The health sector of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has seen significant positive developments in recent years. Key indicators … of health access and quality have, however, barely improved or have even declined (for example, maternal and child health … decreases their contribution. The government is simultaneously moving towards universal health coverage (UHC), along with many …

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has seen some improvements in health indicators over the past 25 years, but the pace of … in the PNG National Health Plan (2011-2020) and accelerate improvements in health outcomes. In this context, a primary …-primary-level health facilities (levels 3 and 4). The report analyzes whether primary and secondary health care facilities in PNG have an …

countries reform their education systems to help ensure learning for all. School health policies are a critical component of an … effective education system, given that children's health impacts their school attendance, ability to learn, and overall …This report presents an assessment of school health policies and institutions that affect young children in Uganda. The …

While Ukraine has spent a significant amount of resources on health, its health outcomes fare poorly when compared with … death rates related to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) than the neighboring countries on their west. The suboptimal health … of theinefficiency and waste in the health sector …

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 …

Investing in One Health - cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration across the human health …, animal health, and environmental health sectors - is crucial for maintaining healthy agricultural and food systems and … addressing global health security risks. Such action can reduce the threat of future pandemics through upstream preventive …

and strengthening the performance of their education systems. Part of the Bank's new Education Sector Strategy, this … evidence based initiative, called SABER (Systems Approach for Better Education Results), is building a toolkit of diagnostics … for examining education systems and their component policy domains against global standards, best practices, and in …

increasing student learning outcomes by improving the quality of education in the country. An effective student assessment system … is an important component of efforts to improve education quality and learningoutcomes because it provides the necessary … The World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help …

several agencies and organizations including the National Research Institute, the National Department of Education, the … social spending is translating into the actual delivery of services. The study focuses on the education sector though its … findings have wider relevance. The problems that plague the education sector have close parallels in other sectors. The report …