Subject(s): Social Security -- Poverty -- Public Welfare -- Health Services -- Social Development: Trends in middle east 1970-95, poverty and social development in Africa -- Poverty measurement : Identifying the poor in Africa and middle east, priorities of social policy measures and interest of low income people in Egypt, evaluating psychological and biological deprivation in low income countries- focus on Angolan experience -- Social reforms and social security : Welfare analysis of price system reforms effects on poverty in Tunisia, design principles for an efficient and sustainable social security system, institutional and regulatory issues in pension system reforms- country experiences and policy options -- Basic health services : Framework for primary health care reforms, evaluating health care policy reforms in Africa- lesson from the use of precision service delivery technique's in animal health care management