aggregate economic shocks on child schooling and health. It shows that the expected effects are ambiguous, because of a tension … countries, like the United States, child health and education outcomes are counter-cyclical: they improve during recessions. In …: health outcomes are generally pro-cyclical, and education outcomes counter-cyclical. Each of these findings is consistent …

The Timor-Leste health sector review describes the accomplishments made by the government of Timore-Leste in the health … when available, are also reasons for the poor health quality indicators. Improving the quality or effectiveness of health … services is difficult. However, now that most of the basic health care infrastructure is in place, the time is right for the …

Access to proper sanitation helps keep children healthy, but millions of people in the developing world still practice …? The World Bank is committed to helping countries develop the necessary infrastructure and practices to improve sanitation … toilets, World Bank researchers analyzed a national survey database on more than 200,000 children younger than four years old …

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 …

Health experts and policymakers want people to have access to affordable and high-quality medical care. But in some … medical facilities stocked with what they need to provide children and adults with regular and lifesaving care. The World Bank … Development eight goals. Recently, in Zambia, the World Bank supported a project exploring how to guarantee the availability of …

, analytic work, and engagement in global partnerships by the World Bank and $873 million in private health and pharmaceutical …The Bank Group now funds a smaller share of global support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) than it did a …-front institutional analysis, and incorporating more evaluation to promote evidence-based decisions. The performance of IFC health …

This study discusses how to effectively engage in community-based nutrition and health programs aimed to improve … maternal, newborn, and child nutrition and health outcomes, particularly in Northern Nigeria. It provides the comparative … synthesis of four case studies, each of which included a community action component for improving nutrition and health outcomes …

The health care system in Brazil has established the important principle of universal coverage, yet, it faces several … focuses on the health care system, particularly on enhancing maternal and prenatal health, certain health care interventions … maternal and child health risks is the concentration of illness and death among the poor : infant mortality rates jump 80 …