Where in the world is RTI - April/May 2009

April/May 2009

Turning China's Greenhouse Gas Into Clean Energy

Through the multi-country Methane to Markets initiative, RTI is helping oil and natural gas industries in China to use proven technologies for recovering methane before it is lost into the atmosphere. Benefits of the effort will include both an increased supply of cleaner fuels to replace coal, and impoundment of a compound that is a potent contributor to global warming.
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			A Complicated Relationship: Women’s Empowerment and Domestic Violence in India In Bangalore, India, RTI’s Women’s Global Health Imperative is investigating gender-based power and its association with domestic violence among young married women in the Samata Health Study. more...

			Enabling Businesses in El Salvador RTI International, with the Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios, is implementing a project for the U.S. Agency for International Development to assess and rank the country’s 100 most populous municipalities on their regulatory and business enabling environment. more...

			Targeting HIV Prevention to Botswana's Most-at-Risk Populations The Cairo–Cape Town Highway snakes through Eastern Botswana, a hotbed for HIV transmission. RTI will assist the government of Botswana to improve the quality and quantity of HIV prevention services for most-at-risk populations under a new project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. more...

Bland et al., Democratic Deficits: Addressing Challenges to Sustainability and Consolidation Around the World
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Subramanian et al., “Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Cancer Screening: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India”
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Luseno et al., “Correlates of HIV Testing among South African Women with High Sexual and Substance-Use Risk Behaviours”
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