Climate services in developing countries

Adaptation to climate change in developing countries.

Adaptation to climate change is given increasing international attention as the confidence in climate change projections is getting higher. Developing countries have specific needs for adaptation due to high vulnerabilities, and they will in this way carry a great part of the global costs of climate change although the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are mainly the responsibili...

Prehospital trauma care services in developing countries

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability especially amongst young people. Prehospital trauma care service remains a dynamic field of medicine for care of trauma patients. The goal of prehospital emergency care system should be to match the needs of the patients to the available resources so that optimal, prompt and cost-effective care can be offered. For bridging the wide gap between t...

Pathology services in developing countries: a challenge.

T practice of pathology in the developing world— where the majority of the earth’s population lives— presents special challenges for the Western-trained physician accustomed to the high standard of living, long life expectancy, and predictable disease patterns that are prevalent in the developed world. This health care gap will inevitably widen even further as sophistication of technology in ou...

Hearing aids and services for developing countries.

Climate Resilience and Economic Growth in Developing Countries

Background note The OECD is developing guidance to support governments and development partners in integrating climate change adaptation into their development strategies. To inform the development of that guidance, the OECD is coordinating two country case studies (Ethiopia and Colombia) and an Expert Workshop on " Climate Resilience and Economic Growth in Developing Countries " that will be h...