... achieving maternal and child health Millenium Development Goals (MDGs and 5) in South- EastAsia one Background The South- EastAsia (SEA) Region accounts for more than 174 000 maternal and 1.3 million ... towards achieving maternal and child health Millenium Development Goals (MDGs and 5) in South- EastAsia Acronyms and abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank EBF exclusive breastfeeding AIDS acquired ... attendant MOH Ministry of Health SEAR South- EastAsia Region SEARO Regional Office for South- EastAsia SEWA Self Employed Women’s Association MOHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare NABH STI sexually...
... spreng) and halitosis BMJ (South Asia ED) 2003, 19:211 Nakatani N: Phenolic antioxidants from herbs and spices Biofactors 2000, 13:141-146 Rahman MM, Gray AI: A benzoisofuranone derivative and carbazole ... with agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar (Acumedia, USA) were used for the cultivation of bacteria and yeast respectively Mueller Hinton agar (France) was used in antimicrobial screening Standard antibiotic ... carried out Extraction and preparation of crude extracts Boiling, maceration and blending Two and a half grams of Folium Murraya Koenigii, Typhonium flagelliforme aerial parts and g of the other...
... Within the countries of Asia, the ageing process in proportion to the older populations is more rapid in eastern Asia than in western Asiaand much slower in South- EastAsia The number of older ... males and females has remained constant (Table and Figure 1) Figure : Projected ageing population in the South- EastAsia Region, 2001 - 2011 ß1,400,000 Project Ageing Population in SouthEastAsia ... (Population in Thousands) Table : Projected Ageing Population in SouthEastAsia Region (2001 2011) 11.4 13.0 6.4 10.3 8.1 6.5 % HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY IN SOUTH- EASTASIA DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND THE ELDERLY...
... translation and validation of established HRQoL instruments In a representative SouthEast Asian population with a significant prevalence of dyspepsia, we have demonstrated the validity and reliability ... health-care seeking behavoiur and economic impact Gastroenterology 2007, 132s:A163 Mahadeva S, Yadav H, KL G: Impact and risk factors for dyspepsia in urban SouthEast Asians: a population-based ... of validated disease-specific instruments measuring HRQoL in SouthEast Asians, a population with a high prevalence of dyspepsia and frequent medical consultation rates [12] We have developed...
... sourcing merchandise from SouthEastAsia It was clear that a major overhaul of the company’s operation was required and he was contemplating how best to present the results of his review and his recommendations ... headquarters, to handle the order processing, customs clearance and payment for merchandise imported directly from overseas suppliers Most merchandise was bought on C&F (Cost and Freight) terms ... company and was responsible for all purchasing activities from range planning and demand forecasting, through to placing the purchase orders and the specification of product volumes and delivery...
... SE Asia Resources: land abundance, labor scarcity Trade: diversified; regional and global Econ structure: mainly diversified; subsistence-oriented; low-tech (no capital) “Southeast Asia ... assignment, using SE Asian economic growth and development data @ 30% Just checking… end-of-week tests @ 20% Having your say Class participation @ 10% 1a Southeast Asia before the modern ... slave raids Corvée and indentured labor under colonialism Open land frontiers (these weakened central authority) Natural resource wealth Abundant timber and cropland, plentiful & regular...
... distinction between NIEs (Singapore, HK, Taiwan, Korea) and SE Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia) What are the four “critical aspects” of Asian economies that make rapid growth possible? This ... servicing crises and recessions (1985) Collapse of inward-oriented development strategies Plaza Accord 1985 Recovery in US and world economies ( > boom in global manuf trade) and “hollowing-out” ... productive investment These countries were attractive targets for E Asian FDI after 1985 Boom: “E Asian Miracle” (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) Based on rising exports of low-end...
... of goods produced, consumed and traded? Trade theory models for small open economies Southeast Asian experience (1) EastAsiaand Pacific region: generally high and consistent growth since ... Formally: GDP growth = a*(Base GDP) + b*(K/L growth); a < 0, b > 15 Southeast Asian experience (2) Sources of economic growth in SE Asia What factors have contributed most to growth? ... Changing structure of production, and urbanization Relative scarcity of some productive factors – esp human capital and entrepreneurial abilities Political economy, and development policy settings...
... change in product mix of production, demand and trade Growth causes structural change: in the sectoral composition of GDP in the allocation of labor and other resources in the distribution ... to rise rapidly and thereby reduce profits and investment Industry will develop successfully only if agriculture grows fast enough to catch up with higher levels of consumption and prevent the ... share of income, employment and trade revenues The relative decline of agriculture is driven (in part) by economic expansion & growth of per capita income Demand changes: Engel effects ...
... indirectly affected (N goods) lose Protection and non-traded goods: if T and N goods are substitutes, raising some T prices will increase N demand and price Combined distributional outcomes ... protected industries, and/ or consumers of protected goods and/ or non-traded goods 16 Winners and losers from protection Given the chance, which groups would vote for industry protection, and which against? ... President decides what to and why, and explains decision to class 17 Industrialization and protection: summary Development benefits of industry growth are clear But ISI in SE Asia was not the most...
... SE Asian demographic transition: population growth rates around 3% in 1960s-70s Rising demand for food – and jobs Arable land is limited in supply: area per person falling Ag uses land and ... for inequality of income and land ownership: E Asiaand Pacific 1950s Land 0.45 1970s 1980s 1990s 0.35 Income 1960s 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.47 0.49 0.50 0.41 Source: Deininger and Squire, J Devel Econ ... research leads and lags, complementary inputs (rural credit) In SE Asia, 1960s-70s, land-abundant economies took 1st option; land-scarce economies took 2nd option Green Revolution in Asian rice...
... Thailand’s low secondary enrollment rates Resource wealth may promote inefficiency and corruption Commodity price instability may reduce investment efficiency Puzzle: why are major SE Asian ... countries exceptions to the Sachs-Warner story? Reasons for the SE Asian difference? Model: resource exports and Dutch Disease Traded (T) and non-traded (N) goods in a ‘small’ economy Assume traded ... has supply and demand side effects on the rest of the economy Supply side: resources (e.g labor) pulled in from other sectors, incl non-tradables To sustain N production equal to demand, their...
... used in Southeast Asia This paper focuses on the application of a photochemical model system for simulating ozone concentrations over the Continental SouthEastAsia Region (CSEA) of Thailand, Burma, ... than three decades in Europe and U.S but not yet in Southeast Asia Today many photochemical models are applied in different parts of the world for study on urban and regional scale air quality ... the continental region of SouthEastAsia including Thailand, Trang 112 Bản quyền thuộc ĐHQG-HCM TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIỂN KH&CN, TẬP 12, SỐ 02 - 2009 Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Burma The domain consists...
... Reproductive Health and Research, WHOHQ, the WHO Regional Office for South- EastAsia (SEARO) organized a Regional Workshop on Strengthening Family Planning (FP) Programmes in South- EastAsia (SEA) from ... from ANE countries and discussed current and potential collaboration with partners Five countries from the SouthEastAsia Region: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Thailand are among the ... management information system and routine recording and reporting; and building community awareness and Page 18 Strengthening Family Planning Programme in South- EastAsia participation A study tour...
... America; India and Pakistan in South Asia; Turkey and Iran in the Middle East; Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia; Albania and Romania in Eastern Europe; Philippines, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam ... Vietnam in East Asia; and Mali, Niger, Tanzania, and Egypt in Africa These countries are at varying stages of WUA development, and others are planning to introduce similar concepts and institutions ... explores four basic questions and presents some cases from SouthandEastAsia The four questions are: why were WUAs developed? what did WUA help achieve? who mobilized and supported WUA? how to...
... report are those of the EIU and not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor The report was written by Tom Leander and edited by David Line FTAs in South- east Asia: Towards the next generation ... especially China? The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam In this paper, survey ... overseas business growth and the prospect of a better business environment at home FTAs in South- east Asia: Towards the next generation “Hoa Sen Group has to import raw materials and we also export...