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The Health Insurance System In Egypt, Aya Allah Amr Elhilaly

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This study analyzes the proposed amendments of the health insurance system in Egypt from a human rights perspective. It starts by outlining the international human rights law standards of the right to health concluding that Egypt has an obligation under international human rights treaties to which it is party to provide a public health insurance system.

The study then addresses the failures of the current health insurance system in Egypt to fulfill the right to health on a non-discriminatory basis arguing that the exclusion of the majority of Egyptians on the basis of employment status or enrollment at school is …

Trade Unions & Professional Syndicates Of Contemporary Egypt: Regulations, Rights & Violations, Jano Theodore Charbel

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E-Governance In Egypt: A New Methodology To Poverty Reduction, Shahdan Mahmoud Niazi

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The aim of the thesis is to examine if the e-governance initiative in Egypt can contribute to poverty reduction. The study utilizes people-centered indicators by employing Sen's "capability approach" where Sen shifts from the traditional understanding of poverty as derivative of insufficient resources to a new perspective which incorporates the lack of capabilities and opportunities into the definition of the term. The thesis concludes that IT is not the determinant cure that can transform the mode of governance within the government sector in a way that can contribute to poverty alleviation. The transformation of the governance mode for enhanced human …

Ngos And Refugees' Rights In Cairo: An Investigative Research On The Role Of Egyptian Ngos In Assisting Refugees To Access Their Rights, Hussam Eldin Elnaim Hussain Abd Elrahman

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There are different studies that highlight the work of international non­ governmental organizations with refugees. A large number of refugees is produced and received by developing countries. Governments in the Third World _have difficulties in assisting refugees. In the absence of a government role in Egypt, this thesis examines the role of local NGOs in assisting refugees to access their human rights in Cairo. For that purpose, 18 Egyptian NGOs, two international NGOs and the UNHCR Cairo Office were examined. The natures of NGOs, their programs and their activities with refugees are discussed to identify to what extent these activities …

Impacts Of Water Scarcity On Egypt's Agricultural Strategy With Emphasis On Food Security, Noha Ahmed Hatata

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Local Integration Of Refugees In Egypt, Derek Neil Maxfield

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Confidence-Building Measures In The Middle East And South Asia, Gamal Mohammed El-Sayed Selim

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