Resources for

Health, Nutrition and Population

The World Bank has been addressing clients' needs in the Health area in Europe and Central Asia through policy and investment lending and cross-sectoral analytical work. Lending operations in most countries aim to modernize public health services, supporting the state to allocate scarce resources based on evidence and need.

	About Health, Nutrition and Population
	Challenges and Regional Differences
	ECA HNP Vision and Sector Strategy
	Partnerships
	HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia
	Avian Influenza

SPOTLIGHT

Blood Services in Central Asian Health Systems: A Clear and Present Danger of Spreading HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases

Understanding how communicable diseases spread is key to controlling them. Blood transfusions are a small contributor to communicable disease transmission compared to other well-reported modes, but ensuring the safety of the blood supply in a health system is largely within the purview of national governments... [More..]

Publications

	Blood Services in Central Asian Health Systems: A Clear and Present Danger of Spreading HIV/AIDS and other Infectious Diseases
	HNP Discussion Paper: Better outcomes through Health Reforms in the Russian Federation - The Challenge in 2008 and Beyond
	HIV/ AIDS - Getting Results
	HNP Discussion Paper: Provider Payment Reforms - Lessons from Europe and America for South Eastern Europe
	HNP Discussion Paper: Fertility Regulation in Kazakhstan
	HNP Discussion Paper: Pulic-Private Partnerships and Collaborations in the Health Sector
	Dying Too Young in the Russian Federation
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Other Human Development Sectors

Events

Jun 11, 2008	Health and Fragile States
Jun 05, 2008	The Cross Sectoral Nature of School-Based Health and Nutrition Programs


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What's New

Jun 16, 2008	Tajikistan: Urgent steps taken to support country in alleviating soaring food crisis (Press Release)
Jun 16, 2008	Kyrgyz Republic: The World Bank approves US$10 million grant to help the government respond to the food price crisis (Press Release)
Jun 13, 2008	New Report "Global Development Finance 2008: The Role of International Banking" (Press Release)


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