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Background Epidemics of infectious disease occur frequently in low-income and humanitarian settings and pose a serious threat to populations. However, relatively little is known about responses to these epidemics. Robust evaluations can generate evidence on response efforts and inform future...

Article published on Negative Impact of Violence on Children’s Education and well-being in Nigeria As part of knowledge sharing, this article published by the International Journal of Educational Development in UK on the Negative Impact of Violence on Children’s Education and well-being: Evidence...

Childhood health and nutrition is an important global health issue. Many countries have begun to prioritize the well being of children because they want to prevent mortality and morbidity at a young age. Mitigating childhood malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies...

Up to one-third of US jobs may be vulnerable -- and more than 80 percent are held by low-income workers. As the United States takes action to contain COVID-19 transmissions and “flatten the curve,” physical distancing measures are the first line of defense—and they have profoundly altered the...

General Introduction: When investigating education inequality in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to look beyond restrictions to technology access to observe the full scope of the inequalities (or the worsening of inequalities) that may occur. The move of some school systems toward...

A study conducted in Tajikistan with groups of pregnant women, mothers of young children, fathers, and mothers-in-law during the spring of 2016 conveys the challenges of dietary diversity. The barriers found include poverty, food scarcity, gradual introduction of household diet components, expenses...

Cereal import has played a crucial role in compensating local water deficit. A quantitative account of water deficit and cereal import relations therefore is of significance for predicting future food import demand and formulating corresponding national and international policies. On the basis of...

Evolution in approaches to improve access to education for children living in urban slums ABSTRACT: Poverty is urbanizing. After 2008, more people live in urban than rural areas of the world. While the global number of poor is on the decline, an increasing number of people live in urban slums...