Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Punjab demonstrates better nutrition ...
Pakistan is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition with unabated rates of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies along with overweight and obesity. Pakistan has the largest population ...
Digital technologies can expand access to health services to underserved populations. This paper leverages mobile network expansion and survey data spanning two decades to study the impact of access...
While COVID-19 has a relatively small direct impact on infant mortality, the pandemic is expected to indirectly increase mortality of this vulnerable group in low-income and middle-income countries...
The development objective of the Improved Child Survival Program for Human Capital Multi-Phased Approach (MPA) Project for Nigeria is to improve the utilization of immunization plus and malaria services...
In lower-income countries, the economic contractions that accompany lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 can increase child mortality, counteracting the mortality reductions achieved by the lockdown...
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between citizens' perceptions of economic and political conditions and the incidence of nonviolent uprisings. Perceptions are measured by aggregating ...
Singapore has demonstrated that investing in human capital can have a high payoff and that nothing is impossible. Its example should inspire others to redouble their own efforts, not to replicate the...
This analysis describes specific gaps in the quality of health care in Central Africa and assesses the association between quality of clinical care and mortality at age 2–59 months. Regionally representative ...
In parts of Asia, the South Caucasus, and the Balkans, son preference is strong enough to trigger significant levels of sex selection, resulting in the excess mortality of girls and skewing child sex...
The objective of the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services Project for Nigeria is to reduce under-five mortality rate in program areas. The Project...
NITI Aayog has been mandated with transforming India by exercising thought leadership and by invoking the instruments of co-operative and competitive federalism, focusing the attention of the State...
The development objective of the Improved Child Survival Program for Human Capital Multi-Phased Approach (MPA) Project for Nigeria is to improve the utilization of immunization plus and malaria services...
These remarks were delivered by David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). He spoke about the importance of accelerating...
These remarks were delivered by David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). He spoke about the importance of accelerating...
These remarks were delivered by David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, at the 2019 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). He spoke about the importance of accelerating...