 Every week 200,000 children under five die in developing countries. The vast majority of deaths are from preventable causes such as poor nutrition and diarrhea related to poor access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Every week over 10,000 women die of complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
Every week HIV/AIDS together with malaria and tuberculosis claim over 50,000 lives.
Responding to this daunting task is a major challenge for both implementing agencies and development partners. One of the major factors is limited capacity which stalls progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health in client countries. The World Bank Institute's Health and AIDS Program helps client countries overcome constraints by assisting them to enhance their capacities to design and implement comprehensive and effective programs. Highlights | Upcoming Events: S’adapter au changement - Atteindre les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement par la Santé de la Reproduction et les Réformes du Système de Santé, Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire (7-18 Juillet 2008) E-learning Basics of Health Economics (August 20 - September 24, 2008) Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform, Bangkok, Thailand (September 15-26, 2008) Recent Events: State-level Course on Human Resource Management in Health, Puri, Orissa, India (May 26-31, 2008) Capacity Building Program on Improving Governance of HIV/AIDS Programs at the Local and Community Levels, Arusha, Tanzania (May 19-23, 2008) New! State-level Course on Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Health, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (April 26-May 3, 2008) New! AIDS Strategy and Action Plan Service Technical Workshop: Costing, Johannesburg, South Africa (April 9-11, 2008) New! Procurement of Dugs and Related Supplies for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (December 12-14, 2007) AIDS Strategy and Action Plan Service Regional Workshop: Anglophone Africa, Durban, South Africa (November 5-16, 2007) For past events, please click here |
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