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Effects of global financial crisis on funding for health development in nineteen countries of the WHO African Region
(BioMed Central, 2011)
There is ample evidence in Asia and Latin America showing that past economic crises resulted in cuts in expenditures on health, lower utilization of health services, and deterioration of child and maternal nutrition and ...
Africa's health: could the private sector accelerate the progress towards health MDGs?
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Out of 1.484 billion disability-adjusted life years lost globally in 2008, 369.1 million (25%) were lost in the WHO African Region. Despite the heavy disease burden, the majority of countries in the Region are not on track ...
Technical efficiency of primary health units in Kailahun and Kenema districts of Sierra Leone
(BioMed Central, 2011)
The objectives of the study reported in this paper were to (i) estimate the technical efficiency of samples of community health centres (CHCs), community health posts (CHPs) and maternal and child health posts (MCHPs) in ...
Resource flows for health care: Namibia reproductive health sub-accounts
(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 ...
Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: a decomposition analysis
(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, ...