Prenatal care is an essential segment of maternal health-care. In this paper an attempt has been made to examine the … sufficient iron supplementation respectively has been taken from Indian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2005-6. To estimate … into individual characteristics of the woman, household characteristics, health-related characteristics, community …

We present evidence on the health impacts and mechanisms of a large expansion in non-contributory health insurance in … health services without co-pays. Our intent-to-treat estimates show that SP reduced child mortality by 7% in poor … municipalities, saving 861 children/year. The decline is driven mainly by deaths due to preventable causes, such as diarrhea and …

-metric measures) do not take into account out of pocket payments of health care. Significant household health spending would …. The present working paper uses Luxembourg Income Study Center data to explore the impact of household health payments on …