Expanding access to education with equity in South Asia

Social Inclusion: Gender and Equity in Education Swaps in South Asia Sri Lanka Case Study

Expanding pediatric access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

To read more about this study, go to the full report, http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/sapedssa.pdf A rapid situational analysis of the antiretroviral (ARV) rollout in South Africa found that several ARV programs are treating children successfully. However, all institutions surveyed identified a large number of concerns and challenges that need to be overcome in order to improve care for...

Expanding primary care in South and East Asia.

More than 60% of the world population live in Asia, with substantial numbers in very deprived socioeconomic conditions. The heterogeneity between the countries of the region is reflected in their health systems, which vary from well developed to virtually absent. Providing access to care, in particular for those at greatest need, is a regional priority that comes on top the more general global ...

Expanding Access to STEM - Focused Education : What Are the Effects ?

Calls for broadening the population of students motivated and prepared to pursue STEM studies, with an aim ultimately to impact the country’s competitiveness, have been frequent and widespread, including Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in STEM for America’s Future from the President’s Council of Advisors in Science and Technology (PCAST, 2010), Building a STEM Agenda (National Governors’ As...

The Impacts of Expanding Access to High-Quality Preschool Education

President Obama’s “Preschool for All” initiative calls for dramatic increases in the number of 4-year-olds enrolled in public preschool programs and in the quality of these programs nationwide. The preschools proposed by the initiative share many characteristics with the universal preschools that have been offered in Georgia and Oklahoma since the 1990s. This study draws together data from mult...