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 …

-specific interventions, but also exploring costs for a selected number of nutrition-sensitive interventions implemented outside of the health …-fortification of cassava, aflatoxin control, school-based deworming, and school-based promotion of good hygiene. Overall, these … health, social protection, education, and agriculture sectors. …

-sensitive interventions delivered through other sectors such as agriculture, social protection, and water and sanitation that have the … relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition …

intervention in community-based nutrition programs, it can have profound effects on maternal and child health and nutrition. When … volunteers, and health workers; involvement of husbands; moving implementation decisions closer to the users of the program; and …

As Bhutan has progressed financially, its health indicators have also progressed. It has achieved significant gains in … nutrition-sensitive, such as diseases related to environmental and personal hygiene. The most important causes of stunting are …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy … for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011 …, 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 … reviewed the research literature and conducted interviews with individuals engaged in research and public health program …