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 …

health MDGs are off track. Despite slow progress, maternal health indicators have improved: maternal mortality has declined … by over half in 20 years. A half of deliveries has been provided by skilled health personnel. Disparities exist in access … contraceptive use is low. Nutritional deficiencies among pregnant women and children are prominent as half of them were moderately …

settings across the world. According to the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum, screening for cervical … women in India. In 2010, nearly 74,000 Indian women were newly diagnosed with the disease and 34,000 women died (2 …

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and … utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are … care only from female providers, one barrier to expansion of services was the lack of qualified female health workers who …

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 … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

. Egypt has made considerable progress in improving maternal and child health. According to interagency estimates, child …

Malawi has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). Under-five mortality declined from 244 to …

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality … diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female … funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a …

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 …