As Bhutan has progressed financially, its health indicators have also progressed. It has achieved significant gains in … elevated: stunting of children younger than 5, and anemia in women and children. Some factors can be interpreted as direct or … female anemia rates. Beyond factors that directly impact on the nutrition of women and children are other issues specific to …

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 … the share of government expenditure to health; (4) increasing external and donor financing; (5) increasing specific taxes …

This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka … of health care services. On health service delivery, the review finds that the private sector: includes a range of … public sector for its supply of human resources; and is concentrated in urban areas. The quality of health care services in …

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are … struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health …-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health insurance (SHI) and private complementary schemes, while benefit …

increased adolescents? needs for health services, improve accessibility and quality of services at local level, and enhance …

relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition … of stunting among children under five would be averted. However, because it is unlikely that the Government of Mali or …

To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary …

The aim of the report is to review existing approaches and available policy options to improve access to health care … services and financial protection against health shocks for informal-sector workers (ISWs). Along with their families, ISWs … informal sector and the literature on efforts toward its health insurance coverage. It also examines several country cases …

on the cyclical patterns of government health spending. This descriptive analysis, which covers 183 countries between … 1995 and 2010, provides empirical evidence on the cyclicality of government health expenditures, using panel data from a … global macro database, the fiscal health database. The objective is to propose user-friendly diagnostic approaches in this …