In this paper we are particularly interested in how public infrastructure influences child health. Access to sanitary and health care infrastructure is another likely determinant of child health. There is evidence that increasing the provision of basic health services (birth services, availability of drugs, immunizations) improves considerable child health (Thomas et al 1996 and Lavy et al 1996). Wolfe and Behrman (1982) find evidence that access to refrigeration and good quality sewage systems positively influence child health. There is evidence that child height is positively affected by access to infrastructure such as sewage, piped water and sanitation (Lavy et.
