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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451736903321

Titolo

Healthy development [[electronic resource] ] : the World Bank strategy for health, nutrition, & population results

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-281-00096-5

9786611000967

0-8213-7194-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Disciplina

362.109172/4

Soggetti

Public health - Developing countries - Finance

Public health - Developing countries - International cooperation

Nutrition policy - Developing countries - Finance

Population assistance - Developing countries - Finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Executive summary -- Introduction and overview -- Opportunities and challenges in the new international environment in health -- Bank contribution and challenges in implementing the 1997 HNP strategy -- How can the bank better serve client countries in the new environment? Bank comparative advantages for HNP results -- New bank strategic objectives: what HNP results? -- New bank strategic directions: how should the bank support client-country efforts? -- Implications for priority health, nutrition, and population programs and interventions -- Implementing new bank HNP strategic directions.

Sommario/riassunto

This paper spells out the vision of the World Bank on how to strenghten worldwide health systems and ensure better responses to key challenges such as combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, repositioning nutrition on the development agenda, and renewing commitment on population policy. This strategy also entails stronger analytical and operational work in these important areas.