Closing the Gap

Myanmar has an important opportunity to improve the health status and education outcomes of its people after decades of underspending and institutional neglect in the social sectors. Low access to health, education and social protection services has severely worsened human development outcomes, which ranked among the lowest in the region. Since 2011, there has been a sea change in public policy with rapidly rising social spending to expand access to services and protect families from poverty. The payoffs are immense, in Myanmar, an additional year of schooling is estimated to be associated with 6.7 percent higher income (World Bank, 2014a), which will be compounded with better health and social protection. Although significant progress has been made recently, immense challenges and opportunities remain. Policies to close the gap in access to social services are fundamental to inclusive growth in Myanmar.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pyne, Hnin Hnin, Dutta, Puja Vasudeva, Sondergaard, Lars, Stevens, James, Thwin, Mar Mar, Kham, Nang Mo
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Yangon 2016-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, RISKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, WORKFORCE, BASIC EDUCATION, ILL-HEALTH, PERFORMANCE MONITORING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, PREVENTION, PUBLIC SECTOR, FISCAL TRANSFERS, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, DATA COLLECTION, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE, DRUGS, REVENUES, HEALTH, DROPOUT, HEALTH RISKS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, HEALTH FACILITIES, INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY NETS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, BUDGET, POVERTY REDUCTION, HEALTH SECTOR, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, LABOR MARKET, PUBLIC POLICY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, GOVERNMENT POLICY, EFFICIENCY GAINS, MILITARY SPENDING, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, ANTENATAL VISITS, HEALTH CENTERS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, NATURAL DISASTERS, DISASTERS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, CASH TRANSFERS, DONOR FUNDS, FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH INFORMATION, FIDUCIARY ASSESSMENT, EDUCATION SPENDING, TAXES, HEALTH SPENDING, EXPENDITURE, PROGRESS, MARKET ECONOMY, EXTERNAL AID, GENDER GAPS, TRANSPORTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, SOCIAL SECTOR, POLICIES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOL FEES, FISCAL FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, NATAL CARE, POSTNATAL CARE, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION SERVICES, ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, QUALITY STANDARDS, BUDGETS, MEDICAL SERVICES, PURCHASING POWER, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, SAFETY NET, RURAL POVERTY, URBAN AREAS, FINANCIAL BURDEN, PRIVATE SECTOR, NATIONAL PLANNING, NUTRITION, POLICY, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SECTORS, MINORITY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PUBLIC RESOURCES, MATERNAL HEALTH, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, CHILDREN, GENERIC DRUGS, TOTAL SPENDING, RURAL AREAS, MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, TAX ADMINISTRATION, DECENTRALIZATION, POPULATION, STUDENTS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, FAMILIES, WOMEN, MEDICINES, PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PUBLIC SPENDING, HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SERVICE, OBSTETRIC CARE, OUTCOMES, HEALTH SERVICES, IMPLEMENTATION, PEACE, SKILLED ATTENDANTS, BREASTFEEDING, TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING, SERVICE PROVIDERS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25929582/closing-gap-expanding-access-social-services https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23784
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