World Bank2013-07-092013-07-092004-12-010-8213-5963-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14418In recent years, the focus in many developing regions is increasingly moving away from communicable disease, where as Africa continues to face a high burden of communicable disease, malnutrition, and fertility. At the same time, the ways in which the World Bank operates are changing - increasingly countries define their own priorities, resources are provided through programmatic approaches, and the Bank is focusing more on sharing knowledge, policy advice, research and analysis. This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition, and population (HNP) challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly how disease, malnutrition, and high fertility affect poverty reduction. The authors contend that the World Bank has a comparative advantage in contributing within four broad areas: 1) macroeconomics and health, 2) multi-sectoral action for health, 3) strengthening health systems, and 4) financing service delivery. They also address the opportunities and challenges within these four areas and conclude with suggestions on how the Bank can better operate within the sector and work effectively with partners.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTUREBIRTH ATTENDANTBLINDNESSBURDEN OF DISEASECHILD DEVELOPMENTCLEAN WATERCLIENT COUNTRIESCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOST SHARINGCROP PRODUCTIONDEATHSDECENTRALIZATIONDELIVERY SYSTEMSDEMAND FOR HEALTHDEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDISABILITIESDISEASE CONTROLDOCTORSEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEPIDEMIOLOGYESSENTIAL DRUGSFAMILY PLANNINGFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFOOD PRODUCTIONHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE DELIVERYHEALTH DAMAGEHEALTH ECONOMICSHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH INVESTMENTSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH REFORMHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKERSHEALTH WORKFORCEHIGH FERTILITYHOSPITAL AUTONOMYHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLDSIMMUNIZATIONINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME GROUPSINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTEGRATIONINTERVENTIONLABORATORIESLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTHMALNUTRITIONMEDICAL ECONOMICSMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL TECHNOLOGYMEDICINESMIGRATIONMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATIONAL HEALTHNATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROLORAL REHYDRATION THERAPYPHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURESPHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLYPHYSICIANSPOPULATION GROWTH RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE HOSPITALSPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SPENDINGPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SPENDINGR&DROADSRURAL AREASSCHOOL HEALTHSCIENTISTSSHARE OF PUBLIC SPENDINGSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUSTAINABLE FINANCINGTRANSPORTUNIVERSITIESWORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5963-0