Are international capital flows really matter for achieving SDGs 1 and 2: ending poverty and hunger?

Dhahri, Sabrine; Omri, Anis

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“…Many donor countries are providing infrastructural aid to middle- and low-income countries, such as the economic infrastructure aid by the OECD Development Assistance Committee, South Korea's infrastructure construction projects in ASEAN's developing countries, and Chinese infrastructural aid through the Belt and Road Initiative [ 24 - 26 ]. These countries could also provide aid to construct temporary hospitals in recipient countries with an unmet need of ICU beds during the pandemic.…”

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The health and economic impact of constructing temporary field hospitals to meet the COVID-19 pandemic surge: Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital in China as a case study

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Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, two new temporary hospitals were constructed in record time in Wuhan, China, to help combat the fast-spreading virus in February 2020. Using the experience of one of the hospitals as a case study, we discuss the health and economic implications of this response strategy and its potential application in other countries. Methods This retrospective observational study analyzed health resource utilization and clinical outcomes data for 2011 inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to Leishenshan Hospital during its 67 days of operation from February 8th to April 14th, 2020. We used a top-down costing approach to estimate the total cost of treating patients at the Leishenshan Hospital, including capital cost for hospital construction, health personnel costs, and direct health care costs. We used a multivariate generalized linear model to examine risk factors associated with in-hospital deaths. Results During the 67 days of hospital operation, 19 medical teams comprising of 933 doctors and 2312 nurses were gradually transferred to Leishenshan Hospital from across China. Of the 2011 admissions, 4.5% used intensive care and 2.0% used ventilators. Overall median length of stay was 19 days, and 21 days for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.3% overall, 41.8% in the ICU, and 0.4% in general ward (GW). CFRs were 55% and 50% among patients using non-invasive and invasive ventilators, respectively. The mean total cost and direct health care cost were CNY806 997 (US$114 793) and CNY16 087 (US$2288), respectively. Patients admitted to the ICU had much higher direct health care costs, on average, compared to those in the GW (CNY150 415 vs CNY9720, or US$21 396 vs US$1383). The mean direct health care cost per patient with severe or critical diseases was more than five times higher than those with mild or moderate diseases (CNY45 191 vs CNY8838, or US$6428 vs US$1257). Older age, having comorbidities, and critical disease were associated with higher risks of death from COVID-19. Lower health worker to patient ratio (<2.6) was not associated with in-hospital death. Conclusion An adequate health workforce were mobilized and deployed to a new temporary hospital. The Leishenshan Hospital increased access to care during the surge in COVID-19 infections, facilitated timely treatment, and transferred COVID-19 patients between GWs and ICUs within the hospital, all of which are potential contributors to lowering the CFR. Patients in the ICU experienced a much higher CFR and a greater burden of health care cost than those in GW. Our results have important implications for other countries interested in constructing temporary emergency hospitals, such as the need for adequate infrastructure capacities and financial support, centralized strategies to mobilize health workforce and to provide respiratory protective devices, and improvement in ac...

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“…Foreign direct investment (FDI) also has a statistically significant beneficial influence on food security. This suggests that when FDI rises, food security increases as well, whereas NUP falls [ 33 ]. FDI improves food security by stimulating upstream and downstream industries, promoting technology transfer and human resource development, increasing employment and wages, and decreasing product prices [ 4 ].…”

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“…Regarding the impact of FG on food security, foreign direct investment (FDI) and investment aid (IA) can ensure food security in developing countries. The higher the FDI and IA, the better the food security situation and the smaller the NUP [ 33 ]. However, the exchange rate, which is part of FG, has a detrimental impact on food security [ 28 ].…”

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Effects of Corruption Control on the Number of Undernourished People in Developing Countries

Nugroho

Tovar

Bopushev

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Developing countries will be home to 85% of the world’s population by 2030. Hence, it is important to ensure food security for them. This effort is not easy, as the number of undernourished people (NUP) in the world has increased. We investigated the impact of food and non-production factors on the NUP in developing countries. This study employed secondary data from 57 developing countries between 2002 and 2018. These countries come from three regions, namely Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. One-step and two-step generalized method of moments (sys-GMM) models were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the food production index, cereal import dependency ratio, economic globalization index, and human capital index had different effects on the NUP in each region. The excellent news is that corruption control can help developing countries minimize their NUP. Based on the findings, we propose efforts to improve physical and economical food access and control corruption, and developing country governments and the international community must demonstrate a strong commitment to reducing the prevalence of undernourishment.

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“…SDGs consist of 17 goals that can be used as guidelines for the sustainable development of the Thai economy, including in terms of a goal planned for 2030, by ensuring a balance ( De Oliveira et al., 2020 ; Hak et al., 2016 ; Aust et al., 2020 ) in its social, economic, and environmental dimensions ( Lu et al., 2017 ; Hashemi and Ghaffary, 2017 ). The social dimension consists of five goals ( Nations, 2020 ; Horne et al., 2020 ; Ho and Goethals, 2019 ): SDG 1, “no poverty” ( Dhahri and Omri, 2020 ); SDG 2, “no hunger,” including an achievement of food security, improved nutrition, and promoted sustainable agriculture ( Blesh et al., 2019 ); SDG 3, beneficial health and well-being, which aims to improve health outcomes and to promote the welfare of people of all ages ( Howden-Chapman et al., 2017 ); SDG 4, the provision of a quality education, which ensures that everyone has access to a robust and equitable education ( Sinha et al., 2020 ); SDG 5, gender equality ( Razavi, 2016 ). The economic dimension consists of five goals: SDG 7, which is centered around affordable and clean energy so as to provide access to modern and sustainable energy sources for all people ( Hillerbrand, 2018 ); SDG 8, the provision of productive work for people to encourage economic growth in the form of continuous and sustainable economic development in Thailand ( Rai et al., 2019 ); SDG 9, the innovation of industry and infrastructure, which aims at building basic infrastructure and at promoting industrial development that is comprehensive and sustainable ( Denoncourt, 2020 ); SDG 10, the reduction of inequality such as to obtain impartiality in economic decision-making ( MacNaughton, 2017 ); SDG 11, the provision of sustainable cities and communities, which aims at having safe and sustainable residences ( Zoomers et al., 2017 ).…”

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Information analysis and evaluation model (IAEM) of Thai economy sustainability based on SEP and SDGs

Wongkumchai

Kiattisin

2021

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Are international capital flows really matter for achieving SDGs 1 and 2: ending poverty and hunger?

Cited by 22 publications

References 81 publications

The health and economic impact of constructing temporary field hospitals to meet the COVID-19 pandemic surge: Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital in China as a case study

The health and economic impact of constructing temporary field hospitals to meet the COVID-19 pandemic surge: Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital in China as a case study

Effects of Corruption Control on the Number of Undernourished People in Developing Countries

Information analysis and evaluation model (IAEM) of Thai economy sustainability based on SEP and SDGs

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