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 …

The Indonesian health sector is currently experiencing a financing transition that will have a profound impact on the … country's efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) and national health goals. The transition is marked, on the one … hand, by increasing per capita expenditure on health and, on the other, by declining of out-of-pocket payments (OOP) and a …

girls' maternal, sexual and reproductive health in Madagascar and proposes several strategic lines of action to improve …This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to … capital in education and health, and to participate in economic opportunities; and they face severe limitations in agency and …

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 …

-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 …

of pathogens spilling over from animals to people. To decrease their burden, we must focus on prevention. The One Health … approach proposes a way forward to reduce risk of spillover. Recognizing that the health and well-being of humans, animals, and … their shared ecosystems are interdependent, One Health is designed as an integrated, practical, multisectoral framework for …

toward recovery, focusing on the health and social response. It concentrates on the relief stage and support to restructure … resilience of essential health and education. (ii) Apply a gender equality lens to health and social crisis response actions … across sectors. (iii) Help countries strengthen regional cooperation and crisis response capacities for public health …

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 …

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 …

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