environmental sustainability (such as deciding remaining forest cover in the region) and poverty reduction, but also for health …, nutrition, and gender outcomes in the region. The focus of this paper is on the health, nutrition, and gender linkage. …

Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global … nutritional status as well as the factors responsible for inequalities in health and nutritional status of children and women in … the policy debate. Using Nigeria as a case study and using data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, this …

Determining the causality between health measures and both income and labor productivity remains an ongoing challenge … for economists. This review paper aims to answer the question: Does improved population health lead to higher rates of … the link between health investments and agricultural productivity. The evidence from some micro-level studies suggests …

specific investments in education, health, and nutrition. The paper first describes PROGRESA/Oportunidades and estimates of the … of contributions to evolving conventional wisdom) on topics including food subsidy programs, nutrition, health, gender …

CONTENTS: Overview / Laurian J. Unnevehr; Food Safety as a Public Health Issue for Developing Countries / Fritz K …

"The linkages between livestock and health are significant, particularly for the poor, whether as livestock raisers or … bring both benefits and problems for human health... Livestock production and consumption can lead to four main types of … human health risks: (1) diseases transmitted from livestock to humans; (2) environmental pollution; (3) foodborne diseases …