| The past two or three years have seen the establishment of numerous inter-country programs concerned with poverty, equity, and health. These programs have already begun to produce information of great potential value for people concerned with the health of the poor in many countries. Much more, equally valuable information will be appearing over the months and years ahead.
The purpose of this guide is to introduce these programs and the information available through them. The guide is intended to help national and international health, nutrition, population (HNP) professionals, both within and outside the World Bank, locate information that can help ensure that HNP activities reach the poor.
The guide consist of two sections:
- Section I provides information about each of the fourteen multi-country programs that have thus far been identified. The information includes a description of each program’s activities, identification of its sponsors, a list of the countries that it covers, and the names/addresses of people to contact for further information.
- Section II is a country-by-country list of studies produced or under way under the auspices of each program. Accompanying each study is the name and e-mail address of a person from whom additional information about the study may be obtained. This section is designed to introduce professionals concerned with particular countries to work taking place within those countries, and to the people undertaking it.
Should this guide prove useful, it will be regularly updated and expanded to include fuller information about studies as they are completed. Comments and suggestions concerning ways of improving the guide’s format and contents would be very welcome. They, and any questions, may be addressed to:
Manju Rani
Telephone: 202-473-2062
Fax: 202-522-3489
E-mail, mrani1@worldbank.org.
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