The Government of Ethiopia has recently confirmed its commitment to accelerate progress on maternal and child health … outcomes. A reduction in child and maternal mortality rates is among the key objectives of the Ethiopia Poverty Reduction … essential health and nutrition services to the country's rural poor. Health outcomes are slowly improving but remain low …

"Aid to developing countries has largely neglected the population-wide health services that are core to communicable …'s exposure to disease through measures such as implementing health and sanitary regulations. They complement the clinical … coherent public health regulations in countries where donors have long been active, facilitating the spread of diseases such as …

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 …

. This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition, and population (HNP) challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa …, particularly how disease, malnutrition, and high fertility affect poverty reduction. The authors contend that the World Bank has a … comparative advantage in contributing within four broad areas: 1) macroeconomics and health, 2) multi-sectoral action for health …

This report, which is a product of the World Bank's Recurso program - reviews Peru's recent advances in health sector … World Development Report (WDR 2004), it focuses on strengthening the accountability of health providers to users to leverage … improved service quality and outcomes. The report builds on the health chapter of the initial Recurso report, developing and …

This report analyzes fiscal space issues related to government health spending in Indonesia. Fiscal space refers to the …, Indonesia will need to boost health spending in the near future as it expands access to care through the expansion of Jamkesmas …, the health insurance scheme for the poor and near poor. In addition, projections based on demographic and epidemiological …

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 …