Over the next three years, under their combined leadership, test scores improved, overcrowding in classrooms eased and the dropout rate dipped.
Under Mr. Quinones, test scores somewhat improved, overcrowding in classrooms eased and, by some measures, the dropout rate fell.
When living standards are improved, overcrowding reduced, flies discouraged, and adequate water supplies ensured, the incidence of trachoma decreases rapidly.
Slum population is defined as the urban population living in dwellings with at least one of these four characteristics: lack of access to improved drinking water, lack of access to improved sanitation, overcrowding (three or more persons per room) and dwellings made of nondurable material.
LONDON — In an attempt to improve notoriously overcrowded British airports, government regulators proposed on Wednesday breaking up BAA, the company that has a near monopoly on the business.
A further four refugee centres, it said, would be set up in a bid to improve severe overcrowding, a major source of tensions in the camps.
b The actual proportion of people living in slums is measured by a proxy, represented by the urban population living in households with at least one of the four characteristics: (a) lack of access to improved water supply; (b) lack of access to improved sanitation; (c) overcrowding (3 or more persons per room); and (d) dwellings made of non-durable material.
14 Effective measures to reduce the global burden of RHD represent an ongoing challenge involving reduction in overcrowding, improving hygiene, increasing public awareness and facilitating access to healthcare.
This program seeks to better treat and prevent mental health problems, while at the same time improving the overcrowding in the emergency rooms.
