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In this policy brief, Tamasha presents findings about the different environments that influence young people?s health in Tanzania. The brief explains that Tanzania cannot expect to produce a new generation that is physically, mentally and socially healthy if they study in school environments that leave them to their o...

Tanzania Health Economic development Education; Tanzania Health Economic development Education

An expanding survey

F. Renaud-ThÚry; HIV, AIDS, Tanzania, ARV, World Health Organisation WHO; Tanzania; AIDS; HIV; ARV; World Health Organisation WHO

Steven J Hoffman; . Assessing; . Assessing

Al low me to congratulate you and the United Nations for organizing this High level Meet ing on

Speech Health Population, Health and Nutrition HIV AIDS; Health and Nutrition HIV AIDS; Speech Health Population

Tanzania has one of the lowest health worker ratios in the world. It is the rural areas that suffer the most. The geographical imbalance represents a serious problem for the delivery of crucial health services to a large share of the population. A new study shows that offering education after a certain period of servi...

Julie Riise Kolstad; Tanzania Health Population, Health and Nutrition Rural Development; Tanzania Health Population; Health and Nutrition Rural Development

Rachel Jenkins; . Developing; . Developing

Rachel Jenkins; . Developing; . Developing

Standard theories of resource allocation within the household posit that parents? investments in their children reflect a combination of children?s endowments and parents? preferences for child quality. We study how changes in children?s cognitive endowments affect the distribution of parental investments amongst sibl...

Adhvaryu, Achyuta|Nyshadham, Anant; endowments intra-household child health Tanzania Investment; endowments intra-household child health Tanzania Investment

Rose Ndakala Oronje; . Engaging media; . Engaging media

Rose Ndakala Oronje; . Engaging media; . Engaging media

Malaria prevention and control are major foreign assistance objectives of the U.S. Government (USG). In May 2009, President Barack Obama announced the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a six-year, comprehensive effort to reduce the burden of disease and promote healthy communities and families around the world. Through...

Maralia, Health sector, USAID, FY, Tanzania, Capacity Building and Health system strength; Tanzania; Health sector; Maralia; USAID; FY; Capacity Building and Health system strength

The year 2009/10 marks the 10th anniversary since the signing of the Abuja Declaration in which African heads of State and Government agreed to allocate 15% of their budgets to health. In line with improving the health status of the population, the Government also committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goal...

Health Population, Health and Nutrition Food security Tanzania Financial Sector adjustment Financial Sector development Expenditure; Health Population; Health and Nutrition Food security Tanzania Financial Sector adjustment Financial Sector development Expenditure

Self-selection into healthcare options on the basis of severity likely biases estimates of the effects of healthcare choice on health outcomes. Using an instrumental variables strategy which exploits exogenous variation in the cost of formal-sector care, we show that using such care to treat acute sickness decreases t...

Adhvaryu, Achyuta|Nyshadham, Anant; healthcare information child health Tanzania Health Population, Health and Nutrition; Health and Nutrition; healthcare information child health Tanzania Health Population

Tanzania Health Population, Health and Nutrition; Health and Nutrition; Tanzania Health Population