The development objective of Emergency Operation for Development Project (EODP) for Iraq is to support the country in the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and the restoration of public services...
In 2000, the United Nations (UN) Member States pledged to work towards a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the target of a three-quarters reduction in the 1990 maternal mortality...
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set at the Millennium Summit in 2000 to accelerate global progress in development. MDG 5 is aimed at improving maternal health with target 5A aiming to reduce...
The Second Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project for Philippines had an overall moderately satisfactory outcome, with the performances of the Bank and the borrower being deemed moderately satisfactory...
Women are at much greater risk in childbirth in developing countries than in developed countries. This report explores why maternal mortality continues to be so high in developing countries, and why emergency...
This news release, dated March 2, 2004, announces NetMark, a public-private venture working to build commercial markets for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Africa, is teaming with Vestergaard to bring...
The authors report estimates and projections of deaths by cause for major world regions, based on data from country reports to the World Health Organization and regression models. They report mortality...