Health, nutrition, and population in Madagascar 2000 - 09

XXII, 153 S.

graph. Darst., Kt.

26 cm

World Bank working paper. - Washington, DC, ISSN 1726-5878, ZDB-ID 2111974-0. - Vol. 216

Includes bibliographical references

Country and sector context -- Objectives and organization of the country status report -- Available data and reports -- Demographic trends -- Child health -- Maternal health -- Nutritional status of children and women -- Other communicable diseases contributing to mortality and morbidity in Madagascar -- Non-communicable diseases -- Meeting the millennium development goals (MDGS) -- Behaviors and interventions affecting child health -- Community factors and behaviors affecting nutritional status of children -- Maternal health and reproductive health -- Communicable diseases -- Health care access and utilization by the poor -- Sector organization -- Quality of services -- Financing of the health sector -- Equity of health spending -- Efficiency issues of health spending -- Scope for creating fiscal space -- Potential impact of the crisis on the health sector -- The importance of accountability for health -- Governance and accountability in the Malagasy context.

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