The objective of this Technical Note is to provide task teams and task team leaders (TTLs) with tools for designing and delivering health care services that are inclusive of disability. More specifically...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Disease containment is a first-order priority to combat the pandemic...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Disease containment is a first-order priority to combat the pandemic...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Disease containment is a first-order priority to combat the pandemic...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Disease containment is a first-order priority to combat the pandemic...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Disease containment is a first-order priority to combat the pandemic...
The importance of addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in fragile, conflict, and violence (FCV) situations is increasingly recognized by countries and international humanitarian and development agencies...
This note discusses avenues for multi-sectoral approaches and strategies to address adolescent and youth health. Successful application of any multi-sectoral approach requires strong and continuous partnerships...
This study examines the determinants of adolescent sexual behavior and fertility in Nigeria, with a special focus on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adolescents aged 10-19 years old in Karu Local...
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is a versatile, analytical approach for assessing distributional and social impacts of policy reforms on different stakeholder groups that aims to support and...
Nigeria is the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa. It also has a very young population. The majority of the population is below the age of 25 years, with 22 percent of the country’s population...
Bolivia is a lower-middle income country, but one of the poorest in South America, with a per capita GNI of US$ 5,750 in 2013 and an average GNI growth rate of 4.4 percent during the last ten years. Nearly...
Young people (10-24 years of age), around the world face tremendous challenges to meeting their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs. Inadequate access to health information and services, as well...
China has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). It reduced maternal deaths from 1,500 per 100,000 live births and over 200 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1949 to 120...
Bolivia is a lower-middle income country, but one of the poorest in South America, with a per capita GNI of US$ 5,750 in 2013 and an average GNI growth rate of 4.4 percent during the last ten years. Nearly...
Nepal has achieved its targets for MDGs 4 and 5a. Maternal mortality declined from 790 to an estimated 190 deaths per 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2013 an impressive 76 percent decline. Under-five...
Reducing maternal and child mortality is a priority in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and will likely remain so after 2015. Evidence exists on the investments, interventions and enabling policies...
Considerable progress has been made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 1990. Although advances in improving MDG 4 and MDG 5a (reducing child and maternal mortality...
Despite its volatile history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has performed well on social indicators, especially in providing basic services such as health care and education. Iran's fertility decline may...