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 … quality and availability of maternal and child health services more generally. Simply put, countries which invest heavily in …, the government of Malawi is implementing its ambitious Second Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and an aligned …

, demographics, education, health, food security, safety and crime, persons with disabilities, and labor market indicators …

(LMICs). Reducing PM2.5 air pollution is thus crucial for improving public-health outcomes in those countries. Measuring and … reducing the health impacts of PM2.5 is especially challenging in many LMICs because ground-level air-quality monitoring … Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? investigates the performance of satellites in LMICs for predicting outdoor …

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 …