Evaluation

ADI Series No. 2
Fighting Poverty Through Better Health Care

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Contents

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Abbreviations, Foreword and Introduction [ PDF: 20kb | 3 pages ]

Impacts [ PDF: 395kb | 3 pages ]

Health Status: Mothers and Babies Are Healthier as Diseases Retreat

Access to Health Care: Availability of Prenatal Care and Immunization Expand Dramatically

Family Planning: Usage of Condoms and Pills Rises while Fertility Falls

The Gender Issue: Women Benefit Most from Information, Training, and Employment

Poverty Reduction: Better Health Leads to More Wealth

The Environment: Health Awareness Leads to Better Waste Management

Lessons Learned [ PDF: 173kb | 3 pages ]

Maintenance, Governance, and Ownership Needed to Sustain Facilities

Governments Resist Levying Charges for Health

Care: Alternative Financing Strategies Needed

Need for Better Project Design and Dialogue with Governments and Other Partners

Need for Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Tools

ADB Strengthens Lending to Health and Population Sector [ PDF: 139kb | 2 pages ]