further spread of the outbreak in Paraguay and to surrounding countries is possible. (cdc.gov)

Almost 80% of disease in developing countries is caused by poor water quality and other water-related issues that cause deadly health conditions such as cholera, malaria, and diarrhea. (wikipedia.org)
CDC has been helping countries collect and use data to prevent tobacco-related deaths and disease for over 20 years. (cdc.gov)
Approximately 90% of tuberculosis (TB) cases among non-US-born persons in the United States are attributable to progression of latent TB infection to TB disease. (cdc.gov)
Using survival analysis, we investigated whether birthplace is associated with time to disease progression among non-US-born persons in whom TB disease developed. (cdc.gov)
We found time to TB diagnosis among non-US-born persons varied by birth region, which represents a prognostic indicator for progression of latent TB infection to TB disease. (cdc.gov)
TB disease can occur from recent person-to-person transmission but more commonly is the result of progression of latent TB infection (LTBI) to TB disease. (cdc.gov)
Left untreated, LTBI can progress to TB disease among up to 10% of persons with LTBI within their lifetime ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Consequently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that efforts to eliminate TB in the United States, in part, focus on LTBI detection and treatment among non-US-born persons ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
Although persons recently infected with TB and persons with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for progression to TB disease ( 6 ), the factors affecting the time to develop TB disease remain unclear, particularly for non-US-born persons. (cdc.gov)
One study found the risk of developing TB disease among non-US-born persons decreased with increasing time after entering the United States ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
However, non-US-born persons are a heterogenous population who differ in health status based on country of origin ( 8 ), and the effect of birth country on progression from LTBI to TB disease remains unclear. (cdc.gov)
Because of the high number of countries represented among non-US-born persons with TB disease, we categorized birth countries into regions. (cdc.gov)
We excluded persons with TB disease attributed to recent transmission ( 3 ) and focused on persons whose TB disease most likely was caused by progression of LTBI acquired in their birth countries. (cdc.gov)
5 Because of the increasing levels of use and the dire public health implications, tobacco use among young people has been referred to as both a "paediatric disease" 6 and a "paediatric epidemic. (bmj.com)
Many people, primarily women and children, suffer eye and lung disease caused by smoke that is inhaled from cooking fires. (solarovens.org)
Disease control priorities in developing countries. (who.int)
Individuals with greater susceptibility to CO exposure include pregnant women, infants and small children, the elderly and persons with underlying cardiopulmonary disease. (cdc.gov)

1 This figure is expected to rise to 10 million deaths a year by 2030, with 70% of these deaths occurring in developing countries. (bmj.com)

People displaced inside their own country accounted for 40 million of the total, slightly fewer than the 40.3 million in 2016. (unhcr.org)

When finding your way in the Netherlands, you will notice that the vast majority of people speak English very well, even though Dutch is the official language. (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
While the vast majority of cases have been in China, where the virus was first detected, with Italy being the country with the second-highest most cases, followed by Iran, South Korea and Spain. (ipsnews.net)
While data on global tobacco use behaviour are limited, it appears that in many developed countries, the vast majority of smokers begin using tobacco products well before the age of 18 years 2, 3 and that smoking rates are at or near historical high levels, although in some countries, there appears to be a recent plateau or decline. (bmj.com)

Internationally, countries struggled to develop privacy laws addressing data protection issues. (lu.se)

Today in Guatemala almost 650,000 people suffer from vision loss from treatable conditions. (seva.org)

We aim to bring prosperity, inclusiveness and sustainability to developing countries through trade-related development assistance. (intracen.org)

The GYTS was developed to enhance the capacity of countries to design, implement, and evaluate tobacco control and prevention programmes. (bmj.com)

Populations in developing countries attempt to access potable water from a variety of sources, such as groundwater, aquifers, or surface waters, which can be easily contaminated. (wikipedia.org)
Several groups of people were indentified who did not have a high level of vaccine coverage and so were susceptible populations for measles infection. (cdc.gov)

Most incident tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States occur among non-US-born persons ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
LTBI is a form of TB in which a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the causative agent of TB, but remains asymptomatic and noncontagious ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
People died of malaria, people couldn't get treatment for tuberculosis," he said. (ipsnews.net)
During 1986-1994, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported annually among foreign-born persons in the United States increased 55% (from 4925 to 7627), and the proportion of all cases accounted for by persons who were foreign-born increased from 22% to 32% -- increases that reflect, in part, effects of recent immigration (1). (cdc.gov)

The investments made by the football industry in the economic and social development of young people can support greater entrepreneurship, innovation and action towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (intracen.org)
7 April 2015, Rome -- Geothermal energy, the flow of heat energy radiating from the earth's core, provides unique opportunities for cost efficient, sustainable food production and processing in developing countries, says a new report published by FAO today. (fao.org)

We surveyed 92 Bond member organisations at the end of May to get a better picture of how NGOs are supporting developing countries during the Covid-19 crisis. (bond.org.uk)

Half a billion people live in areas with severe water scarcity throughout the year, and around four billion people face severe water scarcity at least one month per year. (wikipedia.org)
Even in developed countries, measles causes a severe illness. (cdc.gov)

The article was written by Amanda Machado and talks about the ethics of taking photos when traveling to developing countries . (matadornetwork.com)

Worldwide, 38 countries currently use geothermal energy for direct application in agricultural production and some 24 countries harness it to generate electricity, with Iceland, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Kenya, New Zealand and the Philippines deriving more than 10 percent of their electricity needs from natural heat sources. (fao.org)
Significant infections have been recorded in the United States and some other Asian countries, and the Philippines capital of Manila has been sealed off. (ipsnews.net)

Per capita water use in the majority of these countries remains far below water use in developed countries-they are merely catching up. (wikipedia.org)

People only travel for themselves: Broadening their horizons, meeting and experiencing local cultures and food, increasing their knowledge and opening their minds to diversity. (matadornetwork.com)
Countries, people, cultures are constantly evolving (even faster in the case of developing countries). (matadornetwork.com)

When countries use new and innovative approaches to national geospatial information management, they can implement evidence-based solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges, including in remote areas. (worldbank.org)
2012). The existing literature provides ample evidence of high marginal returns to capital in developing countries. (diw.de)

The team discovered that people who previously received AstraZeneca or Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines had a "non-inferior" immune response when given a half dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine, comparable to those who received a full dose. (medicaldaily.com)

38% are supporting refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). (bond.org.uk)
Refugees who have fled their countries to escape conflict and persecution accounted for 25.4 million. (unhcr.org)
We are at a watershed, where success in managing forced displacement globally requires a new and far more comprehensive approach so that countries and communities aren't left dealing with this alone," UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. (unhcr.org)
Immigrants and refugees are the only groups of foreign-born persons required to undergo screening for TB before obtaining a visa to enter the United States. (cdc.gov)
Information about the classification of immigrants and refugees is sent by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to CDC, which notifies the state or local health departments of the arrival of each person with an A, B1, or B2 status, and informs the immigrants and refugees that they should report promptly to their health department. (cdc.gov)
Since the introduction of new guidelines for the medical examination of immigrants and refugees in 1991 (3), the contribution of the examination process to the identification of TB among recently arrived foreign-born persons has not been evaluated. (cdc.gov)
Case records were matched against CDC's Tracking System of Immigrants and Refugees with Suspected TB database to determine both the percentage of foreign-born persons with TB that had been identified as B1 and B2 before arrival in the United States and the percentage of those classified as B1 and B2 in whom active TB was diagnosed after arrival. (cdc.gov)

People with higher incomes have the ability to choose the kind of foods they want. (blueandgreentomorrow.com)

Over one billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to clean water. (wikipedia.org)
Access to freshwater is unevenly distributed across the globe, with more than two billion people live in countries with significant water stress. (wikipedia.org)
According to UN-Water, by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in areas across the globe with complete water scarcity. (wikipedia.org)
About 1 billion people are at risk for iodine deficiency disorders. (medscape.com)

TB registries in Hawaii (1990 population: 1,104,668) and Los Angeles County (1990 population: 8,292,057) were examined to identify all foreign-born persons in whom TB had been diagnosed within 1 year of arrival through comparison of the dates of diagnosis and arrival in the United States. (cdc.gov)

37% of French men and 32% of French women say they have sent or shared information on development or poor countries. (focus2030.org)
Water issues in developing countries include scarcity of drinking water, poor infrastructure for water and sanitation access, water pollution, and low levels of water security. (wikipedia.org)
Travel to distant cities is an insurmountable barrier to the rural poor, including indigenous persons. (seva.org)
Access: How Do Good Health Technologies Get to Poor People in Poor Countries? (upenn.edu)

This data comes from our survey conducted by the YouGov Institute and piloted by the research team at University College London and Birmingham University as part of the project Aid Attitudes Tracker which measures the evolution of opinions and behaviors on issues of international solidarity in four countries. (focus2030.org)
Observing the evolution of the mobile market, this presentation explores ways of leveraging smartphones to perform innovative social and market research through mobile in developing countries. (warc.com)
Research is about people. (warc.com)
I have a blend of experience in food inspection, auditing, implementation of industry food safety management systems, training food industry people, food safety regulatory compliance with global perspective, food safety research/teaching, supervision of manpower, research project management and publishing. (nottingham.ac.uk)
A second theme of Sanchari's research centres around examining the challenges faced in providing effective public service delivery in developing countries, with particular emphasis on the role of information constraints. (kcl.ac.uk)
There's been little research into how COVID-19 impacted people in developing countries. (kcl.ac.uk)
She cares about me, both as a student and as a person, and offers lots of academic and research opportunities," Rustad says. (central.edu)
I also learned that collecting data for a research study in a foreign country can be extremely difficult due to cultural differences, geographic location, environmental conditions and differing health care systems," she says. (central.edu)

The case fatality rate is about 3% among persons seeking/receiving hospital care for CO poisoning (Sam-Lai et al. (cdc.gov)

Each year, tobacco use kills 8 million people - including 1.2 million non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke. (cdc.gov)
It is estimated that in the coming decades, China is predicted to be the most aged population on earth with more than 400 million people over 60. (newsblaze.com)

It feels miraculous to watch people regain their sight, but it's a miracle that we can all make happen. (seva.org)

In the UN climate negotiations, countries that have caused the most damage actively negotiate against stopping the violence: they back out of their pledges, they walk away, they don't deliver. (iied.org)

This seems to come from a Westerner point of view without even thinking about the cultural differences between all countries. (matadornetwork.com)

In developing countries, most infections are acquired during childhood, whereas in developed countries, up to 50% of young adults are CMV seronegative. (medscape.com)

High income countries are completely consumed with what is happening in their own states, but it would be good if they could give at least some focus to poorer countries," Amanda Glassman, executive vice president of the Washington-based Global Centre for Development think-tank, told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
Exposure to advertising is high (75% of students had seen pro-tobacco ads), and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is very high in all countries. (bmj.com)
Strong health systems are the foundation for All countries should develop appropriate strategies and activities to deliver well-functioning immunization programs and a high quality routine immunization services and systems. (who.int)

Nyon/Geneva − A new curriculum using football to teach entrepreneurship and employability life skills to young people in developing countries is being launched by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the UEFA Foundation for Children , Kick4Life and Streetfootballworld . (intracen.org)
Football motivates and enthuses young people in a way that no other sport does,' Ms. Tembo said. (intracen.org)
This newly launched curriculum is an important goalpost in helping young people build new skills to reach new heights. (intracen.org)
Young people from a range of developing countries will undoubtedly benefit hugely from learning valuable life skills such as communication, decision making and teamwork all whilst enjoying playing the beautiful round ball game,' Mr. Kluser said. (intracen.org)
The curriculum was developed to support the Kick for Trade initiative, which fosters football-based life skills to promote social inclusion, employability and entrepreneurship for young people. (intracen.org)
Only the basic minimum of equipment is required to deliver the sessions successfully, making the curriculum suitable for many contexts where many young people can benefit. (intracen.org)
But due to decades of economic boom, the young generations have been engrossed in making a career in big cities and taking good care of their elderly people is not a priority anymore. (newsblaze.com)
Most of the cases occur in rural communities and small cities where young people often leave to find work in China's fast-developing larger cities. (newsblaze.com)
In young children, lead exposure is a particular hazard because children more readily absorb lead than do adults, and children's developing nervous systems also make them more susceptible to the effects of lead. (cdc.gov)

But the countries that need such infrastructure are often unable to raise capital on their own and need multilateral assistance from rich countries. (acsh.org)

The present study aimed to investigate the factors that motivate people s intention to undergo cosmetic surgery, assess their attitude toward cosmetic surgery, and measure self-esteem and life satisfaction after surgery in Saudi Arabia. (bibliomed.org)
the important role of the informal and traditional livestock products markets that feature in most developing country settings, and the factors underlying their continued strength. (ilri.org)

They are a forum for countries and companies to announce new climate commitments, like last year's pledges to cut methane emissions, halt deforestation, and steer finance toward climate progress. (grist.org)
As a result, some countries are both speeding up their transitions to renewables while also increasing investments in fossil fuels, calling into question their climate commitments to reduce carbon emissions. (grist.org)

Search for the country site. (unhcr.org)

This paper studies how rules of origin in potential export markets influence the export behavior of firms in least-developed countries. (rand.org)

Many people fail to access higher education, some even drop out because of failure to have enough money to cover tuition and fees as well as associated costs. (ebmscholarships.com)

Infection can be more serious in older adults, infants, and people with chronic health problems. (medlineplus.gov)

Now, these elderly people are often neglected and end up missing at the end of the day. (newsblaze.com)
News of missing elderly persons in China is becoming a daily occurrence. (newsblaze.com)
This daily occurrence of missing elderly person is becoming a real concern. (newsblaze.com)

The LATC training program has also developed to the point where weekly sessions are offered year round and we host participants from many Latin American countries such as Mexico, Guatemala and Paraguay. (worldvets.org)
Further increases in case counts are expected, including from other areas in Paraguay and surrounding countries (e.g. (cdc.gov)
Chikungunya and dengue viruses cocirculate in Paraguay and surrounding countries, are transmitted by the same species of mosquitoes, and have similar clinical presentations during acute illness. (cdc.gov)

Engaging with developing countries offers China economic growth and global influence. (rand.org)
CDC trains staff from the LMICs on the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS), a set of tobacco-related surveys developed by WHO, CDC, and the Canadian Public Health Association that use common survey methodologies. (cdc.gov)
The GYTS will be expanded to the majority of countries in the next few years, and can serve as a baseline for monitoring and evaluating global and national tobacco control efforts. (bmj.com)

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