Children constitute 44% of the 8.4 million refugees worldwide and 70% to 80% of the 23.7 million ... more Children constitute 44% of the 8.4 million refugees worldwide and 70% to 80% of the 23.7 million people displaced within their own countries are women and children. Conflict affects the lives of millions of children around the world and leaves permanent scars. Violent conflict tends to be concentrated in some parts of the world more than others. Usually the poorest regions and countries bear the disproportionate burden of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Figures 1 and 2 represent this. The largest areas of overlap between conflict regions and medium to high HIV/AIDS statistics prevalence are in central Africa and the Horn of Africa notably Uganda southern Sudan and the Great Lakes Region. The relationship between HIV/AIDS and conflict is complex. Data from sentinel and behavioural surveillance commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified key factors to be considered in the complex interplay between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the displacement arising from conflicts. (excerpt)
The capacity to manage cash transfers by Tigray's Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (Bo... more The capacity to manage cash transfers by Tigray's Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (BoLSA) and their local level arm, the Community Care Coalitions (CCC), was piloted between 2010 and 2014 with a mixed methods evaluation fielded between 2012 and 2015. Results showed that community-‐based targeting quality was good, and payments timely. The CCC improved social connectedness within communities. The modest transfer improved the dignity of the poor people. Educational attainment improved, especially for rural girls; progress with other development outcomes were modest. Regional government thus decided to scale-‐up BoLSA responsibility for managing cash transfers transferring a responsibility hitherto managed by the Bureau of Agriculture. The pilot highlighted the need to invest in social workers as Ethiopia finalised its social protection policy.
Every 50 seconds, one child dies of an AIDS-related illness and another becomes infected with HIV... more Every 50 seconds, one child dies of an AIDS-related illness and another becomes infected with HIV. Each day approximately 3,700 children are infected by, or die from, HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS 2004). Today, in sub-Saharan Africa, over 12 million children under the age of 15 are orphaned because of AIDS and by 2010 anywhere from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of children in over a dozen countries will be orphaned (UNAIDS, UNICEF and USAID 2004). These figures represent a shocking failure on the part of the global community. Of the estimated 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, 2.1 million are children. Even if a levelling-off of new infections occurs, due to the long incubation period of the virus, mortality rates will not plateau until at least 2020, and the proportion of orphans will remain strikingly high, at least through to 2030 (Levine and Foster 2000).
International journal of health policy and management, 2021
BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as a significant threat t... more BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to health and development globally, and United Nations (UN) Member States adopted the Political Declaration of the Third High-level Meeting (HLM) on the prevention and control of NCDs in 2018. The negotiation process for the Declaration included consultations with Member States, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and non-state actors such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector. With NCD responses facing charges of inadequacy, it is important to scrutinize the governance process behind relevant high-level global decisions and commitments. METHODS Through a review of 159 documents submitted by stakeholders during the negotiation process, we outline a typology of policy positions advocated by various stakeholders in the development of the Declaration. We document changes in text from the draft to the final version of the Declaration to analyse the extent to whic...
Children constitute 44% of the 8.4 million refugees worldwide and 70% to 80% of the 23.7 million ... more Children constitute 44% of the 8.4 million refugees worldwide and 70% to 80% of the 23.7 million people displaced within their own countries are women and children. Conflict affects the lives of millions of children around the world and leaves permanent scars. Violent conflict tends to be concentrated in some parts of the world more than others. Usually the poorest regions and countries bear the disproportionate burden of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Figures 1 and 2 represent this. The largest areas of overlap between conflict regions and medium to high HIV/AIDS statistics prevalence are in central Africa and the Horn of Africa notably Uganda southern Sudan and the Great Lakes Region. The relationship between HIV/AIDS and conflict is complex. Data from sentinel and behavioural surveillance commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified key factors to be considered in the complex interplay between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the displacement arising from conflicts. (excerpt)
The capacity to manage cash transfers by Tigray's Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (Bo... more The capacity to manage cash transfers by Tigray's Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (BoLSA) and their local level arm, the Community Care Coalitions (CCC), was piloted between 2010 and 2014 with a mixed methods evaluation fielded between 2012 and 2015. Results showed that community-‐based targeting quality was good, and payments timely. The CCC improved social connectedness within communities. The modest transfer improved the dignity of the poor people. Educational attainment improved, especially for rural girls; progress with other development outcomes were modest. Regional government thus decided to scale-‐up BoLSA responsibility for managing cash transfers transferring a responsibility hitherto managed by the Bureau of Agriculture. The pilot highlighted the need to invest in social workers as Ethiopia finalised its social protection policy.
Every 50 seconds, one child dies of an AIDS-related illness and another becomes infected with HIV... more Every 50 seconds, one child dies of an AIDS-related illness and another becomes infected with HIV. Each day approximately 3,700 children are infected by, or die from, HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS 2004). Today, in sub-Saharan Africa, over 12 million children under the age of 15 are orphaned because of AIDS and by 2010 anywhere from 15 per cent to 25 per cent of children in over a dozen countries will be orphaned (UNAIDS, UNICEF and USAID 2004). These figures represent a shocking failure on the part of the global community. Of the estimated 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, 2.1 million are children. Even if a levelling-off of new infections occurs, due to the long incubation period of the virus, mortality rates will not plateau until at least 2020, and the proportion of orphans will remain strikingly high, at least through to 2030 (Levine and Foster 2000).
International journal of health policy and management, 2021
BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as a significant threat t... more BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to health and development globally, and United Nations (UN) Member States adopted the Political Declaration of the Third High-level Meeting (HLM) on the prevention and control of NCDs in 2018. The negotiation process for the Declaration included consultations with Member States, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and non-state actors such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector. With NCD responses facing charges of inadequacy, it is important to scrutinize the governance process behind relevant high-level global decisions and commitments. METHODS Through a review of 159 documents submitted by stakeholders during the negotiation process, we outline a typology of policy positions advocated by various stakeholders in the development of the Declaration. We document changes in text from the draft to the final version of the Declaration to analyse the extent to whic...
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