) achievement. We first demonstrate that average MDG progress is likely to be too slow to meet the education and health sector … of demand- versus supply-side factors in social service utilization in education and health. The main policy conclusions … access to basic health services, in particular to vaccination, has been a key factor in reducing child mortality rates in a …

optimization of the existing resources by reducing spending inefficiencies. This paper quantifies the efficiency gap in the health …

policy on education and health. The study employs panel dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) estimation technique and covers …. When augmented with effective fiscal policy on health foreign aid enhances households' income in West and Central Africa … (health) reduces poverty head- count in the West and Central (in all regions except Central) regions of Africa. The study …

High food prices can be an immediate threat to household food security, undermining population health, retarding human … population health measured by infant mortality rate, child mortality rate, and the prevalence of undernourishment. We find that … rising food prices have a significant and adverse effect on all three health indicators in developing countries. Furthermore …

several early-life health indicators. Robust evidence shows that such nutrition supplements effectively increase boys' weight … and reduce their probability of being underweight. No effect is observed on girls of similar age. These health indicators …

This chapter provides an overview of the literature on child health in developed countries. I first lay out a simple … economic model of the demand for child health inputs, and discuss whether the evidence is consistent with that model. Next, two … main causes of market failure in the market for child health inputs — lack of information and externalities — are analyzed …

Trade in health products has been flourishing in recent years as the demand for better health has been growing … throughout the world. At the same time, trade in health products is hampered by substantive trade barriers. In this paper, we … availability of health-related products such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical equipment. The case for liberalizing trade …

The right to health has been repeatedly recognized as one of the core human rights, essential for human functioning …, human dignity, economic well-being, and development. But the right to health continues to elude hundreds of millions and … health in developing countries. Achieving universal health coverage, before the additional costs of Covid-19, would require …