Inequitable gender-based allocation of unpaid work leaves women with relatively little
discretionary time, endangers women's health and the health of their children, limits …

The leishmaniases are a group of four vector-borne neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with
1.6 billion people in some 100 countries at risk. They occur in certain eco-epidemiological …

Amidst the global health and economic crises, the climate crisis continues to grow. Extreme
weather disasters have not stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic–from cyclone Amphan in …

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates existing health inequities, including gender
disparities, and we must learn from previous global public health threats to build a gender …

Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time,
certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second …

Can technology and operations enable the world to achieve various United Nation
Sustainable Development Goals? I provide my own perspective on this question by focusing …

This book challenges conventional wisdoms both about economic performance and about
policies for economic development in African countries. Its starting point is the striking …

Ending poverty is a top priority of the international development agenda, and governments
worldwide have attached great importance to poverty alleviation measures. However …

Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global
consensus on the world's most pressing challenges. They come with a set of 232 indicators …

Poverty reduction remains a critical issue for a vast proportion of the population globally.
Substantial body of literature on poverty reduction has focused on the role played by …