UID:
edocfu_9958099302502883
Format:
xxv, 197 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-64540-4
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9786612645402
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0-8213-8336-1
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Human development
Content:
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. Similarly, prenatal care coverage has increased from less than 5 percent to 32 percent, and DTP3 coverage has increased from less than 20 percent to 35 percent between 2003 and 2006. Administrative data indicate that the number of functioning primary health care facilities has nearly doubled from 498 i
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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
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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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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8335-3
Language:
English
