We investigate whether and to what extent Chinese development finance affects infant mortality, combining 92 … demographic and health surveys (DHS) for a maximum of 53 countries and almost 55,000 sub-national locations over the 2002 … mortality at sub-national scales, but decreases mortality at the country-level. In several tests, we show that this stark …

population density and the extent of tests conducted to fine tune the index. The association between per capita health … expenditure and relative performance indices reveals that there are states where relatively sound health infrastructure has not … ensured better performance in curing patients and those relatively weak have done better. But with a multi-dimensional health …

and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …

cross-country variation in health infrastructures (e.g., share of out of pocket spending on health per capita and the number …

construct local indicators of household wealth, education and health from geo-coded Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for 29 …

there is necessarily a conflict between health protection and economic interests and suggest a non-linear U …-shape relationship: it is in the interest of public health and the economy to balance non-pharmaceutical interventions in a manner that … guide for policymakers in balancing interests of public health and the economy during a pandemic. …