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The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities

ABSTRACT In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, one in eight households obtain drinking water from a […]
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Qualitative Release Assessment for the Re-Introduction of HPAI H5N1 Virus from Neighboring Countries into Ghana

This Briefing considers the question: “What is the risk of re-introduction of HPAI H5N1 virus into […]
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Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Strategies: Synthesis of Country Background Papers

This brief is a synopsis of five country background papers that provided an inventory of information […]
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Pollution and health problems in horticultural production in Harare: A literature review.
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Mapping the Likelihood of Introduction and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 in Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria using Multicriteria Decision Modelling

The objective of this study was to describe the spatial variation in the likelihood of (i) […]
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Mapping the Likelihood of Introduction and Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 in Africa and Indonesia using Multicriteria Decision Modelling

This brief summarizes the methodology used to produce the maps for continental Africa and Indonesia, and […]
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Economics of Avian Flu Policy

This briefing looks at the economic aspects of avian influenza and its control. An economic framework […]
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Cambodia Workshop on Avian Influenza Research Activities. Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 8-10 October 2008.

This DFID-organised workshop included presentations of avian influenza research in Cambodia from a range of interested […]
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A Contingent Valuation Study on Indonesian Farmers? Willingness to Accept Compensation for Poultry

This brief presents the results of a contingent valuation (CV) study that aimed at capturing farmers’ […]
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Investigating the Role of Poultry and the Impact of HPAI on Livelihoods in Ghana

This study uses the same data set and econometric models (i) to predict and profile which […]
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Investigating the Potential Impact of HPAI on Livelihoods in Nigeria

This brief uses nationally representative Nigeria Living Standards Survey data (NLSS 2003-2004) and econometric models to […]
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Unleashing agriculture’s potential for improved nutrition and health in Malawi

In February 2011, the 2020 Vision Initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organized […]