Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Zere, Eyob"

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    • Equity in reproductive and maternal health services in Bangladesh 

      Zere, Eyob; Suehiro, Yuki; Arifeen, Aminul; Moonesinghe, Loshan; Chanda, Sanchoy K; Kirigia, Joses M (BioMed Central, 2014)
      The target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is now closer than ever. There is lack of sufficient progress in achieving the MDG targets in many low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, there ...

    • Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana 

      Zere, Eyob; Kirigia, Joses M; Duale, Sambe; Akazili, James (BioMed Central, 2012)
      With the date for achieving the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaching fast, there is a heightened concern about equity, as inequities hamper progress towards the MDGs. Equity-focused approaches ...

    • Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: a decomposition analysis 

      Zere, Eyob; Oluwole, Doyin; Kirigia, Joses M; Mwikisa, Chris N; Mbeeli, Thomas (BioMed Central, 2011)
      The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG5) aims at improving maternal health. Globally, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) declined from 400 to 260 per 100000 live births between 1990 and 2008. During the same period, ...

    • National health financing policy in Eritrea: a survey of preliminary considerations 

      Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Zere, Eyob; Akazili, James (BioMed Central, 2012)
      The 58th World Health Assembly and 56th WHO Regional Committee for Africa adopted resolutions urging Member States to ensure that health financing systems included a method for prepayment to foster financial risk sharing ...

    • Resource flows for health care: Namibia reproductive health sub-accounts 

      Mbeeli, Thomas; Samahiya, Muine; Ravishankar, Nirmala; Zere, Eyob; Kirigia, Joses M (BioMed Central, 2011)
      Implementing initiatives to achieve the targets of MDG 5 requires sufficient financial resources that are mobilized and utilized in an equitable, efficient and sustainable manner. Informed decision making to this end ...