Communities of practice
Policy & Strategy
26 Nov 2008
The Sting of Climate Change: Malaria and Dengue Fever in Maritime Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
Mosquito-borne diseases will spread to new areas and worsen in places where they are already present.
Source: Lowy Institute for International Policy; Daily Telegraph
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16 Oct 2008
Bridging the gap: The role of monitoring and evaluation in evidence-based policy making
A new publication makes the case for the evidence-based approach in policy making and describes its use.
Source: UNICEF, the World Bank and the International Development Evaluation Association
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8 Jul 2008
The Right to Health
A factsheet aims to shed light on the right to health in international human rights law.
Source: OHCHR/WHO
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30 Jun 2008
Policy briefs as a communication tool for development research
An ODI document seeks to highlight the barriers to (and opportunities for) strengthening communication between researchers, knowledge brokers and policy-makers.
Source: World Bank
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17 Mar 2008
Reaching the Poor Policy Brief Series
A series of policy briefs aims to share examples of health programmes and projects that have successfully made health sector spending more progressive.
Source: World Bank
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3 Mar 2008
African researchers look at how research is translated into policy.
Studies of malaria control and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia treatment, in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa, provide insights into research uptake.
Source: Medical Research Council, South Africa
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13 Feb 2008
Commercialization and Globalization of Health Care
The increasing commercialization of health care as a result of globalization is discussed in a new policy brief from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).
Source: UNRISD
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