development assistance for health for the period of 1990 till 2007. The central question is to what extent health indicators …, reflecting the health objectives stated in the Millennium Development Goals, influence such decisions. The analysis reveals that … health indicators are important determinants of the selection and allocation process for health assistance but to a different …

This paper analyzes the targeting of development assistance for health across countries in a multivariate regression … characteristics and the donor-recipient-relationship are argued to be important determinants. The results show that health indicators … influence the average allocation decision, but not to the same degree. HIV prevalence significantly increases aid receipts …

Using panel data from Indonesia, this paper analyzes the linkages between child nutrition, health care, household … wealth and parental education in order to detect transmission channels between health, education, nutrition, water and … long term effect on child health and that this effect is partly reflected in reproductive behavior and partly conveyed to …

In 2003 the Government of Ghana established a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to improve health care access for … its purpose in the context of the Millennium Development Goals #4 and #5 which deal with the health of women and children … compare health outcomes of recent mothers who are enrolled in the NHIS with those who are not. Our findings suggest that NHIS …

A lack of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) equity analysis in recent years has led to a substantive gap in the … on reducing health inequity and of the appropriateness of current and potential future policy. Hence, this Equity Report …