Multidimensional Poverty Index
The 2010 United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report introduces the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). This new international measure of poverty complements income-based poverty...
View ArticleIndia-Africa Projects
Related External Post: indiaafricaconnect.in/indiaafrica-projects.php Synopsis: A list of wide-ranging projects undertaken by the Government of India in eight African countires The post India-Africa...
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China's Billion-Dollar Aid Appetite
Related External Post: www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/19/chinas_billion_dollar_aid_appetite?page=full Synopsis: China has managed to receive international aid and health assistance because of...
View ArticleSupering the Superbug
A research paper published recently in Lancet Infectious Diseases has lead to an unfortunate storm of protest in India. Unfortunate because in the face of much reasonable concerns highlighted by the...
View ArticleKey Players in Global Health — How Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South...
This report represents the first step in an 18-month CSIS initiative focused on how the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries and South Africa are influencing activities, practices, and...
View ArticleAssembling the Global Baby
In a hospital room on the Greek island of Crete with views of a sapphire sea lapping at ancient fortress walls, a Bulgarian woman plans to deliver a baby whose biological mother is an anonymous...
View ArticleToo bitter a pill to swallow
Falling ill is precarious business anywhere in the world. But in India, if you are poor, or live in a village, overcoming even routine illness can sometimes become an insurmountable hurdle. First,...
View ArticleWorld drug report 2011
Today there is widespread recognition among Member States and United Nations entities that drugs, together with organized crime, jeopardize the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. It is...
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