"Aid to developing countries has largely neglected the population-wide health services that are core to communicable …'s exposure to disease through measures such as implementing health and sanitary regulations. They complement the clinical … coherent public health regulations in countries where donors have long been active, facilitating the spread of diseases such as …

This is the sixteenth in the annual series and examines the interplay between human health, health policy and economic … development. Because good health increases the economic productivity of individuals and the economic growth rate of countries …, investing in health is one means of accelerating development. More important, good health is a goal in itself. During the past …

. This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition, and population (HNP) challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa … comparative advantage in contributing within four broad areas: 1) macroeconomics and health, 2) multi-sectoral action for health …, 3) strengthening health systems, and 4) financing service delivery. They also address the opportunities and challenges …

This report, which is a product of the World Bank's Recurso program - reviews Peru's recent advances in health sector … World Development Report (WDR 2004), it focuses on strengthening the accountability of health providers to users to leverage … improved service quality and outcomes. The report builds on the health chapter of the initial Recurso report, developing and …

This report analyzes fiscal space issues related to government health spending in Indonesia. Fiscal space refers to the …, Indonesia will need to boost health spending in the near future as it expands access to care through the expansion of Jamkesmas …, the health insurance scheme for the poor and near poor. In addition, projections based on demographic and epidemiological …

This is the sixteenth in the annual series and examines the interplay between human health, health policy and economic … development. Because good health increases the economic productivity of individuals and the economic growth rate of countries …, investing in health is one means of accelerating development. More important, good health is a goal in itself. During the past …

The Government of Ethiopia has recently confirmed its commitment to accelerate progress on maternal and child health … essential health and nutrition services to the country's rural poor. Health outcomes are slowly improving but remain low …