Do international conferences solve world problems? Do international declarations change the course of history? Do international conferences overlap in their purposes? Do international conferences bring out the best in the…
Introduction: Setting the empirical and conceptual scene Why downsize? Why a golden handshake? Possible new approaches and their limitations: How much to downsize?: Determining the magnitude of the downsizing How…
CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com PHC receives far more lip service than needed decentralized funds. PHC programs are overwhelmingly vertical, that is, planned and financed from the capital. Local health decision-makers have…
The issue of malnutrition and income as presented in the literature The thesis: (A counter-argument) What to do then? References Ecol. of Food and Nutrition, Vol.37(2), 1998. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com…
South Letter, No. 16, winter 1992-93. CLAUDIO SCHUFTAN schuftan@gmail.com 1. The recent political events in the world are not a reason for despair in the South. The bottom is not…
Not as a surprise, this paper shows a mixed picture of what we have achieved (or not achieved) in the world in terms of nutrition outcomes. – Should we –the…
THE NINE PANELS PANEL No. 1: The empowerment factor PANEL No. 2: A national commitment to health and nutrition: Does everything start with a sound causal analysis? PANEL No. 3…
Letter to the Editor, Tropical Doctor, Vol.26, No.2, April 1996. In Green’s article on ‘Financial Management in Times of Severe Resource Constraints’1, he centered his paper on said problems at…
(Letter to the Editor) Development Forum, Vol .20, No.5, Sept. – Oct. 1992. Dear Editor, I have been following your coverage of the ongoing efforts by aid organizations to make…
Positive deviance in context. Positive Deviance: The difference between coping and adapting Positive Deviance in situations of failure to thrive as opposed to situations of hunger and malnutrition Positive Deviance…