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There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...
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This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...
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differences in national income. However, significant variations exist in health's share of government spending even after … controlling for national income. This paper provides a global overview of health's share of government spending and summarizes key …
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traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The objectives of the study were to understand the impact that structural and proximal …
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mortality and morbidity. At the global level, adolescent females 10 to 14 years of age are twice as likely to die in childbirth … as adult women, and half of all new HIV infections occur in young people between 15 and 24 years of age (Pathfinder … SRHR, among 1,495 adolescents 10 to 19 years of age. The study was funded by the Nordic Development Trust Fund (NTF) within …
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Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and …
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Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …
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Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …
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