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 … population, and between the poor and the non-poor. The study builds upon the existing studies on health and consolidates the …

Most private not-for-profit (PNFP) health providers in Uganda are faith-based. They account for a sizeable proportion … of the health services delivered in the country and have as their prime concern the provision of services to the poor … and the Uganda Community Based Health Care Association. This article documents the experiences of the Catholic health …

This study shows that Uganda has similar or somewhat better health indicators than other African countries with a … similar income level. However further effort is needed to address inequality in health outcomes and in the health system …) prioritizing interventions that affect infant and maternal mortality, (b) improving health promotion and disease prevention …

Investment in health is a strategically important and often underestimated component of economic development. This … study sets out a systematic approach to improving health in poor countries. For emerging countries, substantially improved … health outcomes are a prerequisite to breaking out of the poverty cycle. This book on poverty and health, jointly published …

Health data at the national level do not reveal the inequalities associated with poverty within a country; therefore … national progress toward health goals can be made without much improvement in the health status of the poor. Poverty quintile … analysis is useful here: it disaggregates data on health indicators by the socioeconomic status of households. In this report …