Although Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH), attainment of the Millennium … findings from a household, village and health center survey The policy implications of the findings from the survey are: 1 … utilization of MH services by wealthier households, 3) health providers at all levels of health facilities would experience …

the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …"The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between …

surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child … health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries …

with the economic models of child health, it explores the relationship between altitude and child health within a … cluster through multilevel statistical modeling. After controlling for characteristics of the children, families, and … communities, the data show a significant nonlinear relationship between altitude and child nutritional status. Peruvian children …

for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of …"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in …

Maternal health remains one of the top priorities of the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Ministry of Health (MoH … to health services, the government is implementing the social insurance scheme, Jamkesmas. Approximately 104 million … people should qualify for assistance but there are presently only 76.4 million people covered by this social health insurance …

Despite being on-track on the child- and maternal-health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Lao PDR continues to have … some of the worst maternal and child health (MCH) and nutrition outcome indicators, both globally as well as in the East … Child Health (MCH) and nutrition in mostly rural areas of six central and southern provinces of Lao People's Democratic …

age. To protect the health, development, and wellbeing of young children, decision-makers must identify and reduce …This report complements Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development by looking at environmental health issues … that affect child health broadly, while also exploring the links through malnutrition. This report argues that …