Ethiopia’s maternal mortality rate is among the highest in the world with 470 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains to be the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing
countries like Ethiopia. The problem is worse in the rural setting where there are not proper fac...
This policy brief examines the
Partners for Children (PFC) program—California’s
public pediatric community-based palliative
care benefit to children living with life-threatening
conditions and their families. Preliminary analysis
of administrative and survey data indicates that
participation in the P...
Suicide is a serious global public health problem; it is associated with an array of factors,
including mental illness, social isolation, physical illness, substance abuse, family violence
and access to means of suicide. The epidemiology of suicide rates varies across countries and
regions; those in east...
During the last decades the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in Europe has grown. Although it is possibly levelling off in some areas of Europe, the scale of childhood obesity and its associated morbidities and costs remains considerable. Obese children and adolescents are more likely than ...
International health system performance comparisons have the potential to provide a rich source of evidence as well as policy influence.• Country comparisons that are not conducted with properly validated measures and unbiased policy interpretations may prompt adverse policy impacts and so caution is r...
Economic shocks present policy-makers with three main challenges:o Health systems require predictable sources of revenue. Sudden interruptions to public revenue streams can make it difficult to maintain necessary levels of health care.o Cuts to public spending on health made in response to an economic sh...
When confronted by an economic shock affecting the health sector, policymakers may decide to maintain, decrease or increase current levels of public
expenditure on health. With each option they could also reallocate funds within
the health system to enhance efficiency. A range of tools can be used to alt...
Regular physical activity (PA) is an underlying factor since childhood and adolescence for having a healthy and active future for life. The aim of this stud y was to review the evidence on increasing the youth PA to develop the national program at country level. At first, the databases were searched usin...
Todos os participantes do Diálogo concordaram que o problema da dengue no espaço urbano merece atenção especial, visto que é um dos principais problemas de saúde pública do mundo e desta forma o seu manejo deve envolver as três opções colocadas em discussão por meio desta síntese. Opção 1: ...
Human resource shortages in the health services are widely
acknowledged as a threat to the attainment of the healthrelated Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Attempts to
optimize the potential of the existing health workforce are
therefore crucial. A more rational distribution of tasks and
responsibili...
