Browsing SAM - Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy by Issue Date
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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 ... -
A gender perspective of poverty, shame, and social exclusion nexus: A case study of Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)Contemporary studies on poverty have suggested a relationship between poverty, shame and social exclusion. This is increasingly becoming a focal point for contemporary scholars, policy makers and analysts in a bid to fully ... -
Three views of the Cuban education : a comparative study of policy deterioration
(Master thesis, 2013)Education in Cuba has been known as one of the major accomplishments of the revolution. Before it, education was unavailable to over half of Cuban children. Nowadays compulsory education through the ninth grade exists in ... -
Secession of South Sudan : the voluntary and enforced social exclusion
(Master thesis, 2013)Sudan has recently separated into two states after a long history of conflict that transformed into severe war lasted for fifty years interrupted with few years of fragile peace. Sudan, as a multicultural, multi-religions, ... -
The situation of social welfare and child protection for vulnerable street-involved children in Tanzania : where is the gap?
(Master thesis, 2013)The main objective of this study is to give a holistic analysis of the current situation experiences of street involved children in Tanzania whereas its population today is about 44.9 million inhabitants and children account ... -
“If you look at me, you would think that I am a normal woman. However, I am almost like a pharmacy.” : a phenomenological study of nine immigrant women’s life experiences and understanding of chronic musculoskeletal pain
(Master thesis, 2013)This study utilized a phenomenological hermeneutical approach exploring the illness beliefs and the lived experiences of nine non-Western immigrant women with chronic pain living in Oslo, Norway. The background for this ... -
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 ... -
A Review of Rural Healthcare System Weaknesses in China: Moving toward Universal Coverage by Applying the Benchmarks of Fairness
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis is the first review of China’s rural health care system in the context of the latest healthcare reform settings, which applies the Benchmarks of Fairness. The Benchmarks of Fairness is a tool designed to evaluate ... -
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 ... -
Migrants’ (ill)health : migrant health policies in the European Union
(Master thesis, 2013)As the migration trends seem to go towards an increased proportion of migrants in the EU countries, there is an increased interest in research concerning migrant health care and migrant health policies. Often, specific ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Child Health and Immunization – An Indian Perspective: A study on immunization strategies for improving child health in India
(Master thesis, 2013)UNICEF reported that only less than fifty percent of children in India receive full immunization. It indicates that majority of children are not protected against vaccine preventable diseases. High infant mortality rate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and Poverty Alleviation: A comparative study between Jamaica and Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)Due to the increased family poverty, Jamaica and Tanzania, among other strategies, decided to introduce the Conditional Cash Transfers programs (CCTs) in reducing the magnitude of poverty for marginalized groups. Jamaica ... -
A study on social protection programs for the poor children in Uganda:A case of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Program
(Master thesis, 2014)The government of Uganda has implemented various forms of social protection programs focusing on different social groups within the population. The Universal primary education (UPE) program has been selected among others, ... -
Access to education and Assistive devices for children with physical disabilities in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)Since 1990 many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have witnessed extraordinary progress in school enrollment and establishment of comprehensive rehabilitation programs for provision of assistive devices for children with ...