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Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes : Foundational Module on Poverty.

Malaria remains a global public health problem. In the Western Pacific Region, malaria is endemic in 10 countries. The incidence rate in the Region ranges from 161.7 per 1000 people in Solomon Islands to 0.04 in the Republic of Korea. The strategies employed to prevent and control malaria have been...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pacific, WHO Regional Office for the Western
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; Introduction; 1. What is poverty?; 2. What is the relationship between poverty and health?; 3. Why is it important for health professionals to address poverty concerns in health?; 4. How can health professionals and the health system address poverty concerns in health?; 5. Facilitator's notes; 6. Tools, resources and references; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES.