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

A number of development partners, including the World Bank, have been actively supporting the health sector in Afghanistan since 2003-04 (1382 AC). Collectively, they invested more than $820 million between 2003 (1382 AC) and 2008-09 (1387 AC) and played key roles in supporting the government in reshaping the country's health sector. This support continues, with all partners starting new projects aimed at further strengthening the sector and building on the successes that have been achieved. The book is organized as follows. Chapters one-four tell a coherent story about the achievements of the sector between 2002 and 2008 (1381-87AC), the financial resources used to achieve the results, and the contribution the private sector has made to the achievements. Chapters five-eight) look forward. They identify the challenges the sector is facing in meeting human resource needs, expanding the coverage of the basic package of health services (BPHS), and increasing the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Chapter eight summarizes the lessons learned and provides options for moving forward.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Belay, Tekabe A.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010
Subjects:	ADEQUATE NUTRITION, AGE DISTRIBUTION, ANTENATAL CARE, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BIRTH ATTENDANT, BIRTH ATTENDANTS, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY RATES, CHILDBEARING, CHILDBIRTH, CITIES, CIVIL WAR, CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH, CONDOM, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, DECISION MAKING, DELIVERY CARE, DEMAND FOR SERVICES, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DIPHTHERIA, DISEASE CONTROL, DISSEMINATION, DRUGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EQUITY IN ACCESS, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES, EXPENDITURES, FAMILY PLANNING, FEMALE STERILIZATION, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES, HEALTH CARE FINANCE, HEALTH CARE FINANCING, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE SECTOR, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH DELIVERY, HEALTH ECONOMICS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH MANAGEMENT, HEALTH OF WOMEN, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH POSTS, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH WORKERS, HEALTH WORKFORCE, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL SERVICES, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERVENTION, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IRON, IUD, KEY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, LABOR SUPPLY, LAND MINES, LEGAL STATUS, LIVE BIRTHS, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MALARIA, MARKET ECONOMY, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERNAL CARE, MATERNAL CAUSES, MATERNAL DEATH, MATERNAL DEATHS, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOS, MEASLES, MEASLES IMMUNIZATION, MEDICAL CARE, MIDWIFE, MIDWIVES, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MODERN CONTRACEPTION, MORTALITY, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL PRIORITIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEONATAL MORTALITY, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF DEATHS, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NURSE, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OUTPATIENT CARE, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, PATIENT, PATIENT SATISFACTION, PATIENTS, PHO, PHYSICIANS, PILL, POLIO, POLIO VACCINE, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION SECTOR, PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PREGNANCY STATUS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PROGRESS, PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, QUALITY OF CARE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, REFERRAL SYSTEM, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, REPRODUCTIVE LIFE, RESOURCE FLOWS, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RESOURCE NEEDS, RISK OF PREGNANCY, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL RESIDENTS, SANITATION, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SECURITY SITUATION, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SERVICE UTILIZATION, SKILLED ATTENDANTS, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS, SKILLED PERSONNEL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SECURITY, STERILIZATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TETANUS, TRANSPORTATION, TUBERCULOSIS, UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES, USE OF HEALTH SERVICES, USE OF RESOURCES, VACCINATION, VACCINES, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WALKING, WOMAN, WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE, WORKERS, WORKFORCE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
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