women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden … reviewed the research literature and conducted interviews with individuals engaged in research and public health program …

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality … funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a … resources for health research and more activity in this area will lead to greater understanding of the problems and provide more …

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of … a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of … a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of … a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on … identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to … consideration into the policy decision-making process of how public policies and programs affect community health and well-being. It …

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 …

-related diseases in Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine, and to assess the distributional health impact of an increase in … analysis includes an estimation of changes in smoking prevalence, mortality, life expectancy, and public health expenditures by … years period. Reduced tobacco-related morbidity will also result in substantial decrease in health expenditures for the …

, including task team leaders at the World Bank, to strengthen their understanding of the use of ICT to support health systems …Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating … systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain …