Building on Early Gains in Afghanistan's Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector : Challenges and Options.

Afghanistan has made considerable progress since 2001. A nationwide survey conducted in late 2006 found that the IMR had fallen to 129 per 1,000 live births, and the U5MR had fallen to191 per 1,000 live births, representing a 22 percent and 26 percent decline, respectively, from the end of 2001. Sim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Belay, Tekabe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2010.
Subjects:
Public health > Afghanistan.
Medical care > Afghanistan.
Santé publique > Afghānistān.
Soins médicaux > Afghānistān.
Medical care
Public health
Afghanistan > Statistics, Medical.
Afghanistan
Medical statistics
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Chapter 1: Background; Chapter 2: Health Status and Performance of the Sector; Chapter 3: Financing of the Health Sector; Chapter 4: Participation of the For-Profit Private Sector in Rural Afghanistan; Chapter 5: Human Resources for Health; Chapter 6: Strengthening the Basic Package of Health Services; Chapter 7: Institutional Capacity of the Ministry of Public Health; Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks: Moving Forward; Appendix A: Domains and Components of the Balanced Score Card.
  • Appendix B: Data Collection Issues and PresentationAppendix C: Afghan Calendar; Appendix D: Survey of Private Health Providers; Appendix E: Private Sector Health Providers; Appendix F: Human Resources for Health; Appendix G: Descriptions of the Four Core Institutional Development Programs of the Health and Nutrition Sector Strategy; References; Index; Back cover.

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