Browsing SAM - Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy by Title
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Pathogen risks due to climate change: Review of the health and policy context and legal basis for the introduction of mandatory vaccination in The Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2023)The Earth's climate is changing rapidly, and as a result, pathogenic diseases will spread across the globe. This thesis aims to give a global view on these potential environmental impacts of climate change, in relation to ... -
Pension system reforms in Argentina : why the u-turn?
(Master thesis, 2012)The 2008 Argentine pension reform represented a new change of paradigm in the country’s pension policy. It encompassed the elimination of the fully funded, defined contribution (DC), private tier of the so-called Integrated ... -
Perceived Discrimination, Its Impact on Health, and the Influence of Identity Among Western Muslims
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this literature review is to contribute to a better understanding of the role played by perceived ethnic and religious discrimination on health among Muslims living in the West. It is also an important goal ... -
Perceived Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and Adolescent Mental Health Problems: A Behavioral Genetic Study of Gene-Environment Interactions
(Master thesis, 2021)Background: Perceived neighborhood collective efficacy is known to buffer the impact of diverse social-environmental risk factors on adolescent mental health problems. However, it is unknown whether collective efficacy ... -
Perspectives and Experiences on Inclusion and Welfare of Children with Physical Disabilities in Education, The case of Amansie West District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2020)This study explores perspectives and experiences on inclusion and welfare of children with physical disabilities in Ghana’s education system, specifically in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Four ... -
The political and religious impact on the development of school education and health services in Lebanon: A literature review
(Master thesis, 2022)Title: The political and religious impact on the development of school education and health services in Lebanon: A literature review Objective: To get better knowledge and understand the role of political and organizational ... -
Political integration of immigrant women : the role of voluntary organisations in social capital formation and political involvement
(Master thesis, 2007)In this thesis, I aim to make a review of existing literature on the subject of social capital, and relate it to voluntary immigrant organisations and political integration. Further, I choose a gender perspective, using ... -
Positions on Social versus Legal Measures as the Proper and Most Effective Tools in Dealing with Prostitution: a Comparative Study of Norway and Sweden
(Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore, and as a result, to better understand the positions of two central prostitution organisations, Pro Sentret in Norway, and Prostitutionsenheten (Prostitution Centre) ... -
Post-earthquake challenges to access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in the daily life of people in rural Sindhuli, Nepal and its impact on girls and women
(Master thesis, 2020)This dissertation is an attempt to explore how the WASH services in Bitizor, a rural village located in the Sindhuli district of Nepal, were impacted by the devastating earthquake of 2015. The study also tries to see the ... -
Poverty reduction in Bangladesh through cash tranfser programs
(Master thesis, 2021)Target-based cash transfer programs of Bangladesh aim to protect vulnerable people from crisis through the direct transfer of food, resources, and cash. Bangladesh has an extensive range of social protection programs; ... -
Predictive effect of determinants of health on prevalence of diseases in India. An approach for measurement in a multi-factorial and multi-level setting.
(Master thesis, 2016)The burden of acute and chronic diseases in India is higher than their respective global averages. To mitigate this in an effective and resource efficient way, the concerned health policy should undertake interventions ... -
The pull and push factors in the acceptability and use of contraceptives among women in the Kwabre-east district of Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2018)This study explores why some women are able to use contraceptives and why others are not able to use contraceptives in relation to pregnacies in the Kwabre East District of Ghana. The study employs the qualitative method ... -
Pursuit of Social Legitimacy - A Case Study on Rhetorical Strategies Used by the Six Largest Pharmaceutical Companies to Restore Social Legitimacy
(Master thesis, 2016)Legitimacy has become one of the most critical issues for corporations, and especially for the global pharmaceutical industry, which is facing a fading reputation and increasing industry mistrust. Over the past few years ... -
Quality of life of people undergoing hemodialysis in Nepal and Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)Introduction Chronic kidney disease is increasing day by day in the world and it has become one of the leading reasons for mortality over the world. Currently, in the world, it is estimated that nearly 13.4% of people ... -
‘Raising our Voices': The perspectives of stakeholders on the challenges present within the service provision towards disabled children in Kabarole district, Uganda, and their suggestions for improvement
(Master thesis, 2018)The service provision towards disabled children in the global south is often far from optimal. Despite the fact that when a child has a disability, the health and welfare system around the child should be strengthened ... -
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 ... -
Ready to score against Social Exclusion: An analysis on how football can offer avenues of social inclusion for street children in India
(Master thesis, 2016)This dissertation examines the role of sports, especially football in the lives of street children and their inclusion into the society and schooling system in India. Twin fold motivation of this research are social inclusion ... -
Recognition of sanitation as human right - Analysis of UN Reports submitted by Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
(Master thesis, 2016)The recognition of right to sanitation has been a significant step and an important vehicle that has helped different organizations make their plans on what needs to be done and implement actions to inequities and injustice ... -
A Refugee Integration Program and Policy Comparative Analysis of Two Locations: Houson, Texas (U.S.) and Oslo Norway, and Literature Review With a Focus on User-Involvement.
(Master thesis, 2021)I am interested in refugee integration policy differences between countries. The Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden and Norway) take a collectively different approach than European countries and the U.S.. I am ... -
Refugees in the Norwegian welfare state : marginalized when unfit for labour market participation?
(Master thesis, 2013)The aim of this thesis is to shed light on some challenges facing the Norwegian welfare state associated with accommodating for refugees with poor health. It might also provide knowledge to policy makers on local and ...