Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise … of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the … current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed …

This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil … implementation has independently sprung from a search for more effective ways of delivering public primary health care. The two …, initially by providing a background to universal primary health care in Brazil, paying particular attention to the family health …

Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks … health coverage and improve financial protection in the last two decades. The country study, first, takes stock of UHC … progress in Vietnam, examining both the breadth and the depth of health coverage and assessing financial protection and equity …

Indonesia launched the national health insurance program - Jaminan Kesehatan National (JKN), on January 1, 2014, and … aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2019. Achieving UHC means not only increasing the number of people …, and quality of human resources for health (HRH). Of Indonesia?s 33 provinces, 29 do not have the WHO recommended ratio of …

Children and World Vision. Also involved in health delivery are large national NGOs, including BRAC, Concerned Women for Family …The key actors in Bangladesh's Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) are the public … health infrastructure is considered one of the largest in the health sector; RH providers and facilities are available at all …

for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011 …Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy …, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in the 170 countries for which data were available averaged 12 percent …

women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden …Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in India, accounting for 17 percent of all cancer deaths among … morbidity and mortality in India, there are few large-scale, organized cervical cancer prevention programs in the country. We …

This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF …

issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are … an important health challenge in the Pacific. First, (NCDs) can impose large but often preventable health, financial, and … bulk of health services. Second, risk factors in the Pacific are feeding a pipeline of potentially expensive-to-treat NCDs …

dolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) is one of five areas of focus of the World Bank's reproductive health … to improve health outcomes and increase opportunities for schooling, future employment, and earnings. This brief …