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Myanmar economic monitor: October 2015
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Bank
2015
The Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM) aims to periodically take stock of economic development and highlight economic prospects and policy priorities in Myanmar. Myanmar grew at an ...
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Scoping review on vector-borne diseases in urban areas: transmission dynamics, vectorial capacity and co-infection
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Eder, Marcus, Fanny Cortes, Noêmia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha,...
2018
Transmission dynamics, vectorial capacity, and co-infections have substantial impacts on vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affecting urban and suburban populations. Reviewing key fac...
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Dengue: guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Health Organization
2009
The magnitude of the dengue problem has increased dramatically and has extended geographically to many previously unaffected areas. It was then, and remains today, the most impo...
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Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes- borne virus transmission risk with climate change
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ryan SJ, Carlson CJ, Mordecai EA, Johnson LR
2019
The established scientific consensus indicates that climate change will severely exacerbate the risk and burden of Aedes-transmitted viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, Zika...
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Western Pacific regional action plan for dengue prevention and control
Asia-Pacific
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2017
The global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades. In the Western Paci c Region, the number of reported dengue cases has more than doubled from about 200 0...
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Improved tools and strategies for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: A research-to-policy forum
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Olliaro P, Fouque F, Kroeger A, Bowman L, Velayudhan R, Santelli AC, et al
2018
Research has been conducted on interventions to control dengue transmission and respond to outbreaks. A summary of the available evidence will help inform disease control policy...
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Making Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Work: New Opportunities From the SDG Perspectives
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Braks M, Giglio G, Tomassone L, Sprong H and Leslie T
2019
Surveillance of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) exemplifies a One Health approach, which entails coordinated, collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral approaches to add...
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Summary of evaluation of dengue strategic plan for the Asia Pacific region 2008-2015
Asia-Pacific
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Health Organization Western Pacific
2016
In 2008, the fifty-ninth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific endorsed the Dengue Strategic Plan for the Asia Pacific Region 2008–2015. This served as a roa...
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The Kheshorter: Indigenous Karen’s Community Forest
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)
2017
To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) and the Kawthoolei Forestry Department (KFD) of the Ka...
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Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2018 – Accelerating progress towards the SDGs.
Asia-Pacific
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO UN
2018
Progress in reducing undernourishment has slowed tremendously. FAO’s estimates show that the number of hungry people has barely changed during the past two years, making it incr...
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Regional Report on Nutrition Security in ASEAN, Volume 2
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ASEAN, UNICEF; WHO
2016
In 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published the “Regional Report on Nutrition Security in ASEAN, Volume 1”,...
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Regional report on nutrition security in ASEAN, Volume 1
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ASEAN, UNICEF
2016
The association of Southeast asian nations, or ASEAN, aims to accelerate economic growth and social progress by promoting active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters o...
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2019 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger and Climate Change
Global
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
K. von Grebmer, J. Bernstein, R. Mukerji, F. Patterson, M....
2019
The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that while the world has made gradual progress in reducing hunger on a global scale since 2000, this progress has been uneven. Hunger pe...
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Malnutrition Gap as a New Measure of Child Malnutrition : A Global Application
Global
Issue and policy briefs
Feng, Juan; Alam, Shamma Adeeb; Eozenou, Patrick Hoang-Vu, The World Bank
2018
“Leaving no one behind” is an overarching principle of the Sustainable Development Goals. Many countries are prioritizing resources for those who are furthest behind. Existing m...
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What Mekong Delta Communities Can Teach Us About Access to Safe Water
Viet Nam
Archived web content
Zita Sebesvari, Fabrice Renaud
2017
This article discusses the water situation in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. It discusses water quality, water sources, current research, educational gaps and how communities respond t...
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BTI 2016: Myanmar country report
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Bertelsmann Stiftung
2016
The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) analyzes and evaluates the quality of democracy, a market economy and political management in 129 developing and transition...
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An Analysis of Poverty in Myanmar: Trends between 2004/05 and 2015
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The World Bank Myanmar, Ministry of Planning and Finance
The Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey (MPLCS) was conducted in early 2015 on a nationally representative sample of households. The survey was undertaken through a c...
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Land tenure data in Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
O. Nabangchang-Srisawalak
2006
This article reviews land tenure Systems and land tenure data in Thailand in order to illustrate the importance of such information for policy-making. The article also discusses...
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Beneficial Ownership: Tackling Hidden Company Ownership Through Myanmar's EITI Process
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Global Witness, Natural Resource Governance Institute
2016
This paper focuses on a new and ground-breaking provision of EITI: a requirement for the identities of the real owners – the ‘beneficial owners’ – of extractive industry compani...
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Myanmar Annual Hospital Statistics Reports
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Department of Public Health in collaboration with Department of...
2013
This report is intended to provide information regarding reporting status of the public and private hospitals, availability and utilization of hospital services, performance of ...