elderly mortality differentials, total and by cause of death, in Sardinia, and attempts to verify this hypothesis. To do so …A study of centenarians in Sardinia detected the existence of an area where the number of centenarians is higher than … centenarians largely depends on mortality features between 80 and 100 years. This study aims to cast light on our knowledge of …

, in Sardinia, for the period 1866-1925, with the aim of investigating the role played by physical characteristics and … health in the possibility of social mobility through marriage. Our findings demonstrate that, whereas physical defects and … ill health had little impact on the chances of marrying an illiterate woman, these factors did have a negative effect on …

Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise … of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the … current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed …

discontinued Jampersal with the launching of the National Health Insurance Program (JKN) on January 1, 2014. The study?s findings …

Indonesia launched the national health insurance program - Jaminan Kesehatan National (JKN), on January 1, 2014, and … aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2019. Achieving UHC means not only increasing the number of people …, and quality of human resources for health (HRH). Of Indonesia?s 33 provinces, 29 do not have the WHO recommended ratio of …

. Although advances in improving MDG 4 and MDG 5a (reducing child and maternal mortality, respectively) have been made, progress … made significant advancements due to a strong commitment to improving maternal and child health. To do this, strong …, employment, and poverty reduction programs have led to better health outcomes. These countries still face challenges, however, in …

data greatly underestimate mortality due to drowning. This is due to the way drowning data is collected, classified and …, which mostly occur in early childhood, would result in a rapid decrease in early childhood mortality. …

-specific interventions, but also exploring costs for a selected number of nutrition-sensitive interventions implemented outside of the health … health, social protection, education, and agriculture sectors. …

relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition …

intervention in community-based nutrition programs, it can have profound effects on maternal and child health and nutrition. When … mortality and malnutrition rates of infants. Family planning, which promotes contraceptive use and the lactational amenorrhea … volunteers, and health workers; involvement of husbands; moving implementation decisions closer to the users of the program; and …