Human exposure to lead represents a serious environmental health problem in many urban areas. Based on a review of … health and technical issues, th is report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure …

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …

The health of Russian women has suffered during the economic crisis of recent years. Morbidity and mortality from … chronic and infectious diseases has increased. Women's reproductive health has been compromised by an increase in the … Group on Maternal and Child Health whose charge it was to review standards of maternity care and family planning. …

Governance and Finance, (c) Affordable Housing and (d) Urban Resilience. These notes build on the long engagement between the …

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the country. The survey contains information on household expenditures, housing conditions …, demographics, education, health, food security, safety and crime, persons with disabilities, and labor market indicators …