Publications

Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Families and Barriers to Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, despite substantial gains in child and overall health, most mothers give birth outside health facilities, and many sick children do not receive appropriate medical care.

Author(s):Rannan-Eliya, R.P., J. Jayanthan, C. Anuranga

Date: 14 Dec 2012                                                Type: Country Brief

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The Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Families and Barriers to Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Papua New Guinea

This country brief presents findings from analysis of the Papua New Guinea Household Survey 1996 and Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009�2010, depicting how healthcare utilization has changed over a 13-year period.

Author(s):Jayanthan, J., W. Irava, C. Anuranga, R.P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 14 Dec 2012                                                Type: Country Brief

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Trends, inequalities and determinants of low birth weight in Sri Lanka

This study analyses the DHS 1993, 2000 and 2006-07 and NFSS 2009 survey data to investigate trends, inequalities and determinants of low birth weight in Sri Lanka.

Author(s):C Anuranga, R Wickramasinghe, R P Rannan-Eliya, SMM Hossain, ATPL Abeykoon

Date: 1 Jun 2012                                                Type: Journal articles

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Family Planning in Asia and the Pacific: Addressing the Challenges

This publication reviews family planning programmes across Asia and the Pacific in the last couple of decades.

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Date: 1 Jun 2012                                                Type: Books

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Sri Lanka: National AIDS Spending Assessment 2009-2010

This publication provides estimates of overall HIV spending in the country for the years 2009�2010.

Author(s):De Alwis, S.S, Rannan-Eliya, R.P, Dalpatadu, K.C.S, Amarasinghe, S.N, Elwalagedara, R, Saleem, S

Date: 1 May 2012                                                Type: Books

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Sri Lanka District Investment Case Analysis (DICA)

The objective of the District Investment Case Analyses was to provide a situation analysis of the district health systems and to identify the key bottlenecks that hamper their functioning.

Author(s):Shanti Dalpatadu, Shanaz Saleem, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 Mar 2012                                                Type: Project Reports

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