Skype hooks up deal with qtel
View more presentations from znoob1992.
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Global health
Experts say global health aid boosts economic recovery By Kate Kelland LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The World Bank and World Health Organization have voiced fears that donor nations will slash health aid budgets because of the economic downturn. Researchers from Britain and the United States looked back over 30 years of economic ups and downs in Europe and found that most countries did not cut development funds during recessions. Advocates for global health aid say it is critical for healthcare infrastructure development in poor countries and for sustaining existing health projects and starting new ones. "There is a clear association between better health and economic growth, and if money given in development assistance is appropriately designed to improve health, then we can expect there will be a positive effect in terms of economic growth. In a report of their study, which was published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. On the other hand, Britain has protected its aid budget from cuts and Australia, Germany, and the United States have all made commitments to increasing their support to protect vulnerable groups from the impact of the crisis.They found what they described as "surprisingly little" evidence that economic downturns are associated with deep cuts in aid, at least in the first few years of a financial crisis. David Stuckler, an assistant professor of political economy at the U.S. Harvard School of Public Health who also worked on the study.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)