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Market Fundamentalism
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negative term applied to a strong belief in the ability of laissez-faire or free market economy views or policies to solve economic and social problems
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Market Failure
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allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient
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PHC
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primary health care
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DALYs
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measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health
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SAPs
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structural adjustment programs
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Conditionalities
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the use of conditions attached to a loan, debt relief, bilateral aid or membership of international organizations
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World Health Organization
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acts as a coordinating authority on international public health
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Societal determinants of health
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economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health
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Alma-Alta declaration
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expressed the need for urgent action by all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community to protect and promote the health of all the people of the world. It was the first international declaration underlining the importance of primary health
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HIPCs
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Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) is a group of 40 developing countries with high levels of poverty and debt overhang which are eligible for special assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank
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GOBI-FF
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Growth monitoring - to prevent most child malnutrition before it begins
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ORT
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Oral rehydration therapy - to combat dehydration associated with diarrhea
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UNICEF
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United Nations Children's Fund: provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries
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PEPFAR
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PEPFAR)
Jump to: navigation, search The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) was a commitment of $15 billion over five years to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic |
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MDGs (8)
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states
achieve by 2015 eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, |
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ARVs
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Antiretroviral drug, used to treat infections by retroviruses, primarily HIV
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HAART
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ARVs approach,
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART. |
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WTO
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World Trade Organization
intends to supervise and liberalize international trade |
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Doha Declaration
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on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines. reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines. reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines. |
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Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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defined as tuberculosis that is resistant at least to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RMP), the two most powerful first-line anti-TB drugs.[
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PIH- partners in health
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non-profit
organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor". |
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UN
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue.
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NGOs
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A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government
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LLINs
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provided by AMFs
million long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs).[2 Distributions include malaria education for the local population and are documented through reports, photos and video. |
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MARPs
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Most At Risk Populations MARPs) for aids
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XDR-TB
TDR-TB |
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
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