Background: Few studies have systematically examined the efficiency of routine infant immunization services. Using a representative sample of infant immunization sites in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, Moldova, Uganda and Zambia (316 total), we estimated average efficiency levels and variation in...

Background: This presentation deals with the methodological aspects of costing HIV/AIDS treatment programs in developing country settings. Empirical information on the cost of providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS is needed to allow accurate program planning and budgeting. Although...

The Caribbean region is at a development crossroads and its member nations must take significant and concrete steps to improve productivity and competitiveness and face up to global competition if they are to accelerate or even maintain past growth, says a new World Bank report1. By taking such...

Pakistan has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world, and over 50 percent of deaths in post-neonatal children are attributable to pneumonia, diarrhea, or meningitis diseases that can be prevented through vaccination. The purpose of the study is to compare the cost-effectiveness...

This rapid assessment examines the effect of Mongolia's economic crisis on government health budgets and health expenditure, household out-of-pocket spending and donor health commitments. This study was part of a larger assessment conducted in four countries on the effects of the economic crisis...

This study evaluates the impact of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, Oportunidades and the Nicaraguan program, Red de Protecci??n Social, on vaccination coverage for Bacille Calmette-Gu??rin (vaccine against tuberculosis), Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus Vaccine, Oral Polio...