households to improve their own health. Policies for economic growth that ensure income gains for the poor are essential. So, too …This is the sixteenth in the annual series and examines the interplay between human health, health policy and economic … development. Because good health increases the economic productivity of individuals and the economic growth rate of countries …

similar income level. However further effort is needed to address inequality in health outcomes and in the health system …This study shows that Uganda has similar or somewhat better health indicators than other African countries with a …) prioritizing interventions that affect infant and maternal mortality, (b) improving health promotion and disease prevention …

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 … environmental health interventions are preventive measures that are imperative to improve child survival with sustainable results in …

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 … inextricably linked, but these links have been forgotten or neglected by policy-makers. The World Health Organization (WHO …

The Timor-Leste health sector review describes the accomplishments made by the government of Timore-Leste in the health … when available, are also reasons for the poor health quality indicators. Improving the quality or effectiveness of health … services is difficult. However, now that most of the basic health care infrastructure is in place, the time is right for the …

role of the environment in determining health outcomes. A third area of interest concerns the role of policy instruments … analyze poverty-environment linkages at the household level. Poverty-environment linkages are inherently dynamic and involve …

programs) and to revive social services like education and health. …

agriculture, reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment with these forces. Building on the foundation of the …

consequences, and how policies can increase their role in reducing poverty. The GEP explores the gains and losses from … distributional impact from an increase in high-income countries' labor force caused by migration from developing countries. Chapter 3 …

improve well-being, and health, to allow increased income-earning potential, access to education, and eventual removal of …This report focuses on the dimensions of poverty, and how to create a better world, free of poverty. The analysis … explores the nature, and evolution of poverty, and its causes, to present a framework for action. The opportunity for expanding …