, and one in ten had two living children (Nepal Demographic Health Survey, 2011). This brief aims to understand why married …

Brazil's inequalities in welfare and poverty across and within regions can be accounted for by differences in household … quantiles of welfare distributions on regionally representative household survey data (2002-03 Household Budget Survey). The … analysis finds that household attributes account for most of the welfare differences between urban and rural areas within …

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 …

made significant advancements due to a strong commitment to improving maternal and child health. To do this, strong …, employment, and poverty reduction programs have led to better health outcomes. These countries still face challenges, however, in … terms of the evolving health system, and changes at the economic, social and political levels. Future qualitative and …

reproductive health. Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) is higher among the poorest quintile than the richest. Large disparities … continuum of care; improving access and equity; and ensuring sustainability of health financing. …

women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden … reviewed the research literature and conducted interviews with individuals engaged in research and public health program …

With growing international skilled labor mobility, education and migration decisions have become increasingly inter …, savings, or the cost of education. The authors develop a generic dynamic general equilibrium model to analyze the education-migration … brain gain, that is, greater domestic accumulation of human capital (in per capita terms) with greater migration of skilled …

effective disease control, bringing substantial public health and economic benefits to the countries and to the world. According … to Harvard University Professor and former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, "[veterinary and human public health … projects improved public health systems for reducing locally-relevant health threats. The report presents a brief background on …

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality … funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a … resources for health research and more activity in this area will lead to greater understanding of the problems and provide more …

This paper explores the structure of cross-border health purchasing between Austria and Hungary and determines the size … of this phenomenon as well as the barriers to a further increase. Austrian patients may receive health care treatment in …). Most health actors in both Austria and Hungary do not regard cross-border purchasing of health services as having cost …