development. Too many women and children are still dying because they lack access to quality health care, especially in the least … extremely effective in getting high quality, essential health services to women and children. He remarks that empowering …Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that we stand at a critical threshold for global health and …

This paper studies how wealth and health inequalities have interacted with the Covid-19 epidemic in a way that has … reinforced inequalities in income, savings, epidemic risk and even individual preventive behaviors. We present in more detail two … papers and their theoretical and empirical results. Recovery and contamination rates are functions of an individual's health …

This paper studies how wealth and health inequalities have interacted with the Covid-19 epidemic in a way that has … reinforced inequalities in income, savings, epidemic risk and even individual preventive behaviors. We present in more detail two … papers and their theoretical and empirical results. Recovery and contamination rates are functions of an individual's health …

health stock of children who were in utero or below three years. Using the India Human Development Survey (IHDS-1) data (2004 …. The earthquake seems to have destroyed the household infrastructures and health facilities, affecting the expecting … mothers and newborn children. The households using services to meet nutritional needs of children and pregnant women seem to …

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … Supplements (CDS) to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported …

pre-conception period has detrimental impacts on fertility. In addition, heat during pregnancy increases pregnancy losses …, leads to a reduction in gestational length, and lowers birth weight. Despite the growing empirical evidence on the subject …, understanding the relationship between temperature and pregnancy-related outcomes is far from perfect. Importantly, the potential …

We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989 …, suggesting that avoiding Ramadan exposure during pregnancy is costly or the long-term effects of fasting unknown. …

cluster sampling design to obtain a sample of countries and health institutions worldwide. A total of 24 countries and 373 … health facilities participated in this study. Data collection took place during 2004 and 2005 in Africa and the Americas and … during 2007 and 2008 in Asia. All women giving birth at the facility during the study period were included and had their …