Maintaining momentum to 2015? : an impact evaluation of interventions to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in Bangladesh / [prepared by Howard White].

Author
White, Howard, 1960- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005.
Description
xxiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

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This report addresses the issue of what publicly-supported programs and external assistance from the Bank and other agencies can do to accelerate attainment of targets such as reducing infant mortality by two-thirds. The evidence presented here relates to Bangladesh, a country which has made spectacular progress but needs to maintain momentum in order to achieve its own poverty reduction goals. The report addresses the following issues:(1) What has happened to child health and nutrition outcomes and fertility in Bangladesh since 1990? Are the poor sharing in the progress which is being made? (
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Includes bibliographical references.
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English
Contents
Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Résumé analytique; Resumen; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh: A Record of Success; Boxes; Figures; 2. Health, Family Planning, and Nutrition Services in Bangladesh: An Overview; Tables; 3. Trends in Under-Five Mortality, Nutrition, and Fertility; 4. Impact of Specific Interventions on Child Health and Fertility; 5. A Closer Look at Nutrition:The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project; 6. Lessons Learned; Annexes; Endnotes; References
ISBN
  • 1-280-24514-X
  • 9786610245147
  • 0-8213-6377-8
OCLC
62413869
Other standard number
  • 10.1596/0-8213-6376-X
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