An Epidemiological Profile of Malaria in Mali
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Algeria–Mali Trade: the Normality of Informality
101137 DEMOCRACY Public Disclosure Authorized AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ERF 21st ANNUAL CONFERENCE March 20-22, 2015 | Gammarth, Tunisia 2015 Public Disclosure Authorized Algeria–Mali Trade: The Normality of Informality Sami Bensassi, Anne Brockmeyer, Public Disclosure Authorized Matthieu Pellerin and Gael Raballand Public Disclosure Authorized Algeria–Mali Trade: The Normality of Informality Sami Bensassi Anne Brockmeyer Mathieu Pellerin Gaël Raballand1 Abstract This paper estimates the volume of informal trade between Algeria and Mali and analyzes its determinants and mechanisms, using a multi-pronged methodology. First, we discuss how subsidy policies and the legal framework create incentives for informal trade across the Sahara. Second, we provide evidence of the importance of informal trade, drawing on satellite images and surveys with informal traders in Mali and Algeria. We estimate that the weekly turnover of informal trade fell from approximately US$ 2 million in 2011 to US$ 0.74 million in 2014, but continues to play a crucial role in the economies of northern Mali and southern Algeria. Profit margins of 20-30% on informal trade contribute to explaining the relative prosperity of northern Mali. We also show that official trade statistics are meaningless in this context, as they capture less than 3% of total trade. Finally, we provide qualitative evidence on informal trade actors and mechanisms for the most frequently traded products. JEL classification codes: F14, H26, J46. Keywords: informal trade, Algeria, Mali, fuel, customs. 1 The authors would like to thank Mehdi Benyagoub for his help on this study, Laurent Layrol for his work on satellite images, Nancy Benjamin and Olivier Walther for their comments and Sabra Ledent for editing. -
Mali's Community Health Workers
Mali’s Community Health Workers Access to a health worker is something that we all take for granted. But if you live in Mali, where there are just 0.8 doctors for every 10,000 people, the chances are that you may not get to see one in your lifetime. Community health workers are changing that. A community health worker (CHW) is trained to provide the most essential life saving interventions—such as emergency front line care— and can save children’s lives from many if not most of the major preventable child mortality causes like diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. CHWs also equip families with the knowledge and skills to prevent disease. They promote good nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene, and link families to essential services. WHY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS? World Vision in Mali How a child is cared for in their own home has a profound impact on their ability World Vision reaches almost two to survive and thrive during their first few days, months and years of life. Mothers million lives (1,880,922) in Mali. Within need practical and social support so they can look after their child appropriately World Vision’s coverage areas, there are as they grow and develop. Families need knowledge and skills to best care for an estimated 94,046 children under the their children. Communities need people who know their needs and are trained age of five, 32,563 pregnant women, and to provide essential health advice and support. 220,281 women of childbearing age. This is where World Vision’s community health workers in Mali create their impact. -
Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel
Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Towards Peaceful Coexistence UNOWAS STUDY 1 2 Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Towards Peaceful Coexistence UNOWAS STUDY August 2018 3 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations p.8 Chapter 3: THE REPUBLIC OF MALI p.39-48 Acknowledgements p.9 Introduction Foreword p.10 a. Pastoralism and transhumance UNOWAS Mandate p.11 Pastoral Transhumance Methodology and Unit of Analysis of the b. Challenges facing pastoralists Study p.11 A weak state with institutional constraints Executive Summary p.12 Reduced access to pasture and water Introductionp.19 c. Security challenges and the causes and Pastoralism and Transhumance p.21 drivers of conflict Rebellion, terrorism, and the Malian state Chapter 1: BURKINA FASO p.23-30 Communal violence and farmer-herder Introduction conflicts a. Pastoralism, transhumance and d. Conflict prevention and resolution migration Recommendations b. Challenges facing pastoralists Loss of pasture land and blockage of Chapter 4: THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF transhumance routes MAURITANIA p.49-57 Political (under-)representation and Introduction passivity a. Pastoralism and transhumance in Climate change and adaptation Mauritania Veterinary services b. Challenges facing pastoralists Education Water scarcity c. Security challenges and the causes and Shortages of pasture and animal feed in the drivers of conflict dry season Farmer-herder relations Challenges relating to cross-border Cattle rustling transhumance: The spread of terrorism to Burkina Faso Mauritania-Mali d. Conflict prevention and resolution Pastoralists and forest guards in Mali Recommendations Mauritania-Senegal c. Security challenges and the causes and Chapter 2: THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA p.31- drivers of conflict 38 The terrorist threat Introduction Armed robbery a. -
Appraisal Report Kankan-Kouremale-Bamako Road Multinational Guinea-Mali
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ZZZ/PTTR/2000/01 Language: English Original: French APPRAISAL REPORT KANKAN-KOUREMALE-BAMAKO ROAD MULTINATIONAL GUINEA-MALI COUNTRY DEPARTMENT OCDW WEST REGION JANUARY 1999 SCCD : N.G. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PROJECT INFORMATION BRIEF, EQUIVALENTS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, LIST OF ANNEXES AND TABLES, BASIC DATA, PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK, ANALYTICAL SUMMARY i-ix 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Genesis and Background.................................................................................... 1 1.2 Performance of Similar Projects..................................................................................... 2 2 THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ........................................................................................... 3 2.1 The Transport Sector in the Two Countries ................................................................... 3 2.2 Transport Policy, Planning and Coordination ................................................................ 4 2.3 Transport Sector Constraints.......................................................................................... 4 3 THE ROAD SUB-SECTOR .............................................................................................. 5 3.1 The Road Network ......................................................................................................... 5 3.2 The Automobile Fleet and Traffic................................................................................. -
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE Symbol: "NAC" Toronto Stock Exchange North Atlantic acquires the Kourouba gold project in Mali Toronto, Canada, February 5, 2007: North Atlantic Resources Ltd. (“the Company”) reports: North Atlantic Resources is pleased to announce that it has acquired an option on the 185 square kilometer Kourouba gold exploration permit in southern Mali. The Kourouba project is located in the Koulikoro Region, 150 kilometers southeast of the capital, Bamako. The property covers a strike length of 14 kilometers of prospective stratigraphy in the Birimian Yanfolila greenstone belt. Under the terms of an option agreement, the Company can acquire the Kourouba exploration permit by paying an initial payment of US$60,000, US$100,000 on the first anniversary, US$140,000 on the second anniversary, and US$200,000 on the third anniversary, for a total of US$500,000. The property is subject to a 2.5% Net Smelter Returns Royalty which can be purchased any time by the Company for US$5.5 million. In the central part of the property, a previously-completed soil sampling program, at a density of 500 meters by 200 meters, defined a north-trending, continuous, gold in soil anomaly, with samples containing at least 100 parts per billion gold over a nominal strike length of 2,500 meters and a peak value of 1,420 parts per billion (1.42 grams per tonne gold). Follow-up soil sampling, completed by the vendor of the property, confirmed the presence of gold in termite mound samples, indicating that the gold in soil anomaly is probably coincident with gold in saprolite and bedrock below the anomaly. -
Western Public Health Casebook 2015
Western Public Health Casebook 2015 Cases from the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health Editors Mark Speechley, PhD Professor Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health Western University London Canada Amanda Terry, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health Western University London Canada Public Health Casebook Publishing Western University London ON 2015 Public Health Casebook Publishing Western University London ON Western Public Health Casebook 2015 ISBN 978-0-7714-3103-6 Copyright © 2015 Public Health Casebook Publishing The cases in this book may be copied, stored, disseminated, and used free of charge without permission for any educational uses by an accredited educational institution. No parts of this book may be changed without prior written permission of the publisher. Any other uses including commercial uses are expressly forbidden. Suggested citation – cite individual cases as book chapters: [author1, author2, author3.] (2015). [title of case.] in: Speechley, M., & Terry, A.L. [eds] Western Public Health Casebook 2015. London, ON: Public Health Casebook Publishing. Printed in London, Ontario, by Wonderland Printing Ltd. DEDICATION To the memory of Dr. M. Abdur Rab December 22, 1949 - August 8, 2015 Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rab MBBS, DTM&H, DMP, MPH, PhD Founding Director of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ................................................................................................................................... -
The Decline in Child Mortality: a Reappraisal Omar B
Theme Papers The decline in child mortality: a reappraisal Omar B. Ahmad,1 Alan D. Lopez,2 & Mie Inoue3 The present paper examines, describes and documents country-specific trends in under-five mortality rates (i.e., mortality among children under five years of age) in the 1990s. Our analysis updates previous studies by UNICEF, the World Bank and the United Nations. It identifies countries and WHO regions where sustained improvement has occurred and those where setbacks are evident. A consistent series of estimates of under-five mortality rate is provided and an indication is given of historical trends during the period 1950–2000 for both developed and developing countries. It is estimated that 10.5 million children aged 0–4 years died in 1999, about 2.2 million or 17.5% fewer than a decade earlier. On average about 15% of newborn children in Africa are expected to die before reaching their fifth birthday. The corresponding figures for many other parts of the developing world are in the range 3–8% and that for Europe is under 2%. During the 1990s the decline in child mortality decelerated in all the WHO regions except the Western Pacific but there is no widespread evidence of rising child mortality rates. At the country level there are exceptions in southern Africa where the prevalence of HIV is extremely high and in Asia where a few countries are beset by economic difficulties. The slowdown in the rate of decline is of particular concern in Africa and South-East Asia because it is occurring at relatively high levels of mortality, and in countries experiencing severe economic dislocation. -
Lethal Violence Update Violence Lethal Chapter
Chapter Two 49 Lethal Violence Update n recent years, lethal violence has remained and reviews changes in rates for the entire period firmly in the headlines. In the aftermath of for which data is available (2004–12). The chapter I the Arab uprisings, for instance, violence continues to use the ‘unified approach’ to lethal erupted in Libya and Syria, with the latter experi- violence that was introduced in the previous edi- 1 encing particularly high levels of lethality ever tion of this report. The approach covers conflict, LETHAL UPDATE VIOLENCE since. Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela have criminal, and interpersonal forms of violence and been exhibiting a high incidence of violent deaths includes data from a large variety of sources on in the face of ongoing gang and drug wars. In fact, homicide, conflict, and other forms of violence. some of the world’s highest homicide rates are In highlighting medium- and long-term changes found in these countries. Volatility in the levels in lethal violence as well as the most recent of violence in the Central African Republic, Egypt, available figures on violent deaths, the chapter and Ukraine serve as reminders that episodes of also draws attention to improvements in the col- 1 great lethality can be short-lived and concentrated. lection of data. Indeed, the availability of more Meanwhile, in many other countries around the 2 refined data allows for more accurate estimates world, enduring trends hold the promise that levels and for the unpacking of patterns in lethal vio- 3 of violence may continue to drop. lence (see Box 2.2). -
Resignation of Oil Minister Hani Hussein Has Been Accepted
SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013 RAJAB 17, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Maoist rebels Obama Rosberg Neymar kill 23 in travels to emulates announces central India tornado-hit father with transfer to ambush7 Oklahoma15 Monaco19 win Barcelona19 Resignation of oil Max 44º Min 25º High Tide minister ‘accepted’ 01:59 & 12:25 Low Tide Panel calls to scrap Al-Zour power plant contract 07:08 & 20:07 40 PAGES NO: 15821 150 FILS By B Izzak KUWAIT: With just two days before the highly-anticipated debates of two grillings of the oil and interior ministers, it was reported that the resignation of Oil Minister Hani Hussein has been accepted. However, there has been no official comment on the rumours about the resignation, which if true would mean scrapping the grilling filed two weeks ago by three MPs over alleged violations, especially the payment of the $2.2 billion penalty to US’ Dow Chemical. Hussein submitted his resignation to the prime minister along with all Cabinet members two weeks ago after MPs surprised everyone by filing two requests to grill the ministers. In the meantime, Hussein carried out one of the biggest reshuffle in the oil sector, replacing the chief exec- utive officers of all the eight companies under Kuwait Petroleum Corp. The shakeup also included replacing the chief execu- tive officer of KPC Farouq Al-Zanki, who was replaced by Nezar Al- Adasani. A number of MPs swiftly welcomed the reported resignation but no one confirmed the report. MP Abdullah Al- Tameemi said the accept- Hani Hussein ance of the resignation of the oil minister was “long over- due” but called for following the issue on the payment of Dow penalty in court. -
Human Resources for Health in 2030 in Mali ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Publication Was Developed with Support from the United States Agency for International Development
FINAL REPORT | MARCH 2021 Human Resources for Health in 2030 in Mali ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This publication was developed with support from the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by members of the HRH2030 consortium. March 2021 Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-15-00046 Credit for cover photos: HRH2030 Mali. DISCLAIMER This material is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of cooperative agreement no. AID-OAA-A-15-00046 (2015-2020). The contents are the responsibility of Chemonics International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... i Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ii Overview and Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Highlights of Achievements ......................................................................................................................................................................................... -
Leveraging Education to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Worldwide
LEVERAGING EDUCATION TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING WORLDWIDE Prepared by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) This paper was prepared under a grant funded by the Wallace Global Fund. It synthesizes the evidence linking female genital mutilation/cutting and education, highlighting promising approaches to address both issues. This paper also provides actionable guidance to programmers, policymakers and funders to move these issues forward. 1 Leveraging Education to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Worldwide International Center for Research on Women OVERVIEW OF FEMALE GENITAL of five. But notable exceptions such as Egypt, Kenya MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C) and the Central African Republic exist, where cutting continues well into the teen years (Shell-Duncan et al., Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)1 is a practice 2016). that involves the complete or partial removal of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons (WHO, 2008). In developed countries, FGM/C occurs predominantly Worldwide, estimates indicate that more than 200 million among diaspora communities representing countries girls and women have undergone FGM/C and more than where FGM/C is prevalent. FGM/C has also been three million girls and women are currently at risk of reported in Western Europe, the United States, Australia, FGM/C. With the global population expected to rise in countries where FGM/C is concentrated, the number of women and girls at risk of FGM/C annually is expected to increase to about four million by 2050 (Shell-Duncan et TYPES OF FGM/C al., 2016; UNICEF, 2016). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines four FGM/C occurs worldwide, with evidence of its types of FGM/C, using a numerical classification system ranging from I-IV (WHO, 2016). -
Mining in Africa
Mining in Africa Mining in Africa Are Local Communities Better Off? Punam Chuhan-Pole, Andrew L. Dabalen, and Bryan Christopher Land in collaboration with Michael Lewin, Aly Sanoh, Gregory Smith, and Anja Tolonen A copublication of the Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank © 2017 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved 1 2 3 4 20 19 18 17 This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent, or the Agence Française de Développement. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO), http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo. Under the Creative Commons Attribution license, you are free to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt this work, including for commercial purposes, under the following conditions: Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: Chuhan-Pole, Punam, Andrew L.