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The main objectives of this paper are to estimate the burden of tobacco-caused mortality as a whole and by main tobacco … Russia, about 70,000 in Ukraine, and 14,300 in Kazakhstan, representing a key factor of mortality among the working … analysis includes an estimation of changes in smoking prevalence, mortality, life expectancy, and public health expenditures by …
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births, and has already achieved its MDG 4 target of reducing child mortality to 16 deaths per 1,000 live births. This note … explores the actions China has taken to reduce child and maternal mortality, focusing on key policies and programs since the …
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mortality and morbidity. At the global level, adolescent females 10 to 14 years of age are twice as likely to die in childbirth …
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In an effort to integrate operational and analytical work on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and Human Rights in Nicaragua, the World Bank, in coordination with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations...
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Nepal has achieved its targets for MDGs 4 and 5a. Maternal mortality declined from 790 to an estimated 190 deaths per … 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2013 an impressive 76 percent decline. Under-five mortality showed a similarly … (HNP) note explores the actions Nepal has taken to reduce maternal and child mortality. …
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improving maternal and child health. Child-mortality (under 5 years old) declined from 123 to 41 deaths per 1,000 live births … between 1990 and 2012. In addition, maternal mortality more than halved from 510 to 200 deaths per 100,000 live births between …
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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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In 2010, nearly 74,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed among Indian women. This number is estimated to increase to as high as 225,000 cases by 2025. Cervical cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in India, as most cases are not detected until they are in an advanced...
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incidence and mortality, screening programs must be of high quality. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among …
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This paper builds on the global experience and Mali?s context to identify an effective nutrition approach as well as costs and benefits of key nutrition programs, as part of a resilience agenda after the crisis. It is intended to help guide the selection of the most cost-effective interventions...
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