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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia
Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....
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Contracting for Primary Health Care in Brazil: The Cases of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
Araujo, Edson; Cavalini, Luciana; Girardi, Sabado; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...
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Scaling Up Nutrition for a More Resilient Mali: Nutrition Diagnostics and Costed Plan for Scaling Up
Shekar, Meera; Mattern, Max; Eozenou, Patric; Eberwein, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
This paper builds on the global experience and Mali?s context to identify an effective nutrition approach as well as costs and benefits of key nutrition programs, as part of a resilience agenda after the crisis. It is intended to help guide the selection of the most cost-effective interventions...
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The Potential for Integrating Community-Based Nutrition and Postpartum Family Planning: Review of Evidence and Experience in Low-Income Settings
Alvesson, Helle M.; Mulder-Sibanda, Menno - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
volunteers, and health workers; involvement of husbands; moving implementation decisions closer to the users of the program; and …
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Achieving MDGs 4&5: China's Progress on Maternal and Child Health
Cortez, Rafael; Saadat, Seemeen; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
China has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). It reduced maternal deaths from 1,500 per 100,000 live births and over 200 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1949 to 120 per 100,000 live births and infant deaths to 42 per 1,000 by 1990. Currently China is on track...
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Achieving MDGs 4&5: Nepal's Progress on Maternal and Child Health
Saadat, Seemeen; Cortez, Rafael; Voetberg, Albertus; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Nepal has achieved its targets for MDGs 4 and 5a. Maternal mortality declined from 790 to an estimated 190 deaths per 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2013 an impressive 76 percent decline. Under-five mortality showed a similarly impressive decline going from 142 to 42 deaths per 1,000...
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An approach to identify, prioritise and provide regulatory follow-up actions for new or emerging risks of chemicals for workers, consumers and the environment
Soeteman-Hernández, Lya Guadalupe; Hogendoorn, Elbert Alex - In: International journal of risk assessment and management … 21 (2018) 3, pp. 248-269
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International trade and labor income risk in the United States
Krishna, Pravin; Senses, Mine Zeynep - 2009
"This paper studies empirically the links between international trade and labor income risk faced by workers in the … United States. We use longitudinal data on workers to estimate time-varying individual income risk at the industry level. We … relationship between trade and labor income risk. Importantly, by contrasting estimates from various sub-samples of workers, such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003844267
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International Trade and Labor Income Risk in the United States
Krishna, Pravin - 2009
This paper studies empirically the links between international trade and labor income risk faced by workers in the … United States. We use longitudinal data on workers to estimate time-varying individual income risk at the industry level. We … relationship between trade and labor income risk. Importantly, by contrasting estimates from various sub-samples of workers, such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159518
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International Trade and Labor Income Risk in the United States
Krishna, Pravin - 2009
This paper studies empirically the links between international trade and labor income risk faced by workers in the … United States. We use longitudinal data on workers to estimate time-varying individual income risk at the industry level. We … relationship between trade and labor income risk. Importantly, by contrasting estimates from various sub-samples of workers, such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463657