The observation that tubewell access is more important for reducing childhood diarrhea in areas of Matlab that are not flood controlled has policy implications, especially since access has the biggest impact for poorer people in flood-prone areas.
The policy and institutional environments play critical roles in determining whether irrigation has positive impacts for poor people (FAO, 2003).
"The programme was significantly under-performing in our view, jeopardising the prospects for achieving meaningful impact for the poor of the region," it said.
I tell my board that if we succeed at everything we do, we're not taking enough risk, and if we're not taking enough risk, we're clearly not doing everything in our power to maximize impact for the poor or vulnerable.
MIP has only cushioned the negative impact for the poorest by decreasing the poor/rich gradient in the rates of catastrophic health expenditure.
Considering all the above, we suggest that the extended MIP coverage and increased financial access provided by the program, were most likely not able to reverse the adverse effects of economic slow-down and escalating health expenditure and have only cushioned the negative impact for the poorest by decreasing the poor/rich gradient in the rates of catastrophic health expenditure.
Findings add to the body of research demonstrating the negative impact of poor sleep for individuals with PTSD by indicating that daily variations in sleep can affect next-day PTSD symptoms, and identifying negative affect as a mechanism of this relationship.
Harold McGraw III, CEO of the McGraw-Hill Companies and chairman of Business Roundtable, declared that "health care costs are one of the top cost pressures… hurting America's ability to compete in global markets". Add to that the impact of poor health on productivity for employees that do not have coverage.
"This digital strategy will have severe impact on access for poor and minority readers in the communities they serve".
Quinn also said the state needs to cut $2.7 billion in Medicaid spending, which the Chicago Tribune reports could impact health care for poor residents most of all.
