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Research report

Multiple Inequalities and Policies to Mitigate Inequality Traps in Pakistan

11/03/2015

1 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

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The growth-inequality nexus has long been debated by researchers, social commentators and politicians. Despite being controversial, there is growing evidence of multi-dimensional inequality in developing countries, including Pakistan. Oxfam has carried out research on multiple inequalities in Pakistan in collaboration with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the findings of which are presented in […]

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Research report

The UK Doughnut: A framework for environmental sustainability and social justice

19/02/2015

2 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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The world faces twin challenges: delivering a decent standard of living for everyone, while living within our environmental limits. These two concerns are brought together in Oxfam’s Doughnut model, which visualizes a space between planetary boundaries and a social floor where it is environmentally safe and socially just for humanity to exist. Here, The UK […]

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Research report

Access to Cancer Treatment: A study of medicine pricing issues with recommendations for improving access to cancer medication

04/02/2015

1 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

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According to the World Health Organization, cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world, with 8.2 million deaths in 2012. More than 60 percent of the world’s new cases of cancer occur in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America and these regions account for 70 percent of the world’s cancer […]

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Case study

Scholarships and the Healthcare Human Resources Crisis: A case study of Soviet and Russian scholarships for medical students from Ghana

23/12/2014

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Scholarships for study in the former Soviet Union were offered to students in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and across the developing world. Many of these scholarships were used to study medicine, and the health workforces of many sub-Saharan African countries now contain a significant number of Soviet-trained doctors – though they remain critically understaffed. […]

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Issue briefing

A Long Way to Go: The Ebola response in West Africa at the sixty day mark

09/12/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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The international response to the Ebola epidemic is on the right path, but there is a long way to go. Case numbers are stabilizing in Liberia and Guinea, but remain out of control in Sierra Leone and the targets for cases treated have not been met. The issues raised by the Ebola crisis go beyond […]

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Issue briefing

Quarantines in Sierra Leone: Putting people first in the Ebola crisis

09/12/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

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Sierra Leone has declared a public health state of emergency in a bid to contain the spread of Ebola. Since then, quarantine measures have been imposed, including self-quarantines informed by district and chiefdom bye-laws and government-imposed quarantines. An effective quarantine strategy provides a means of mitigating the spread of Ebola and saving lives, but only […]

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Evaluation report

Accountability Review in Georgia: Promoting children and youth as agents of change – My Rights, My Voice

21/11/2014

3 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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This accountability review is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14. The report documents the findings from a review carried out in May 2014 which examines the degree to which Oxfam meets its own standards for accountability. The ‘Promoting children and youth as agents of change’ project in Georgia is part of the […]

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Briefing paper

Trading Away Access to Medicines – Revisited: How the European trade agenda continues to undermine access to medicines

29/09/2014

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Insufficient innovation and a lack of access to affordable medicines are major barriers to achieving the right to health in low- and middle-income countries. This paper argues that European Union trade policies should not be used to bolster pharmaceutical companies’ profits by extending their monopolies on medicine prices to supposedly reward research. Instead, the incoming […]

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Briefing note

Investing for the Few: The IFC’s Health in Africa initiative

10/09/2014

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The Health in Africa initiative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is at odds with the World Bank Group’s welcome commitment to universal and equitable health coverage and to shared prosperity. This paper argues that the $1bn initiative, which promotes private sector healthcare delivery, is extremely unlikely to deliver better health outcomes for poor people. […]

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Research report

The Scottish Doughnut: A safe and just operating space for Scotland

25/07/2014

2 documents

88 pages long

Languages: English

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The world faces twin challenges: delivering a decent standard of living for everyone, whilst living within our environmental limits. These two interwoven concerns are depicted by Oxfam’s Doughnut Model. It allows people to visualise a space between planetary boundaries (the outer edge of the Doughnut) and a social floor (the inner edge), where it is […]

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