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 …

, maternal, newborn and child health Services (RMNCHS) in Guinea-Bissau, to effectively improve their access and use by women and … children. Additionally, the research also explores aspects related to female genital cutting (FGC or FGM) and girls' access to … information on reproductive health. The demand barriers to improve access and coverage of quality of MCH services were previously …

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 …

Central Asia has made much progress in public health and animal health in the last 20 years but was as unprepared as … public health concern because of the possible transmission of pathogens to humans. They can spread quickly from one country … to another, with impact on animal health, trade, food security, food safety and possibly creating public health …

, with a particular impact on women and children's health. All told, Afghanistan has made notable progress towards achieving …Afghanistan has made strong gains in health outcomes, health service coverage andhealth systems performance since 2003 … the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for improving maternal (MDG5) and child health (MDG4). According to United …

While on-track for child health and maternal health MDGs, Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and … child health (MCH) outcomes, both globally and in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Under-five and infant mortality … rates are high relative to GDP per capita, and utilization of essential health services is low, given significant demand …

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 and realized government budgetary health spending data covering fiscal …

A strong health financing system will be an important priority as Bangladesh seeks to meet theexpectations of its … foundation for an informed discussionabout government health spending and future health financing options in Bangladesh. It … analyzesalternative sources of additional health financing and their potential contribution to higher spending in the sector. The findings …

Guinea-Bissau meets many, if not all, criteria that characterize health systems in fragile states. The country's health … system faces persistent challenges related to low public spending, poor infrastructure, inadequate supply of health workers …, inadequate clinical and managerial training systems, malfunctioning referral system, non-operational health-information systems …