Two studies with 9- to 12-year-old children supported the hypothesis that lay theories about the malleability of human traits impact judgments of and behavior toward groups in need of volunteer help. The more children endorsed an incremental view (attributes can change), the more they reported liking, desiring social contact with, and perceiving similarity between themselves and a disadvantaged...

It is part of the knowledge generation component of the Education in Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition (EEPCT) programme – a partnership between UNICEF, the Government of the Netherlands and the European Commission. The content of this report does not necessarily reflect UNICEF's official position. Also, the text has not been edited to official publication standards; hence UNICEF accepts n...

OBJECTIVE To assess the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of Paediatricians and Obstetricians in the greater Johannesburg area, using WHO/UNICEF 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as a guideline. DESIGN Survey. SUBJECTS All Paediatricians and Obstetricians registered with the SAMDC and practising in the greater Johannesburg area. RESULTS Most Paediatricians and Obstetricians ad...

The determinants of fertility and poverty have been the focus of research both by economists and demographers. Jamaica is a middle income country with low rates of infant mortality and total fertility. Children account for 39 per cent of Jamaica’s population of 2.6 million. Although the overall poverty rate declined from 26 per cent in 1996 to 16.9 per cent in 1999, children account for 43 per ...

BACKGROUND: WHO and UNICEF have recently developed the "Integrated Management of Childhood Illness" (IMCI) as an efficient strategy to assist developing countries reduce childhood mortality. Early experience with IMCI implementation suggests that clinical training is essential but not sufficient for the success of the strategy. Attention needs to be given to strengthening health systems, such a...

care for mothers and newborns from seven countries: implications for universal health coverage Joy E Lawn,* Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Steve N Wall, Stefan Peterson and Emmanuelle Daviaud Maternal Adolescent & Reproductive Health (MARCH) Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Centre fo...

Uncertainty is a complex phenomenon and is nearly ubiquitous, at least in real-world settings [2]. Depending on the domain in which one works, the definition of ‘uncertainty’ may differ slightly. We consider uncertainty to be a state of limited or imperfect knowledge about a measurement, event or outcome. This uncertainty may derive from incomplete data, contextual factors that indirectly influ...

In 2008 the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) commissioned ten think-tanks to work on disease-specific and thematic reference groups to identify top research priorities that would advance the research agenda on infectious diseases of poverty, thus contributing to improvements in human health. The first of the thematic reference gro...

As policymakers across the World begin to consider how we may rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic, have heard calls for children make up ‘lost’ learning (Schleicher 2021; UNICEF 2020a). This ...