Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Last updated on 06 December 2007

Timor-Leste: health sector resilience & performance in a time of instability

This AusAID funded study documents the impact of civil conflict and violence on the health sector in Timor-Leste during April and May 2006 and throughout 2007. (School of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales: 2007) More info >>

Retirement decisions of older men in Indonesia

This paper develops a dynamic model of retirement for developing countries and shows that the implementation of a unified defined-contribution pension program for government and private sector workers would provide modest welfare gains, but would not offset welfare losses brought by potential future declines in family support. (California Center for Population Research (CCPR): 2006) More info >>

Country reports on health, nutrition, population, and poverty

Country reports about health, nutrition, population and poverty providing statistics on the intra-country differences between rich and poor nations.
(World Bank) More info >>

Health, nutrition, and population statistics

HNPStats (Health, Nutrition, and Population Statistics) provide data sheets that show country-specific summary indicators for health status, health determinants, and health economics. (World Bank) More info >>

Nutrition profiles by country

These Nutrition Country Profiles (NCP) provide summaries describing the food and nutrition situation in Asia Pacific countries, including background statistics about agricultural production, and selected economic and demographic indicators. (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) More info >>

World Health Organization country reports

Comprehensive WHO country reports including the nutrition status of its 192 member states. Other statistics are covered such as population estimates, life expectancy and child & adult mortality. (World Health Organization) More info >>


 

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