The Samoan Ministry of Health and the World Bank jointly conducted a cascade analysis to systematically identify the gaps and bottlenecks in the delivery of hypertension care (as a tracer condition for...
The importance of non-communicable diseases (NCD) for the health status of Samoa’s population cannot be overstated - NCD causes are responsible for 7 of 10 pre-mature deaths with 3 of 10 due to cardiovascular...
China has made great progress in improving maternal and child health (MCH). It reduced maternal deaths from 1,500 per 100,000 live births and over 200 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 1949 to 120...