This study examines fertility regulation in Kazakhstan, with dual emphases on providers' attitudes toward abortion and the public financial costs of abortion provision. Though abortion incidence declined sharply in the 1990s in Eastern European countries and in the former Soviet republics, it...

The health sector in Mozambique has made significant progress in terms of increasing coverage of services. However, health remains a major concern in the area of poverty reduction. The study describes the health status of the population, especially of the poor, and how the sector responds to the...