The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on … identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to … consideration into the policy decision-making process of how public policies and programs affect community health and well-being. It …

health MDGs are off track. Despite slow progress, maternal health indicators have improved: maternal mortality has declined … by over half in 20 years. A half of deliveries has been provided by skilled health personnel. Disparities exist in access …

Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender … gap requires attention. Maldives has made great progress in improving maternal health and has achieved MDG. The total …. Skilled birth attendance is high at 95 percent. Access to maternal health services is fairly equitable by residence and wealth …

Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …

Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating … systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain … management, health care financing, governance and service delivery, and infrastructure. This report describes the changing …

issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are … an important health challenge in the Pacific. First, (NCDs) can impose large but often preventable health, financial, and … bulk of health services. Second, risk factors in the Pacific are feeding a pipeline of potentially expensive-to-treat NCDs …

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 … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

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 … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

China has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). It reduced maternal deaths from 1,500 per …

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 … current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed …