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Bhutan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the Himalayas between China and India. Poverty reduction has been rapid from …
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Taking Stock of Fiscal Health: Trends in Global, Regional, and Country Level Health Financing
Fleisher, Lisa; Leive, Adam; Schieber, George - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This note analyzes levels and trends of health expenditures by country, income group, and region in the context of overall government revenue, expenditure, and GDP trends between 1995 and 2010. The study uses available data from the World Health Organization's (WHO) National Health Accounts, the...
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The Comparative Nature of Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 2
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia
Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....
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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Global Program for Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Project Accomplishments
Jonas, Olga; Warford, Lucas - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This report reviews some of the accomplishments of the Global Program for Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response (GPAI). This multisectoral program comprised 72 projects in 60 developing countries in all regions and received $1.3 billion in financing from the World...
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Family Planning: The Hidden Need of Married Adolescents in Nepal
Aguilar, Ana Milena; Cortez, Rafael - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
In Nepal, both early marriage and motherhood still place adolescents and their children at a great disadvantage. In 2011, one-third of girls aged 15-19 were already married. About 60 percent of them were pregnant or had at least one child, and one in ten had two living children (Nepal...
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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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Maternal and Child Survival: Findings from five countries experience in addressing maternal and child health challenges
Cortez, Rafael; Saadat, Seemeen; Chowdhury, Sadia; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
this end (Bolivia, China, Egypt, Malawi and Nepal). Although they have different socio-economic characteristics, all have …
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Migration and Education Decisions in a Dynamic General Equilibrium Framework
Dessus, Sebastien; Nahas, Charbel - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
With growing international skilled labor mobility, education and migration decisions have become increasingly inter …, savings, or the cost of education. The authors develop a generic dynamic general equilibrium model to analyze the education-migration … brain gain, that is, greater domestic accumulation of human capital (in per capita terms) with greater migration of skilled …
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