Pyne, Hnin HninDutta, Puja VasudevaSondergaard, LarsStevens, JamesThwin, Mar MarKham, Nang Mo2016-03-012016-03-012016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23784Myanmar has an important opportunity to improve the health status and education outcomes of its people after decades of underspending and institutional neglect in the social sectors. Low access to health, education and social protection services has severely worsened human development outcomes, which ranked among the lowest in the region. Since 2011, there has been a sea change in public policy with rapidly rising social spending to expand access to services and protect families from poverty. The payoffs are immense, in Myanmar, an additional year of schooling is estimated to be associated with 6.7 percent higher income (World Bank, 2014a), which will be compounded with better health and social protection. Although significant progress has been made recently, immense challenges and opportunities remain. Policies to close the gap in access to social services are fundamental to inclusive growth in Myanmar.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CARERISKSFINANCIAL SERVICESWORKFORCEBASIC EDUCATIONILL-HEALTHPERFORMANCE MONITORINGINFORMATION SYSTEMPREVENTIONPUBLIC SECTORFISCAL TRANSFERSGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGOVERNMENT REVENUESDATA COLLECTIONPROGRAMSSERVICESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH CAREDRUGSREVENUESHEALTHDROPOUTHEALTH RISKSSOCIAL ASSISTANCEHEALTH FACILITIESINDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTPUBLIC HEALTHSAFETY NETSACCESS TO EDUCATIONBUDGETPOVERTY REDUCTIONHEALTH SECTORBUDGET ALLOCATIONSLABOR MARKETPUBLIC POLICYCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SERVICEMINISTRY OF HEALTHQUALITY OF EDUCATIONTRAININGGOVERNMENT POLICYEFFICIENCY GAINSMILITARY SPENDINGLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESANTENATAL VISITSHEALTH CENTERSSECONDARY SCHOOLNATURAL DISASTERSDISASTERSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENCASH TRANSFERSDONOR FUNDSFINANCIAL COMMITMENTSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH INFORMATIONFIDUCIARY ASSESSMENTEDUCATION SPENDINGTAXESHEALTH SPENDINGEXPENDITUREPROGRESSMARKET ECONOMYEXTERNAL AIDGENDER GAPSTRANSPORTATIONACCOUNTABILITYSOCIAL SECTORPOLICIESSOCIAL SERVICESSCHOOL FEESFISCAL FRAMEWORKPUBLIC EXPENDITURENATAL CAREPOSTNATAL CAREHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREEDUCATION SERVICESESSENTIAL MEDICINESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTQUALITY STANDARDSBUDGETSMEDICAL SERVICESPURCHASING POWERMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL ACCESSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESAFETY NETRURAL POVERTYURBAN AREASFINANCIAL BURDENPRIVATE SECTORNATIONAL PLANNINGNUTRITIONPOLICYPRIMARY HEALTH CARESOCIAL SECTORSMINORITYPREGNANT WOMENPUBLIC RESOURCESMATERNAL HEALTHESSENTIAL DRUGSCHILDRENGENERIC DRUGSTOTAL SPENDINGRURAL AREASMANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURETAX ADMINISTRATIONDECENTRALIZATIONPOPULATIONSTUDENTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONFAMILIESWOMENMEDICINESPRIVATE SECTOR GROWTHPUBLIC SPENDINGHOSPITALSPUBLIC SERVICEOBSTETRIC CAREOUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONPEACESKILLED ATTENDANTSBREASTFEEDINGTOTAL PUBLIC SPENDINGSERVICE PROVIDERSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYReportWorld Bank10.1596/23784