 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: Flagship Course on Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing, Washington, D.C, USA (October 20 - November 7, 2008) E-learning Basic of Health Economics (November 12 - December 17, 2008) Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform, Bangkok, Thailand (March 16-27, 2009) Recent 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) 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) State-level Course on Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Health, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (April 26-May 3, 2008) For past events, please click here |
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