Health, Nutrition, and Population in Madagascar 2000-09

dc.creatorSharp, Maryanne
dc.creatorKruse, Ioana
dc.date2012-03-19T09:04:10Z
dc.date2012-04-04T07:44:03Z
dc.date2012-03-19T09:04:10Z
dc.date2012-04-04T07:44:03Z
dc.date2011-07-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:21Z
dc.descriptionWith an income per capita US$400 in 2008, Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. Poverty is widespread but with significant urban-rural differences (52 percent versus 74 percent). Health, nutrition, and the fight against communicable diseases and HIV/AIDS are key goals of the country's poverty reduction strategy, the Madagascar Action Plan 2007-2012. The National Health Sector and Social Protection Development Plan 2007-2011 was developed to strengthen the health system and improve service delivery to reduce neonatal, child and maternal mortality, address malnutrition and control communicable illnesses. The health sector has benefited from increasing investment over the last years, and a number of studies and surveys have been carried out, providing a wealth of information that is yet to be analyzed in a complementary way. This Country Status Report (CSR) seeks to capitalize on all of the existing data in the health sector, compare Madagascar to countries of similar income levels and assess the results achieved by the health system. The CSR provides an analysis of the population's health and nutrition status by linking health outcomes, household/individual behaviors, community factors, government interventions, and service provision. Although Madagascar is performing beer than the SSA average of 645 per 100,000 live births, the maternal mortality rate has stagnated over the last decade and in 2008/09 was estimated at 498. Health care seeking behavior for preventive child health services at the health facility level is improving. Complete immunization coverage stands at 62 percent in 2008 (for children 12 to 23 months), but there are still large differences in coverage across regions, place of residence, and income groups.
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dc.identifier978-0-8213-8538-8
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2327
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5957
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8538-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405207
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Working Paper ; No. 216. Africa Human Development Series
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectABORTION COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectABORTION RATE
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectANTENATAL VISITS
dc.subjectAT RISK GROUPS
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBIRTH RATES
dc.subjectBREAST-FEEDING
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILD-CARE
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDIPHTHERIA
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectESSENTIAL MEDICINES
dc.subjectEXISTING RESOURCES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE ACCESS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BEDS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMMUNODEFICIENCY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEPROSY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMEDICAL FACILITIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectMEDICAL STAFF
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectMODERN CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMULTIPLE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMULTIPLE PARTNERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL DRUG
dc.subjectNATIONAL PLAN
dc.subjectNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNEONATAL CARE
dc.subjectNEONATAL HEALTH
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNEWBORN CARE
dc.subjectNORMAL DELIVERIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHARMACIES
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOMENTUM
dc.subjectPOPULATION PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SECTOR
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREVENTION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectRAPID POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE LIFE
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectSEXUAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSKILLED STAFF
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSTIS
dc.subjectSYPHILIS
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL HEALERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY TESTING
dc.subjectWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.titleHealth, Nutrition, and Population in Madagascar 2000-09

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