Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned … the point of view of health policy- making as little is known about it. The aim of this study was to describe policies and …

seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in …

development and reduce poverty. So, there is an urgent need to address several issues to revamp the entire health sector in India …The policies including that of ‘World Bank’ and the recent ‘Indian Health Report (WHO) 2000’, now recognise the … importance of investing in health & also providing for a ‘safety net’ for the poor and vulnerable to promote economic …

trends in national income, poverty and public expenditure. Debt Service: An Emerging Problem looks at the growth of external … Commonwealth of Independent States. It contains six articles: Economic Growth, Poverty and Long-Term Disadvantage examines recent …

targets. We outline a new MDG Progress Index, which compares country performance against the core MDG targets on poverty …, hunger, gender equality, education, child mortality, health, and water. Overall, we find evidence of dramatic achievements by … for many of the star MDG performers. Interestingly, poor countries perform nearly on par with middle-income countries. Not …

sectors such as health, education and agriculture that are at present limited to a few organizations in isolated pockets. This …