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Agricultural extension, intra-household allocation and malariaCan agricultural development programs improve health-related outcomes? We exploit a spatial discontinuity in the coverage of a large-scale agricultural extensionprogram in Uganda to causally identify its effects on malaria...
Administrative law Agriculture Economic developmentBook Chapter
Excess female mortality in AfricaFrom the book: Towards Gender Equity in Development
Missing women Mortality GenderBook Chapter
Choices for spending government revenue: New African oil, gas, and mining economiesFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Extractives Education FrameworkWorking Paper
Labour migration in Indonesia and the health of children left behindEconomic research on labour migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the remittances of overseas migrant labour in the sending country’s economy...
Health Labour migration ChildrenPolicy Brief
Blog
Income generation and malaria in UgandaSeveral large-scale efforts have been made to combat malaria in the last decade under the Millennium Development Goals, and while these have led to a rapid decline in cases, malaria continues to exact a heavy toll on sub-Saharan Africa, both in terms...
Administrative law Agriculture Economic developmentJournal Article
Improving water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities, LiberiaProblem The lack of proper water and sanitation infrastructures and poor hygiene practices in health-care facilities reduces facilities’ preparedness and response to disease outbreaks and decreases the communities’ trust in the health ser...
Health SDG3 Universal Health CoverageJournal Article
Observations of infection prevention and control practices in primary health care, KenyaObjective To assess compliance with infection prevention and control practices in primary health care in Kenya...
Health SDG3 Universal Health CoverageJournal Article
Implementation research to improve quality of maternal and newborn health care, MalawiObjective To evaluate the impact of a performance-based financing scheme on maternal and neonatal health service quality in Malawi...
Health SDG3 Universal Health CoverageWorking Paper
Choices for spending government revenue: New African oil, gas, and mining economiesThis paper examines a broad range of opportunities for addressing the pressing human development needs of low-income countries by using new oil, gas, and mineral discoveries...
Extractives Education FrameworkPolicy seminar
Policy Seminar - Launch of WHO Bulletin theme issue 'Measuring quality of care'
Blog
Building the learning agenda: Spotlight on the Global Learning Laboratory for Quality Universal Health Coverage
Improving the delivery of quality health services is messy! Vast amounts of knowledge and experience is being generated daily...
Health Quality of care SDG3Blog
Measuring outpatient safety at scale: infection prevention and control practices in KenyaPrimum non nocere — first, do no harm. This most basic tenet of medical care is routinely violated in clinics and hospitals around the world today ...
Quality of care Health SDG3Journal Article
Changing the narratives for patient safetyPart of Journal Special Issue Measuring quality of care
Health SDG3 Universal Health CoverageJournal Article
Maternal and neonatal services in Ethiopia: measuring and improving qualityPart of Journal Special Issue Measuring quality of care
Health SDG3 Universal Health CoverageJournal Article
Quality of care: measuring a neglected driver of improved healthPart of Journal Special Issue Measuring quality of care
Health SDG3 Universal Health Coverage