Healthy Development : The World Bank Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results

This paper spells out the vision of the World Bank on how to strenghten worldwide health systems and ensure better responses to key challenges such as combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, repositioning nutrition on the development agenda, and renewing commitment on population policy. This strategy also entails stronger analytical and operational work in these important areas. Healthy Development. The World Bank Strategy For Health, Nutrition, & Population Results Updates The Bank's Contribution To Improving Health Outcomes, Including The 2015 Millennium Development Goals, At A Time When New And Existing Multilateral Organizations, Bilateral Partners, And Foundations Are Increasing Their Commitment To Global Health. After An Extensive Consultative Process With Governments And Global Partners, Including Civil Society Organizations And Bilateral And Multilateral Organizations, The World Bank's New Health, Nutrition, And Population Strategy Aims To Help Developing Countries Strengthen Their Health Systems And Improve The Health And Well-being Of Millions Of The World's Poorest People, Boost Economic Growth, Reduce Poverty Caused By Catastrophic Illness, And Provide The Structural Glue That Supports Multiple Health-related Programs Within Countries.--jacket. Executive Summary -- Introduction And Overview -- Opportunities And Challenges In The New International Environment In Health -- Bank Contribution And Challenges In Implementing The 1997 Hnp Strategy -- How Can The Bank Better Serve Client Countries In The New Environment? Bank Comparative Advantages For Hnp Results -- New Bank Strategic Objectives: What Hnp Results? -- New Bank Strategic Directions: How Should The Bank Support Client-country Efforts? -- Implications For Priority Health, Nutrition, And Population Programs And Interventions -- Implementing New Bank Hnp Strategic Directions. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 201-210) And Index. Annotation 'Healthy Development: The World Bank Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results' updates the Bank's contribution to improving health outcomes, including the 2015 Millennium Development Goals, at a time when new and existing multilateral organizations, bilateral partners, and foundations are increasing their commitment to global health. After an extensive consultative process with governments and global partners, including civil society organizations and bilateral and multilateral organizations, the World Bank's new health, nutrition, and population strategy aims to help developing countries strengthen their health systems and improve the health and well-being of millions of the world's poorest people, boost economic growth, reduce poverty caused by catastrophic illness, and provide the structural €œglue€ that supports multiple health-related programs within countries.By renewing the Bank's focus on achieving results, this new strategy seeks to strengthen monitoringand evaluation systems in Bank programs and in partner countries and calls for a greater link between financing and achieving results on the ground. Achievements in health, nutrition, and population have important implications for overall country fiscal policy and country competitiveness and, ultimately, the Bank's mission to reduce poverty. This book will be a useful resource for policy makers and others working in these areas in the international arena