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Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa : Tools for Engaging the Private Health Sector
World Bank Group - 2013
There is growing recognition that the private health sector is a significant source of health care in most African countries. According to "Healthy Partnerships: How Governments Can Engage the Private Sector to Improve Health in Africa" (2010), the private sector share of total health...
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The Digital Economy in Southeast Asia : Strengthening the Foundations for Future Growth
World Bank Group - 2019
The signs of digital technology adoption are evident across Southeast Asia. In big cities, the use of mobile phones for … manifestations of a growing digital economy. Southeast Asia is primed to embrace this digital revolution. There is a high level of … the region's own "unicorn" technology companies. Southeast Asia leads the world in some indicators on the use of the …
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Deepening Linkages Between South Asia and Southeast Asia : Synthesis Report
World Bank Group - 2022
Although economic linkages between South Asia and Southeast Asia have been strengthened over the past decade … economic links between South Asia and Southeast Asia This report looks at new approaches to strengthen trade and revitalize … economic links between South Asia and Southeast Asia. It documents the emerging trade, investment, and migration trends between …
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Enterprising Women : Toward Equal Business Opportunity in Southeast Asia
World Bank Group - 2021
Southeast Asia. It analyzes data from five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao … because they account for 97 percent of all enterprises in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries and because the owner …
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Shaping Healthier Societies and Building Higher Performing Health Systems in the GCC Countries
World Bank Group - 2015
This policy note summarizes the central health sector trends and challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). These countries are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Qatar. The note also...
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DRC Health Financing Reform for UHC : Part 2. Mobilization and Allocation of Resources for Health
World Bank Group - 2021
Several studies have identified problems in the DRC health sector, including: low budget allocation, high household expenditure, dependence on external funding, poor use of available resources, low budget execution, governance problems and a decentralization process that remains largely...
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Walking the Talk : Reimagining Primary Health Care After COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
The world has waited long enough for high-performing primary health care (PHC). It's time to deliver. Forty years ago, leaders embraced the promise of health for all through PHC. That vision has inspired generations. But for nearly half a century, countries have struggled to walk the talk on...
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Towards Effective Chronic Case Management : Improving the Efficiency of Outside Medical Referrals in West Bank and Gaza
World Bank Group - 2021
The Palestinian health system suffers from chronic challenges related to protracted conflict and limited health system inputs, coupled with a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Over 75 percent of the disease burden is attributable to NCD, particularly cancers, diabetes,...
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Tanzania : Re-positioning Health Service Delivery in Response to the Changing Disease Burden
World Bank Group - 2022
Over the last two decades, Tanzania has registered improvement in the health status of the population and a reduction in the overall disease burden. However, the burden of communicable diseases and maternal and child health conditions, including nutrition, remains persistently high. These...
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Karnataka : A Rapid Private Health Sector Assessment
World Bank Group - 2005
This paper presents a rapid private health sector assessment for Karnataka. Karnataka is a middle-tier Indian state with most state-wide health indicators mirroring those for the nation as a whole. In addition to these health statistics, more than half of Karnataka's children suffer from...
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