Professional Development in a Developing Country

The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) offers a range of data interactives exploring rural health based on data from federal and other publicly available resources. Tools include the Rural Data Explorer, an interactive map examining rural demographics and health disparities; a gallery of charts and graphs illustrating issues related to rural health from all 50 states; and national maps exploring topics related to rural health care provision and access. All data in the visualizations are…

This case describes the National Vitamin A Program that the government of Nepal began in 1995 to distribute the supplements once it was recognized that vitamin A supplementation can save children’s lives. This program has averted nearly 200,000 child deaths. This case study is part of Millions Saved, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that describes successful examples of large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries,…

This case study describes the pre-math, roll-out, and aftermath of a national, school-based deworming program in Kenya in 2009. This eventual success story came after initial rocky years, in which the program had to overcome political corruption scandals. By 2014, the program was delivering preventive care to 6.4 million children per year. Further analysis shows that children receiving deworming treatment were significantly less likely to have worm infection; in turn, this meant they were taller,…