SurfAid is a non-profit humanitarian organization whose aim is to improve the health‚ wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing. SurfAid views its mission to improve health and wellbeing as an invaluable investment in the future of the Mentawai and Nias people. Key stakeholders are our communities and individuals‚ regional government and partner non-governmental organisations. Our programs represent an integrated approach to improving health
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Foreign aid is the transfer of resources between countries‚ usually one with more power and wealth than the other‚ in order to help assist the poorer country ’s stride to develop into a self-dependent nation. (Burnell‚ 3) I feel that foreign aid is very necessary and beneficial for both countries whether they are the providers or the receivers because not only are the two countries forming a bond and an allegiance‚ they are helping the world progress towards equality of nations. Although equality
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REPORT: STUDY OF MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION AND USAGE BEHAVIOR AMONG YOUTHS Name: Tang Hua 1124070 Lecturer: Song Haiyan Submission Date: 1 April 2013 Abstract The purpose of this report is to investigate the mobile phone addiction and usage behaviors focused on young users and research the relationships of them. The research shows that most of young users keep their phones on hand all the day because they need to contact with friends through talking on the phone or
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Cases And Spread of Infections 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Viruses are coated genetic material that invade cells and use the cell’s apparatus for reproduction. 1.2 Identify common illness and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. Bacteria Food poisoning‚ Bubonic plague‚ Bacterial meningitis‚ Cholera‚ Diphtheria‚ Rheumatic fever‚ Scarlet
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First Aid is the immediate response to a casualty that is sick or injured. The main task of the rescuer who administering first aid is to try to prevent injury or a worsening of existing diseases or injuries. The responsibilities of a pediatric first aider: make sure that every situation in which you act is sure: for you‚ the victim and for the people around (very important if you work with children as they are very curious and tend to approach the patient) provide care to a child who has
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Global Studies April 2012 Foreign Aid Foreign aid can be a wise investment as well as it can be a waste of money. The success of foreign aid depends on how it is used. As Kristof explains‚ foreign aid often lacks effectiveness‚ and depends on additional factors‚ such as governance. If money is just given to the governments of poor countries‚ chances are that it will be used “corruptly‚ ineffectively‚ and wastefully” (Kristof‚ 2006). A large sum of money alone cannot solve problems that stem
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development. It is not possible‚ for a developing country‚ to ameliorate the quality of life of its growing population without economic growth. The relationship between government expenditure and economic growth has continued to generate series of debate among scholars. Government performs two functions- protection (and security) and provisions of certain public goods (Abdullah‚ 2000) and (Al-Yousif‚ 2000). Protection function consists of the creation of rule of law and enforcement of property rights. This
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prevention and control of health problems. (Last‚ 2001) Here‚ in the definition the distribution refers to analysis of persons‚ classes of people‚ places that are being affected by the specific disease and determinants refers to factors that influence population health; these factors may be chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ behavioral or genetic. Health-related states refers to causes of death‚ diseases and behaviors such as use of tobacco‚ use of health services and reactions
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Foreign Aid Cultural Geography Bret Balanky The United States of America is a wealthy nation. We are also a nation that reaches out to the poverty-stricken world‚ lending financial aid in ridiculous amounts to these shambled countries. The burning question of the moment is: how effect is our foreign aid‚ and what can we do to improve its efficiency? The answer is quite a difficult one‚ if it even exists at all. Foreign aid has been lent to these broken countries for over half of a century
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Objective Children can be the only persons present in an emergency situation. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a first aid course for 4-5-year-old kindergarten children given by a first aid instructor and kindergarten teachers. Methods A mixed methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to investigate the effects of teaching first aid in the kindergarten in the present study. 10 kindergarten children at the age of 4-5 years were included in a pilot-study‚ 5 girls
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