All of that changed because of the structural adjustments introduced by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ‘‘That forced people to migrate internally and across the border,'' Ines Raimundo, a lecturer of human geography at Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane University, told the gathering.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Amanda Stueve
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Africa Foundation - 0 views
HEALTH-SOUTHERN AFRICA: One Million People Need AIDS Treatment - 0 views
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Has some good statistics. Highlights the lack of treatment available to people in Africa.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM-CAMEROON: NGOs Long on Vision, Short on Detail? - 0 views
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condemn globalisation, and demand an increase in development aid and local implementation of international labour standards.
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paradoxical? maybe!
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Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) overseen by the World Bank and IMF.
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Presents differing ideas on globalization and financial aid to Africa.
HEALTH-MOZAMBIQUE: Stopping Death With a Net - 0 views
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Explains how giving away free mosquito netting can help the child mortality rate in mozambique.
DEVELOPMENT: A Little Aid, A Big Favour - 0 views
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This article gives insight into the reasons that throwing money at issues does not work. It shows where the money goes instead of going to actually buy the things that might solve the problem.
DEVELOPMENT: Keeping Civil Society on the Straight and Narrow - 0 views
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Quite a large number of civil society organisations and NGOs have no organically-evolved mandate from the citizens,"
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Mkaronda said complaints about NGO conduct may sometimes stem from public misunderstanding about the roles of these groups: "For example, the Zimbabwean community in South Africa expects us to mobilise resources to sort out shelter, feeding and legal (immigration) status. Yet our role is to highlight the crisis in Zimbabwe."
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believes self-regulation may hold the key to improving matters: "It would be a good idea if NGOs and civil society groups came up with a code of conduct like the one which guides other professionals such as medical doctors and lawyers."
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Puts forth some ideas that could make NGO's more effective. One thing noted is that even NGO's have to pay their employees wages high enough to have a low turnover rate, or else they cannot be effective.
US Doctors For Africa - 0 views
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V. P. of Ghana joins US Doctors for Africa
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Has recent news relating to U.S. Doctors for Africa. Particularly interesting is the section about the VP of Ghana joining. Ghana is one country highly affected by the "brain drain" in Africa, and they are very active in trying to find a solution, but they still have a huge healthcare problem.
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Has recent news relating to U.S. Doctors for Africa. Particularly interesting is the section about the VP of Ghana joining. Ghana is one country highly affected by the "brain drain" in Africa, and they are very active in trying to find a solution, but they still have a huge healthcare problem.
US Doctors For Africa - 0 views
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Describes the solution/plan/methodology of U.S. Doctors for Africa.
Visions of Success: US Doctors For Africa Episode - Google Video - 0 views
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This video explains one "grassroots" solution to the healthcare crisis in Africa called "U.S. Doctors for Africa. The video comes from a meeting and has a lot of other stuff, but the important part is the explanation of how U. S. Doctors for Africa planned/plans to make a difference.
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This video explains one "grassroots" solution to the healthcare crisis in Africa called "U.S. Doctors for Africa. The video comes from a meeting and has a lot of other stuff, but the important part is the explanation of how U. S. Doctors for Africa planned/plans to make a difference.
Free Healthcare for Africa - Google Video - 0 views
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Examines the problems with not having free access to healthcare. It shows the effects of people not being able to afford to be treated for their illnesses.
Why Africans Are Not Returning Home - Google Video - 0 views
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Philip Emeagwali offers his opinion on why Africans are leaving and why they aren't coming back.
Brain Drain in Africa - 0 views
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Describes the "Diaspora Option" for alleviating the brain drain in Africa. This would allow Africans to contribute to the economic growth of their countries from out of country.
Reversing Africa's 'brain drain': New initiatives tap skills of African expatriates - 0 views
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Good statistics, again. Describes the exodus of people from Africa, and the solution that SANSA proposes to reverse it.
AFRICA HEALTH STRATEGY: 2007-2015: - 0 views
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as the potential to achieve even more if it can overcome the large burden of disease which continues to be a barrier to faster development.
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has the potential to achieve even more if it can overcome the large burden of disease which continues to be a barrier to faster development
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Challenges & plans
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This is one solution to help solve healthcare issues in Africa. It was developed by Africans, and looks like one of the solutions it would be worth examining in a presentation.
Amanda Stueve