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Demographic and Health Survey in 2000, he shows that excess mortality was extremely high and heavily concentrated during 1974 … contributes to the literature on the economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia … educated background were more likely to die. Infant mortality was also at very high levels during the period, and disability …
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School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals … depends on reaching the children most in need. One strong feature of school health and nutrition programs is that they benefit …
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sector, which encompasses both health and education. The World Bank's Human Development sector work covers almost the entire … human life cycle, from maternal and neo-natal health, health insurance, early childhood education, school health and … nutrition, basic education, to teacher reform, secondary education and youth skills, higher education, medical and health …
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health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries …"Increasing adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of …
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economic and social development. What factors contribute to the excessive mortality, ill health, and disability in Russia …The poor health status of Russia's economically active adult population-its human capital-is imperiling sustainable … projects the health and economic gains that could result from such a program. …
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The Government of Ethiopia has recently confirmed its commitment to accelerate progress on maternal and child health … outcomes. A reduction in child and maternal mortality rates is among the key objectives of the Ethiopia Poverty Reduction … next five years. One key PRSP strategic option for reducing maternal and child mortality is to expand the provision of …
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) prioritizing interventions that affect infant and maternal mortality, (b) improving health promotion and disease prevention …This study shows that Uganda has similar or somewhat better health indicators than other African countries with a … similar income level. However further effort is needed to address inequality in health outcomes and in the health system …
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