Sentences with phrase «in the developing world in»

After commercial infant formula was introduced in the developing world in the early 1900s, cases of lethal diarrhoea spiked (and anti-formula sentiment mounted) leading to the penning by WHO in 1981 of its International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes.

They designed this comprehensive update to their open - source Dem Tools package with organizers in the developing world in mind, meaning for instance that they took a mobile - first approach.

They designed this comprehensive update to their open - source Dem Tools package with organizers in the developing world in mind, meaning for instance that they...

Meanwhile, William Easterly, in a fascinating discussion of education policy in the developing world in «Barren Land,» cautions against building human capital simply by throwing money at schools.

Clearly, religious organizations have long sponsored missionary and humanitarian efforts in the developing world in ways far more extensive than educators have done.So often these have been inspired by women, making me wonder why concern for global poverty has become a gendered activity.In their important book, Half the Sky (2009), (required reading for Ghana participants), authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn argue that the lack of global attention to the plight of women is the greatest, challenge in the world today.

In the developed world in which we live, vaccines have helped to greatly decrease the prevalence of these diseases, however it is only through continuing to keep our pets vaccinated that these diseases can be kept at bay.

And if an AGW hurricane, or flood, or whatever does comes along in the developing world in 20,30,40 years, infrastructure, wealth will protect the populations whether it is of natural attribution, or a supposed 5 % (or whatever) future AGW hurricane...

Any reasonable scenario for global development over the next century is likely to project technological change, which as we have seen in the past century would likely include changes in energy creation and consumption technologies, as well as the propagation of the kind of normal environmental policies that we have seen in the developed world in the past century, such as control of sulfur pollution.

The low - lying South Asian nation, considered one of the countries most at risk from climate impacts such as sea level rise, worsening erosion and erratic rainfall, has been a leader in the developing world in committing its own funds to climate adaptation.

Because of enforcement of Brazil's environmentally progressive code, Brazil has become a leader in emissions reduction in the developing world in the last decade.

It includes information about unsafe abortion incidence in specific countries and in the developing world in general, abortion service provision, access to postabortion care and barriers that adolescents face in accessing safe abortion services.

Not exact matches

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as sWorld in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as sworld — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

While the new mid-stage study results from DNDi were impressive (they showed cure rates of 96 % to 97 % even for the sickest patients and those with liver scarring), more late - stage trials will be necessary before the drug is available on a large scale in the developing world.

He adds that in many parts of the world, there's been a slowdown in the growth of export orders, something that's already occurred in developed countries.

The company began, in part, when Herman Hollerith sold his first tabulating machine to the US Census and ever since, its success has been based its ability to develop some of the world's most sophisticated technology to solve big problems.

«Almost by definition, huge infrastructure projects, especially those in the developing world, are white elephants,» says Lam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Improving the way we take drugs could save those in the developed world many billions of dollars in annual health care expenses.

Past Malaysian governments largely succeeded in lifting the country from poverty and attracting foreign investors, part of a long - term goal of reaching developed world income status.

Cottonwood Heights, Utah - based Cotopaxi — named after a volcano in Ecuador that Davis frequented as a child growing up in South America — is an outdoor gear and apparel retailer that donates 10 percent of all profits to charitable causes in the developing world.

For people in the developing world, getting connected to the internet via smartphone might change their lives even more than having a child, according to Google's Eric Schmidt.

So, it can be someone who notices that over time their social relationships are degrading because they don't have a consistent, face - to - face contact with people and that's especially problematic for kids who need time in that real face - to - face social world because that's where they develop all the competencies of being a social creature.

Vodafone, the European telecommunications giant, is a key player in creating a «wired» developing world.

«There's a slow recognition in the developed world that maybe Canadian cities are on to something, which is heartening.»

Canada's satisfaction with having easy access to the U.S. has caused it to miss out on at least of couple of decades of rapid growth in Asia and other parts of the developing world.

The event, which is only for amateur players, is hosted at the Casino de Monte - Carlo in Monaco and supports Laliberté's One Drop Foundation, the charity he founded in 2007 that's focused on water security in the developing world.

With more than 70,000 customers in India, Ezetap is optimistic about its mission of bringing mobile payments to the developing world.»

Get her talking about the philanthropic impact of her work — with every sale, each of her brands contributes to a related cause in the developing world — and it's apparent there's nothing at all flippant about her audacity.

He and his co-founder, Dinesh Seemakurty, knew their idea could help hospices, nursing homes, and hospitals in the developing world and, potentially, the U.S..

The film world will also go through major shifts, and we foresee a billion - dollar business developing in how what's known as «PVOD windowing» — that is, premium content that's behind a paywall for some time and eventually is made available to all — changes the way feature films are produced, marketed and delivered.

For those who don't want to entirely block contact with the outside world but who could use help concentrating, there are several apps that incorporate the Pomodoro Technique - a time - management method developed in the 1990s by productivity consultant Francesco Cirillo.

BHP Billiton has moved to approve $ US43.2 million in funding to develop the first stage of the world's largest nickel sulphate facility in a bid to tap into the rapidly growing lithium - ion battery supply chain.

Leading RegTech specialist Harry Toukalas will be revealing how his firm's AI tool can predict misconduct in financial services.This ground - breaking technology developed in conjunction with MIT analyses email communication patterns and psycholinguistic analysis of email content to flag up issues such as mis - selling, cyber security and fraud.The Blackhall & Pearl tool already being used around the world by more than 40 organisations is eight times faster than other methods.

«It was an innovation that sounds disarmingly simple but makes a huge difference in the developing world,» Curran says.

I never thought we would grow to the size we are today,» he told WA Business News.The most recent innovation has been the $ 250,000 adaptation of software, originally developed for Toyota, to allow clients anywhere in the world to get quotes, supply artwork, have that artwork checked and for the job to be printed and dispatched.

What about those individuals living in the developing world without electricity — the 1.5 billion people who can't turn on a light switch much less charge a device?

Meanwhile, the central bank's own forecast pegs GDP growth at 2.6 per cent this year, which makes Canada one of the fastest growing economies in the developed world.

In the developing world, entrepreneurs are skipping generations of existing technology and building their entire business platforms on phones.

With a background in electronic engineering, he and his team developed the world's fastest, most powerful treatment for infant jaundice.

Neytanyahu delivered a visual - heavy presentation Monday that claimed to prove Tehran secretly pursued developing nuclear weapons, in a bid to undermine support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 agreement signed with six major world powers to curb its nuclear program in exchange for economic sanctions relief.

'' Saskatchewan, with its attractive geology and stable political and fiscal environment, is the best place in the world to develop a potash business.»

Many land at Haxlr8r, an accelerator that has graduated more than 50 companies using a now - familiar model: Learn the basics of manufacturing and develop a prototype; raise funds (and build buzz) in the United States through Kickstarter; manufacture the product; and drop - ship it anywhere in the world through the Pearl River Delta's unparalleled logistics networks.

It might be possible for the U.S. contribution to take the form of investments by U.S. corporations in renewable energy and energy efficiency in the developing world.

That may another reason America's food makers are finding a more welcoming clientele in the developing world.

Focus is paramount and, without intentionally developing mental stamina, you won't be able to effectively compete with those who have systematically built up their endurance over decades in the business world.

As the U.S. economy slogs along at a tepid pace, household incomes in much of the developing world are leaping ahead.

Finding those ingredients — especially in parts of the world with limited infrastructure and poorly developed distribution systems — poses a major challenge.

Critics felt that the mission was to help entrepreneurs in the developing world, not the developed world.

Every national postal service in the developed world is facing the same assault on its core business (and most have loads of financial baggage associated with the pension obligations for large workforces).

Despite most the world's largest technology companies harking from the U.S., Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates highlighted the contribution made by the developing world in a speech Tuesday.

Two of the world's most popular sports game franchises are largely developed using plenty of Canadian talent at EA Sports» studio in Burnaby, BC.