Search for dissertations about: "relief workers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words relief workers.

  2. 6. Essays on Health in Developing Countries

    Author : Anna Welander Tärneberg; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child Health; Developing Countries; Globalization; Democracy; Multilateral Debt Relief; Quality of Health Care; Health Worker Competence; Patient Satisfaction;

    Abstract : Health plays an essential role for human and economic development. This thesis consists of four independent empirical papers on health and health care in developing countries. The first paper investigates the relationship between globalization, democracy, and child health in low- and middle-income countries. READ MORE

  4. 7. Social dignity in community-based mental health services

    Author : Kristin Ådnøy Eriksen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: An essential element of community-based mental health services is the relationship between service users and mental health workers. This thesis explores how service users’ personhood and intrinsic human value are recognised or at risk in those relationships. READ MORE

  5. 8. Renegotiation of authority in the face of surprise : a qualitative study of international disaster work

    Author : Nalini Suparamaniam; Arne Worm; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : Disaster relief work is often extremely challenging for those involved. One of the most obvious problems is coordination: coordination with headquarters in the home country, local organizations and authorities, and other teams in the field. READ MORE

  6. 9. Team performance in the international disaster milieu

    Author : Nalini Suparamaniam; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : In the delivery of assistance in crisis, the recipient of the services is influenced by the nature of the system that delivers the aid. The term system in this thesis is used to describe the individuals, and teams of various organizations who work within an environment with the assistance of technology. READ MORE

  7. 10. Scaphoid fractures : Studies on diagnosis and treatment

    Author : Bertil Vinnars; Bengt Gerdin; Lars Adolfsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Surgery; Scaphoid Bone; Wrist Joint; Wrist Injuries; Fracture Healing; Cost of Illness; Health Care Costs; Outcome Assessment Health Care ; Arthroplasty; Radiography; Health status; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Scaphoid fracture is most common in young individuals of working age. Without adequate diagnosis and treatment, long-term results are poor. Operative treatment is being recommended increasingly often instead of a long time in cast, although there is no evidence-based support for its superiority. READ MORE