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Health Financing Options for Samoa : Challenges and Opportunities

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...

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Economic Costs of Inadequate Water and Sanitation: South Tarawa, Kiribati

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

The inadequate water supply and sanitation situation in South Tarawa has contributed to high rates of water … supply and sanitation infrastructure and ongoing operations and maintenance in South Tarawa, in part, as a result of low cost … estimate the total economic costs associated with inadequate water and sanitation services in South Tarawa. …

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Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition: Nigeria

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2014

This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten...

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Benefits trickling away: The health impact of extending access to piped water and sanitation in urban Yemen

Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Meier, Kristina; … - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2012

This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a … separate identification of water and sanitation impacts. Results indicate that access to piped water supply worsens health …

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The Potential for Integrating Community-Based Nutrition and Postpartum Family Planning: Review of Evidence and Experience in Low-Income Settings

Alvesson, Helle M.; Mulder-Sibanda, Menno - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

The objective of this review was to study where community-based family planning and nutrition programs have been integrated, how this has been accomplished, and what the results have been. Although family planning is a nontraditional intervention in community-based nutrition programs, it can...

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Understanding the Relationship between Government and BRAC in Implementing WASH Programme

Rahman, Hasanur; Ahmed, Shamim; Rashid, Mamun-Ur-; … - eSocialSciences - 2009

To explore the relationship between government and BRAC in the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH …

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Willingness to Pay for Improved Sanitation Services and its Implication on Demand Responsive Approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme

Seraj, Kazi Faisal Bin - eSocialSciences - 2008

This study aimed to provide some insights into sanitation-related strategies taken by the BRAC Water, Sanitation and … that influence willingness to pay for improved sanitation services for the households without any latrine facilities in …

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Cost of Providing Sustainable Water,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services: An initial assessment of LCCA in Andhra Pradesh

Reddy, V Ratna; Batchelor, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010

operationalising the Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Guidelines released by the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission in …

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The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition

Spears, Dean; Haddad, Lawrence James - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the … link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and …

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Food safety: Reducing and managing food scares

Grace, Delia; McDermott, John - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other health risks associated with agriculture. Because the scope of the problem is different at different levels of economic development, we need nuanced policy options to promote...

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