Browsing Bureau of Market Research by Author "Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky"

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The association between maternal mortality and non-medical factors in African countries

Udjo, Eric O; Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2014)

The medical expertise to treat to complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth has not spared girls and women in developing countries from dying of such conditions. Developing countries account for the bulk of the ...
The implications of climate change for Africa’s economic development

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky; Udjo, Eric (2014)

Studies confirm that developing countries could be hardest hit by climate change given that they have to contend with extreme poverty levels and harsh geographic conditions. Even Africa will not escape the adversity that ...
Mortality from non-communicable diseases in South Africa, 1997-2009

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2014)

There are estimates of the magnitude of non-communicable disease deaths for less developed countries but little is known about the dynamics in Africa. The continent is undergoing unprecedented growth of the elderly population. ...
The state of maternality mortality in South Africa

Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky (2015)

Maternal mortality is a fundamental public health issue and Millennium Development Goal Five deals with an improvement in maternal health. Despite much extensive legislation pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and ...

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