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India has committed to attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015. The MDGs are a set of numerical and time-bound targets related to key achievements in human development launched at the Millennium Summit 2000. In the developmental context, they constitute the most widely-accepted yardstick of efforts made and policies implemented by governments, donors, and non-governmental organizations. Attaining the MDGs is imperative and especially so for a developing country such as India. ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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Aga Khan Univ., Karachi, Pakistan. Compilation of some of the important topics discussed during The IVth Commonwealth Congress in Karachi, Pakistan in November 1997. Reviews the global magnitude of diarrhea and the estimates of change in the last decade of this century. Cereal-based and hyps-osmolar ORS are included. ... Read more

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Relates to ten selected villages. ... Read more

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Good nutrition, like other vital occupational safety and health issues, is the foundation of workplace productivity and safety--priority concerns shared by unions, workers, employers, and governments around the world.It is well documented that unhealthy foods can lead to obesity and chronic diseases, while macro- and micronutrient deficiencies can cause malnutrition.In both these instances, the effects are detrimental to a strong, well-equipped workforce.

This comprehensive volume established a clear link between good nutrition and high productivity.It demonstrates that ensuring that workers have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food, and adequate meal break and decent conditions for eating is not only socially important and economically viable, but a profitable business practice too.

Setting out key points for designing a meal program, it presents a multitude of "food solutions," including canteens, meal or food vouchers, mess rooms and kitchenettes, and partnerships with local vendors.Through case studies from a variety of enterprises in 28 industrialized and developing countries, the book offers valuable practical food solutions which can be adapted to workplaces of different sizes and with different budgets.It also addresses an often-overlooked issue in nutrition:access to clean drinking water.

Relevant laws, regulations, and guides pertaining to meal breaks and workplace nutrition are also highlighted in this volume, and an extensive section containing checklists and other useful resources for unions, employers and governments is included. ... Read more

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Drawing on biomedical and ethnographic methodologies to study the stresses and strategies employed by poor urban families in Guatemala City, this book assesses the development of the children raised under difficult conditions. With an emphasis on growth, cognition and educational achievement as outcomes of successful strategies, the book should be of interest to anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists and educators, as well as scholars interested in problems of Third World development. ... Read more