Health, nutrition, and population in Madagascar, 2000-09 / [edited by] Maryanne Sharp, Ioana Kruse. - xxii, 153 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. - World Bank working paper ; no. 216 . - World Bank e-Library. World Bank working paper ; no. 216. .

The full report was prepared and edited by Maryanne Sharp and Ioana Kruse.

Includes bibliographical references.

Country and sector context -- Objectives and organization of the country status report -- Available data and reports -- Demographic trends -- Child health -- Maternal health -- Nutritional status of children and women -- Other communicable diseases contributing to mortality and morbidity in Madagascar -- Non-communicable diseases -- Meeting the millennium development goals (MDGS) -- Behaviors and interventions affecting child health -- Community factors and behaviors affecting nutritional status of children -- Maternal health and reproductive health -- Communicable diseases -- Health care access and utilization by the poor -- Sector organization -- Quality of services -- Financing of the health sector -- Equity of health spending -- Efficiency issues of health spending -- Scope for creating fiscal space -- Potential impact of the crisis on the health sector -- The importance of accountability for health -- Governance and accountability in the Malagasy context.

0821385380 0821385518 (eISBN) 9780821385388 9780821385517 (eISBN)

2011019193

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Health Status Indicators--Madagascar.
Child Welfare--Madagascar.
Delivery of Health Care--Madagascar.
Malnutrition--Madagascar.
Maternal Welfare--Madagascar.
Population Dynamics--Madagascar.
Health status indicators--Madagascar.
Medical care--Madagascar.
Nutrition--Madagascar.


Madagascar--Statistics, Medical.

RA407.5.M28 / W67 2011

614.4/2691

WA 900 HM3