Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank

In recent years, the focus in many developing regions is increasingly moving away from communicable disease, where as Africa continues to face a high burden of communicable disease, malnutrition, and fertility. At the same time, the ways in which t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Health Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE BIRTH ATTENDANT BLINDNESS BURDEN OF DISEASE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLEAN WATER CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COST SHARING CROP PRODUCTION DEATHS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISABILITIES DISEASE CONTROL DOCTORS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL DRUGS FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD PRODUCTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH DAMAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNIZATION INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INTERVENTION LABORATORIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MALNUTRITION MEDICAL ECONOMICS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NURSES NURSING NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURES PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHYSICIANS POPULATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING R&D ROADS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL HEALTH SCIENTISTS SHARE OF PUBLIC SPENDING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES WORKERS
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spelling	okr-10986-144182021-04-23T14:03:18Z Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank World Bank AGRICULTURE BIRTH ATTENDANT BLINDNESS BURDEN OF DISEASE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLEAN WATER CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COST SHARING CROP PRODUCTION DEATHS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISABILITIES DISEASE CONTROL DOCTORS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL DRUGS FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD PRODUCTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH DAMAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNIZATION INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INTERVENTION LABORATORIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MALNUTRITION MEDICAL ECONOMICS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NURSES NURSING NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURES PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHYSICIANS POPULATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING R&D ROADS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL HEALTH SCIENTISTS SHARE OF PUBLIC SPENDING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES WORKERS In recent years, the focus in many developing regions is increasingly moving away from communicable disease, where as Africa continues to face a high burden of communicable disease, malnutrition, and fertility. At the same time, the ways in which the World Bank operates are changing - increasingly countries define their own priorities, resources are provided through programmatic approaches, and the Bank is focusing more on sharing knowledge, policy advice, research and analysis. This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition, and population (HNP) challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly how disease, malnutrition, and high fertility affect poverty reduction. The authors contend that the World Bank has a comparative advantage in contributing within four broad areas: 1) macroeconomics and health, 2) multi-sectoral action for health, 3) strengthening health systems, and 4) financing service delivery. They also address the opportunities and challenges within these four areas and conclude with suggestions on how the Bank can better operate within the sector and work effectively with partners. 2013-07-09T16:19:07Z 2013-07-09T16:19:07Z 2004-12-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6431989/improving-health-nutrition-population-outcomes-sub-saharan-africa-role-world-bank 0-8213-5963-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14418 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Africa
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topic	AGRICULTURE BIRTH ATTENDANT BLINDNESS BURDEN OF DISEASE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLEAN WATER CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COST SHARING CROP PRODUCTION DEATHS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISABILITIES DISEASE CONTROL DOCTORS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL DRUGS FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD PRODUCTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH DAMAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNIZATION INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INTERVENTION LABORATORIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MALNUTRITION MEDICAL ECONOMICS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NURSES NURSING NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURES PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHYSICIANS POPULATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING R&D ROADS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL HEALTH SCIENTISTS SHARE OF PUBLIC SPENDING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES WORKERS
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURE BIRTH ATTENDANT BLINDNESS BURDEN OF DISEASE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLEAN WATER CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETITIVE BIDDING COST SHARING CROP PRODUCTION DEATHS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISABILITIES DISEASE CONTROL DOCTORS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL DRUGS FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD PRODUCTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH DAMAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS IMMUNIZATION INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INTERVENTION LABORATORIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MALNUTRITION MEDICAL ECONOMICS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEDICINES MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NURSES NURSING NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURES PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY PHYSICIANS POPULATION GROWTH RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING R&D ROADS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL HEALTH SCIENTISTS SHARE OF PUBLIC SPENDING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES WORKERS World Bank Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
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description	In recent years, the focus in many developing regions is increasingly moving away from communicable disease, where as Africa continues to face a high burden of communicable disease, malnutrition, and fertility. At the same time, the ways in which the World Bank operates are changing - increasingly countries define their own priorities, resources are provided through programmatic approaches, and the Bank is focusing more on sharing knowledge, policy advice, research and analysis. This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition, and population (HNP) challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly how disease, malnutrition, and high fertility affect poverty reduction. The authors contend that the World Bank has a comparative advantage in contributing within four broad areas: 1) macroeconomics and health, 2) multi-sectoral action for health, 3) strengthening health systems, and 4) financing service delivery. They also address the opportunities and challenges within these four areas and conclude with suggestions on how the Bank can better operate within the sector and work effectively with partners.
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title	Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
title_short	Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
title_full	Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
title_fullStr	Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
title_full_unstemmed	Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Role of the World Bank
title_sort	improving health, nutrition and population outcomes in sub-saharan africa : the role of the world bank
publisher	Washington, DC
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6431989/improving-health-nutrition-population-outcomes-sub-saharan-africa-role-world-bank http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14418
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