that the federal government programs in women and children's health could be expanded by prioritizing on failed expenditure …The health care system in Brazil has established the important principle of universal coverage, yet, it faces several … focuses on the health care system, particularly on enhancing maternal and prenatal health, certain health care interventions …

for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of …"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in …

age. To protect the health, development, and wellbeing of young children, decision-makers must identify and reduce …This report complements Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development by looking at environmental health issues … that affect child health broadly, while also exploring the links through malnutrition. This report argues that …

The largest global equity gap in health, is among children, and concentrated in communicable diseases. This note …, developed by the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children's Fund - whose aim is to reduce childhood deaths … children; and, linking health facilities with communities, while ensuring appropriate, and affordable referral arrangements. …

Interest in environmental health has increased in recent years, largely because the most vulnerable groups remain … disproportionately exposed to and affected by health risks from environmental hazards. More than 40 percent of the global burden of … disease attributed to environmental factors falls on children below five years of age, who account for about 10 percent of the …

of the 2009 World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nation children's Fund (UNICEF) Integrated Management of Childhood …-five children. Two main issues are highlighted by this study. Firstly, the quality of primary health care services provided to … systematically to improve children's health outcomes. …

This study discusses how to effectively engage in community-based nutrition and health programs aimed to improve … maternal, newborn, and child nutrition and health outcomes, particularly in Northern Nigeria. It provides the comparative … synthesis of four case studies, each of which included a community action component for improving nutrition and health outcomes …

Although Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH), attainment of the Millennium … findings from a household, village and health center survey The policy implications of the findings from the survey are: 1 … utilization of MH services by wealthier households, 3) health providers at all levels of health facilities would experience …