AZHIN: Global Health: Finding Country Background

Background Resources

Use the "Health Topics," "Countries," and "Data and Statistics" tabs to locate background information.

Part of Kaiser EDU's website which offers lists of resources on broad health policy topics, such as HIV/AIDS, insurance, and immigrants' access to care.

Background Information on Countries

Basic

UN Development Programme (UNDP) Country Profiles
Click on 'UNDP around the world' to choose a specific country. Look in the 'About' tab for specific references to current challenges in the country.
CIA World Factbook
Basic demographic, government, and economic info by country.
World Bank Open Data
Access global development data by country

Health

World Health Organization (WHO) Country Profiles
Brief fact sheets of basic population, health information, and mortality statistics for WHO member countries.
Health Data, Country Profiles (IMHE)
Overview of findings from the Global Burden of Disease survey by country.
Food Security Index
Index of food security issues related to affordability, availability, and quality across 113 countries

Economics, Policy, & Political Background Sources

IHS Connect
Search for market and finance data by country. Includes a country's profile, current political, economic, legal, tax, security risk news, and long term (5 year) financial projections

Political Handbook of the World
Presents excellent, authoritative overviews of countries worldwide.

IGOs & NGOs

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Search for scholarship on theory and research in international affairs; includes NGO publications
OECD iLibrary
Search for articles and books published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 1998
World Bank e-Library
Search across World Bank documents, including World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers

International Monetary Fund
Country index for IMF publications.