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Non-Communicable Disease Burden in the Western Province, Sri Lanka

World Bank Group - 2017

-communicable disease (NCDs) and risk factors across socioeconomic and demographic groups (in the Western province of Sri Lanka) and assess …

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Gulf Economic Update, Spring 2023 : The Health and Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the GCC

World Bank Group - 2023

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies performed strongly in 2022. Amidst a year of economic uncertainty marked by inflation, geopolitical crises, and supply chain insecurity, the GCC region registered remarkable GDP growth of 7.3 percent in 2022. Progress made on structural reforms are...

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Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga

World Bank Group - 2019

continuing rise of four major NCDs -cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,and respiratory diseases - as the leading causes of …

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Drivers and Health Impacts of Ambient Air Pollution in Slovakia

World Bank Group - 2021

This report, created with the support of the Structural Reform Support Program of the European Commission (EC), provides an estimate of the health impacts of current concentrations of air pollutants in the Republic of Slovakia across its 72 districts (the two biggest cities are counted as one...

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Toward a One Health Approach in Sudan : Understanding the Nexus of Climate Change, Land Use, Zoonotic Diseases, and Human Health

World Bank Group - 2024

The significance of this diagnostic work stems from the fact that it is the first of its kind to be carried out under the One Health perspective in Sudan. The study aligns with the World Bank's growing focus on One Health approach to preparing for and addressing zoonotic and emerging infectious...

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Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Improving Quality of Public Expenditure in Health

World Bank Group - 2021

Sierra Leone is a low-income, small West African country of approximately 7.65 million population. Over the past decade, the country has made gains on several health indicators, but it faces huge challenges. Infectious diseases remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, but...

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The Global Health Cost of Ambient PM2.5 Air Pollution

World Bank Group - 2020

Air pollution is a major cause of death and disease. 'Ambient air pollution' refers to contamination of outdoor air … environmental risk to health and the cause of morbidity and mortality from diseases such as ischemic heart disease, lung cancer …, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and pneumonia. Most deaths related to air pollution are caused by human …

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The Global Health Cost of PM2.5 Air Pollution : A Case for Action Beyond 2021

World Bank Group - 2022

According to the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, air pollution from fine particulate matter caused 6.4 million …

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Government Expenditure on Health in Lao PDR : Overall Trends and Findings from a Health Center Survey

World Bank Group - 2016

This policy note provides an overview of government health financing in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), with an added focus on health center financing. The note summarizes overall trends in health outcomes and government health financing over 2000-2014 and analyzes trends in planned...

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Lesotho Public Health Sector Expenditure Review

UNICEF - 2017

This Public Expenditure Review (PER) is the result of collaboration among UNICEF, the World Bank Group, and Lesotho's Ministries of Health and Finance. Senior economists from the Clinton Health Access Initiative provided invaluable support in analyzing health expenditure data. The PER covers a...

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