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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53724#.VNB3ZSzQrzE Author(s)    Robert Wasserstrom 1 , Teodoro Bustamante 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Terra Group, Hershey, USA . 2 Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Quito, Ecuador . ABSTRACT According to most recent research, Indians in Ecuador’s Amazonian region (the Oriente) lived outside of modern markets and political systems until around 40 years ago. But this view obscures the essential role of indigenous labor in earlier cycles of extractivism and exploitation. Beginning in the 18th century, lowland Quichua and other ethnic groups were defined as much by their place within long-distance economic networks as they were by their languages or cultures. Using newly discovered historical records and other sources, we can now reconstruct the ebb and flow of commodity booms in Amazonian Ecuador and their impact on indigenous populations. ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49008#.VJeRjcCAM4 Author(s)   David W. Brown , Anthony H. Burton , Marta Gacic Dobo , Richard Mihigo Affiliation(s) United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, USA . The World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland . The World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland . The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo . ABSTRACT Background: In order to effectively plan the delivery of immunization services, manage stock and supply levels and target interventions, national immunization programmes (NIP) must have an estimate of the target population they serve. To overcome challenges with...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48503#.VD98U1fHRK0 Author(s)     David W. Brown , Anthony H. Burton , Griffith Feeney , Marta Gacic-Dobo Affiliation(s) United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, USA . World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland . Scarsdale Solutions, New York, USA . World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland . ABSTRACT There have been tremendous improvements in immunization coverage since the Expanded Programme on Immunization was launched. We highlight inherent challenges in measuring immunization coverage with precision as coverage levels increase due to the sensitivity of coverage to the accuracy of target population estimates. In fact, when comparing a...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50184#.VDHlDVfHRK0 Author(s)      Roch Christian Johnson 1 , Hadehou Segla 1 , Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon 1,2* , Gratien Boni 1 , Honoré Sourou Bankole 2 , Christophe Houssou 1 , Michel Boko 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Laboratory of Hygiene, Sanitation ,Toxicology and Environmental Health, Interfaculty Center of Training and Research in Environment for the Sustainable Development, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cotonou, Benin . 2 Research Laboratory in Applied Biology, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin . ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyze the environmental factors related to health vulnerability in the municipality of Sèmè-Podji. For this study, 216 households were surveyed using questionnaires. Twelve key informants were enrolled for depth interviews and 18 water samples were c...