| dc.contributor.author | Almedom, Astier | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-03T18:54:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-03T18:54:45Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2009 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-10 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/22718 | |
| dc.description | This repository item contains a single issue of Issues in Brief, a series of policy briefs that began publishing in 2008 by the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. This paper is part of the Africa 2060 Project, a Pardee Center program of research, publications and symposia exploring African futures in various aspects related to development on continental and regional scales. The views expressed in this paper are strictly those of the author and should not be assumed to represent the views of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future or of Boston University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This policy brief explores the concept of resilience as it applies to health and social systems in Africa, and suggests that development of a multi-dimensional resilience index may help to understand and formulate policy in settings of complex emergencies. This paper is part of the Africa 2060 Project, a Pardee Center program of research, publications and symposia exploring African futures in various aspects related to development on continental and regional scales. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Issues in Brief;10 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2009 Boston University. Permission to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that: 1. The copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage; 2. the report title, author, document number, and release date appear, and notice is given that copying is by permission of BOSTON UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES. To copy otherwise, or to republish, requires a fee and / or special permission. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa 2060 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Multi-dimensional resilience index | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public health policy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Resilience | en_US |
| dc.subject | Economic development | en_US |
| dc.title | A call for resilience index for health and social systems in Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | Boston University Trustees | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | 10 | |
