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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
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 births between 1990 and 2012. This Health, Nutrition, and Population …
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India: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
100,000 live births, representing a 65 percent decline from 1990. Fertility fell to 2.5, while contraceptive prevalence … and 52 percent of births were attended by qualified providers. Wide gaps in contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) and access … to skilled-birth attendance remain by geography and wealth quintile. India will focus on preventing unwanted pregnancies …
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Kingdom of Lesotho; 2008 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Direc...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This 2008 Article IV Consultation discusses that Lesotho has made significant progress in macroeconomic performance, but the pace of implementation of key structural reforms has been slow. After a decade of low growth, economic activity surged above historic trends, averaging 6.6 percent during...
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Bhutan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper discusses Bhutan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The Royal Government of Bhutan has initiated the PRSP process as part of broader ongoing efforts to combat poverty. The main objective of the PRSP process is to strengthen the strategic framework for poverty reduction,...
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Bulgaria: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key constraints to growth suggested by cross-country competitiveness studies. Bulgaria’s GDP has grown substantially since economic and financial stabilization in 1997. The global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245618
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Bangladesh: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
determinants of reproductive health. While fertility and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) are evenly distributed, wide gaps in … health; focusing interventions on high-fertility and high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) areas; addressing human resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213934
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
fertility and increased longevity has resulted in rapid population aging. By 2036, more than 22 percent of the population will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213939
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Cortez, Rafael; Bowser, Diana; Quinlan-Davisonson, Meaghen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
in Burkina Faso. Burkinabè adolescent girls face high adolescent fertility rates, early and forced marriage, an increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213765
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Gender Budgeting
Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Women are disadvantaged relative to men, according to key economic, social, and political measures of equality, but in many areas, such as education, differences are narrowing. The concept of externalities underlies the arguments for including gender considerations in budget programs and...
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The New HIV/AIDS Program in Peru: The Role of Prioritizing and Budgeting for Results
Vargas, Veronica - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
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