Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100 … addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH) services and weak financial protection, especially among the lower … wealth quintiles, in order to improve the level and equity of maternal health. In order to address these financial barriers …

Human capital is the combination of knowledge, skills and health that people accumulate throughout their lives, which … allows them to realize their potential as productive members of society. The productivity of a country is affected by the … quality and availability of maternal and child health services more generally. Simply put, countries which invest heavily in …

-attributable diseases, catastrophic health expenditures, and extreme poverty averted. The additional tax burden is, however, borne mostly by … the top income group in the 62 percent price increase scenario. Thus, tobacco taxes are an effective way to improve health …

Disasters and emergencies often have disproportionate impacts on a country's health system and the overall health of … women, men, girls, and boys. The interruptions of routine public health programs, such as vaccination campaigns, are common … in the wake of a disaster, setting back gains to overall public health. This guidance note for post- disaster health …

surface, in place of a previous warning which covered 10 percent of the front surface and stated: 'Ministry of Health warns …: smoking is bad for your health.' Since October 4, 2012, large (50 percent of the pack surface area), graphic health … predict the health and related cost impacts that may stem from the implementation of a tobacco excise tax increase in Ukraine …

unhealthy levels of ambient air pollution, especially in densely populated, poor locations. The World Health Organization's (WHO … pollution is a public health crisis for South Asia, not only imposing high economic costs but also causing an estimated 2 … million premature deaths each year. The health impacts of air pollution range from respiratory infections to chronic diseases …

Health Organization considers healthy (5 micrograms per cubic meter). This pollution causes an estimated 2 million premature …

in a country affects young children's development. This assessment can be used to identify how countries address the same … policy challenges related to ECD, with the ultimate goal of designing effective policies for young children and their …

that affect young children in the Solomon Islands. This was a collaborative effort between UNICEF and World Bank Group, as … it combines World Bank Group's SABER-ECD framework, which includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition, and … Solomon Islands (SIG) recognizes the importance of providing early learning opportunities for young children. In 2008 the …