Sentences with phrase «from remote rural areas»

A: I've given top priority to issues of equity and access for many disadvantaged groups, such as the illiterate, youth from remote rural areas, minority groups, the disabled, and children of migrant workers.

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Seven in 10 of the world's poor live in remote or rural areas, where access to medical services is sharply limited or not available at all: 5 billion people can't reach or afford essential surgical care, from emergency caesarian sections to cancer surgery.

This is exacerbated in rural and remote areas, and contributes in part to the low achievement levels of students from Indigenous and disadvantaged backgrounds in science.

So if we have Indigenous students who are from a low socio - economic background, as we know about 55 per cent are, that are living in rural and remote areas, they're three times behind the eight ball.

SAME seeks to close the gap in student achievement between rural and remote and urban areas by delivering live, interactive, sessions from broadcast studios via EDUSAT — a dedicated educational satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Funding available through federal title programs support and provide equity for: students who are economically disadvantaged (Title I, Part A); students from migrant families (Title I, Part C); students considered at - risk, including neglected and delinquent (Title I, Part D); students learning English as a second language (Title III); students living in rural and remote areas (Title V); and students who are experiencing homelessness (Title VII).

It takes around 2 hours drive from the airport and other tourist areas on the southern part of Bali.Located in remote on the slope of the mountain, Puri Alam Bali in Munduk Village offers a genuine Balinese accommodation with typical Balinese rural hospitality.

Health risks from unsafe drinking water afflict many, not only around the world, but in the United States too, especially the poor, ethnic minorities and those in remote rural areas.

«This rural ring is chosen to be at an optimal distance far enough from the urban core to represent a remote rural area yet not too far to infringe into the 25 % contour of an adjacent urban area or another biome.

The online tool can be accessed from any B.C. point that has Internet and is especially useful for individuals living in remote or rural areas, as individuals do not have to commute long distances, miss work, and arrange child care.

It is a culturally diverse society with a population of more than 22 million.21 Australia's population includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples and migrants from some 200 countries with Indigenous Australian peoples representing 2.5 % of the total population.22 In over 60 years of planned post-war migration, Australia has accepted more than 6.5 million migrants and in the most recent census (2006), 3.1 million people (16 % of the population) were reported to speak a language other than English at home.23 The majority of the population lives in the cities mainly located around the coast; however, many live in rural and remote areas ranging from dry arid land to tropical and a few live in what are arguably some of the most remote and untouched areas of the world.

Mr Wellington said supporting rural and remote allied health professionals to access CPD activities was vital to ensure the integrity of multidisciplinary care in these areas, and that failing to provide for students from the bush who wish to study for allied health professions was like «shooting ourselves in the foot» as it has been shown in numerous studies that students who originate from rural areas are likely to return to become part of the health workforce.

the challenges stemming from thin markets, which «will persist for some participants, including for those living in rural and remote areas»;

And a Croakey blog post by Melissa Raven from the Primary Health Care Research and Information Service examined the evidence around the health needs of fly - in fly - out workers in Australia's remote and rural areas, pointing to a need for more health systems research to understand the demand on health services.

So perhaps the greatest contribution David Gillespie can make to improved Indigenous health in rural and remote areas will come from collaborating closely with Indigenous Affairs Minister, Nigel Scullion, to ensure that the information on issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health provided to both Ministers, and to Cabinet, comprehends the need for different approaches to Indigenous people's wellbeing in city, regional, rural and remote areas.

To be effective, PHNs with rural and remote populations and large geographic areas have to work differently from their metropolitan counterparts.

This raises the issue of the relative effectiveness of good research of a national nature which includes consideration of rural and remote issues, as distinct from good research on rural and remote issues, undertaken by rural people, and undertaken in rural and remote areas.

However, living in a geographically remote part of Scotland (more than 30 minutes» driving time from urban settlements of 10,000 people or more), did appear to increase the risk of a poor father - child relationship, irrespective of whether the family was living in a remote town or rural area.