This Public Expenditure Review (PER) for
health in Zimbabwe is an analytical report developed by the
World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Task Team
working with...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 97175Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Mutasa,Ronald Upenyu
The purpose of this systematic review is
to inform the World Bank, development partners and other
stakeholders on the state of governance in the health sector
of Bangladesh....
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 88234Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Lane,Tracey M. ;
Rahman,Tashmina ;
Rose,Jonathan
Papua New Guineas (PNG) health system
is characterized by low health inputs per capita, low health
service contact rates and significant inequities in health
care use....
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 92729Date: August 1, 2014
Niger's morbidity and mortality
statistics are dominated by communicable diseases while
there is until now a relatively low burden of disease
attributable to non-communicable...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: AUS8114Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Cheikh,Nejma ;
Fraser-Hurt,Nicole ;
Prestidge,Marelize ;
Haacker,Markus ;
Karamoko,Djibrilla ;
Masaki,Emiko
Below the glass floor is a report that
explores the impact of recent increases in operational
function grant funding to provinces to support rural health
service delivery....
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 84521Date: January 1, 2014
Although Lao PDR has made notable
progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH),
attainment of the Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) still
remains a challenge....
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: AUS1950Date: October 1, 2013
The factsheets use graphical
representations of 14 key indicators linked to the larger
macro fiscal environment in which a health system operates.
The definition of...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 79348Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Cortez,Rafael A.
The health system in Bulgaria has
undergone significant transformations since the transition
and it continues to evolve. This policy note updates a
similar document...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 78546Date: March 1, 2013
Prior to 2003, health outcomes in
Turkey, including maternal and child health outcomes, lagged
behind those of Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 77029Date: February 15, 2013
This fact sheet was created to provide
quick information about a given country's fiscal health
trends over time and benchmark the country against its
income group or...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 79345Date: January 1, 2013Author:
Cortez,Rafael A. ;
Eozenou,Patrick Hoang-Vu ;
Leive,Adam Alexander ;
Ozcelik,Ece Amber ;
Pande,Aakanksha ;
Smitz,Marc-Francois
This fact sheet was created to provide
quick information about a given country's fiscal health
trends over time and benchmark the country against its
income group or...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 79343Date: January 1, 2013Author:
Cortez, Rafael ;
Pande, Aakanksha ;
Eozenou, Patrick ;
Leive, Adam ;
Smitz, Marc ;
Ozcelik, Ece
The new Health, Nutrition, and
Population (HNP) Strategy for the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region is a very timely initiative in light of
the transformative...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 81723Date: January 1, 2013
The note analyzes overall trends in
government health financing and expenditure patterns and
discusses some of the efficiency and equity issues
pertaining to current...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 76229Date: December 1, 2012
Today the health reform in Uruguay is a
mature, ongoing process in which major progress has been
consolidated. At the same time, like all systems, it faces
challenges...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 80084Date: November 1, 2012
It is recognized by both private and
public sectors that an adequate education plays an important
part in stemming the spread of HIV. While the topic of sex
education...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 70094Date: June 23, 2012Author:
Juban,Noel R. ;
Salvador,Vincent DG ;
Tawasil,John R. ;
Chan, Michael B.
As in many low, and middle-income
countries, Mexico's health system is fragmented into
different sub-systems with access linked to labor market
status. Social security...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 76736Date: June 1, 2012
This report evaluates the hospital
reform that took place in Senegal in 1998. The reform was
successful in granting hospitals considerable autonomy in
all management...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 68806Date: May 1, 2012Author:
Lemiere,Christophe ;
Puret,Juliette ;
Turbat,Vincent
Salt and wheat flour are the two main
foods and condiments that are fortified with vitamins and
minerals on a large scale in Nepal. The objective of this
exercise was...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 68377Date: February 9, 2012
Undernutrition in Tajikistan remains an
important public health challenge, albeit a hidden problem.
Stunting, iodine deficiency, and maternal and child anemia
represent...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 69348Date: February 8, 2012
Every year over half million women die
in developing countries as a result of complications related
to pregnancy and childbirth and millions more suffer from
reproductive...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 69922Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Bachrach, Peter
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