Blar i SAM - Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy på emneord "VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800"
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Adolescent reproductive health in Cameroon : prevention of adolescent pregnancies through access to sexual and reproductive health measures in Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2013)Preventing adolescent pregnancies and improving adolescent reproductive health are important as they not only touch on more tangible issues like maternal and child mortality, but also have a long-term effect on any country’s ... -
Assessing quality of life of Palestinian diabetic patients; refugees and non-refugees : UNRWA and MOH health centers attendants
(Master thesis, 2013)Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) negatively affects quality of life (QOL). QOL of diabetic patients has not been reported previously. However, previous international studies have shown that QOL is related to socioeconomic ... -
Assistive technology for the elderly population with Dementia in Norway: An approach for a more dementia friendly society
(Master thesis, 2019)In an aging society like Norway, the incidence of dementia is very high. For proper integration into society, It is essential to promote assistance to Persons with Dementia (PWD) and to promote help to their wellbeing and ... -
Brain drain of nurses from sub-Saharan Africa : a study of causes, implications and policies in sending and receiving countries
(Master thesis, 2013)There is a global competition for health workers. Apparently, those in most need of health care workers are also the biggest losers in this competition. There are 57 countries in critical shortage of health workers ... -
Disabled education? : a study concerning young adults with physical disabilities and their experiences with school in Livingstone, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2013)There are about one billion people living with a disability in the world today. In Zambia, this number might be closer to two million. People with disabilities in the global South are almost always less likely to be in ... -
Ethnic inequalities in health : why is the prevalence of type 2 diabetes higher among South Asian immigrants?
(Master thesis, 2013)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem with the burden of the disease distributed unevenly. The prevalence of the disease is higher among South Asian immigrants in comparison to the prevalence ... -
Free primary health care for vulnerable social groups in low income settings : lessons from Malawi and Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012)Due to the increased burden of poor health on poor and rural households, Malawi and Zambia waived user fees in health. Malawi introduced an Essential Health Package (EHP) in 2004 to address common causes of morbidity and ... -
Has NCMS improved equity in access to healthcare for the Chinese rural population? - An assessment based on the framework “benchmarks of fairness”
(Master thesis, 2019)Introduction: The collapse of the previous medical insurance made most of the rural population restricted to healthcare services. The launching of NCMS since 2003 has been expected to help change this severe situation. ... -
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative in Cameroon and the fight to reduce malaria related under-five mortality
(Master thesis, 2012)A review of how the HIPC Initiative has translated in fight against under-5 mortality due to malaria in Cameroon has yet to be presented in published literature despite considerable documentation on HIPC Initiative. This ... -
Implementing community-based health insurance schemes : lessons from the case of Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2013)Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes (CBHIs) have flourished all over the developing world. CBHI is a not-for-profit type of health insurance that has been used by poor people to protect themselves against the high ... -
The meaning of vaccination. How do parents in India justify a choice no to vaccinate their children?
(Master thesis, 2019)Even though the government emphasize on the importance of immunization in India, the vaccine preventable diseases are still prevailing in the country. The perception of parents regarding vaccines vary according to different ... -
The ramifications of economic sanctions on health service system : a comparative study of Sudan health service system before and after economic sanctions
(Master thesis, 2012)For thousands of years sanctions have been a tool of economic statecraft. It represents one of the major tools of international governance of the post-cold war era that are often blamed for human suffering. The severities ... -
A review of child health urban-rural inequities in China from 1991 to 2010
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis is the first systematic effort in Chinese scholarship in the social sciences to apply the concept, benchmarks of fairness, which was developed by Norman Daniels et al. (1996) as a tool for evaluating and ... -
South Africa’s Health Care System and its aim to achieve universal coverage
(Master thesis, 2013)The South African government is in process of implementing health financing reforms, through the implementation of a national health insurance. The aim of my thesis is to present the plans outlined within the National ... -
Therapeutic abortion in Nicaragua and El Salvador : a comparative study of this policy and its influence on maternal mortality and the UN Millennium Development Goals
(Master thesis, 2012)The total prohibition on therapeutic abortion is an issue that prevents the delivery of quality medical care to women that are pregnant. Subsequent maternal mortality is one of the outcomes on this policy. The aim of this ...