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Dietary Patterns and Non-Communicable Diseases in Selected Latin American Countries
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia; Vazquez, Luis T Marcano; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....
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Nutrition in Bhutan: Situational Analysis and Policy Recommendations
Atwood, Stephen J; Nagpal, Somil; Mbuya, Nkosinathi V; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
nutrition-specific determinants of undernutrition in Bhutan, among them diarrheal diseases, high parasite loads in parts of the … nutrition-sensitive, such as diseases related to environmental and personal hygiene. The most important causes of stunting are … indirect and nutrition-sensitive: poor nutrition and care of women before and during pregnancy as reflected in the profound …
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The Role of the Private Sector in Reproductive Health Services in Bangladesh
Al-Sabir, Ahmed; Alam, Bushra Binte; El-Saharty, Sameh - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The key actors in Bangladesh's Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) are the public …
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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development 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,...
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Fungibility of Donor Assistance to Liberia: Focusing on Aid to the Health Sector, a case study
Fairbank, Alan - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The main purpose of this work is to develop a case study assessing the recent patterns and impacts of ODA (official development assistance) and DAH (development assistance for health) to Liberia on overall government spending and domestic revenue generation as well as domestic government health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775388
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The Role of Faith-Inspired Health Care Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Public-Private Partnerships: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, V...
Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
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Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Marriage
Cortez, Rafael; Yarger, Jennifer; Decker, Mara; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) is one of five areas of focus of the World Bank's Reproductive Health Action Plan 2010-2015 (RHAP), which recognizes the importance of addressing ASRH as a development issue with important implications for poverty reduction. Delaying childbearing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011171476
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Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Yarger, Jennifer; Decker, Mara; Brindis, Claire; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
, and Nigeria found that self-reported STIs and symptoms are low among adolescents. Although less than a third of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011171477
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Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Family Planning
Yarger, Jennifer; Decker, Mara; Brindis, Claire; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
dolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) is one of five areas of focus of the World Bank's reproductive health action plan (RHAP) 2010-2015, which recognizes the importance of addressing ASRH as a development issue with important implications for poverty reduction. Delaying childbearing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011171478
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The effects of tobacco taxes on health : an analysis of the effects by income quintile and gender in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine
Denisova, Irina; Kuznetsova, Polina - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The main objectives of this paper are to estimate the burden of tobacco-caused mortality as a whole and by main tobacco-related diseases in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, and to assess the distributional health impact of an increase in tobacco taxation in these three countries....
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