Crime and insecurity are increasingly common features of life in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in urban areas. Victimization rates in the region are the highest in the world, with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. This publication explores how victimization and perceptions of...

The discussion paper presents a summary of health specialist concerns, followed by a summary of concerns for those working on indigenous peoples' issues. The final section attempts to highlight areas of agreement and define questions for debate. In each section, the reader is encouraged to...

This presentation gives an overiew of the SIAS Program from 1997-2001, including: 1) Rationale; 2) Objectives; 3) Design; 4) Performance; 5) Issues and Problems; 6) Political Economy of Change. An appraisal of the health situation Guatemala is also given. This presentation was presented at the...

This paper discusses the Colombian Health Reform, a reform seeking to equalize access to health services for the poor by giving them insurance that can purchase care from public or private providers. The discussion consists of a series of reflections from a seminar that took place in...

The Social Inclusion Trust Fund (the Fund), created in 2003 with support from the Royal Norwegian Foreign Ministry and Great Britain (DFID), is compelled at the end of its first three-year period, to review its accomplishments and the remaining challenges to the promotion of social inclusion...

The Social Inclusion Trust Fund is intended to support sustained and integrated programs and policies to address social inclusion in the IDB and in Latin America and the Caribbean member countries. Meeting this objective entails dedicated resources to increase awareness among governments in the...

Neglected Infectious Diseases (NIDs) remain one the most underfunded disease categories in global health despite their far-reaching impact and the availability of affordable treatments. The Inter-American Development Bank, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases/Sabin Vaccine...

This report is the first Annual Report for the Social Inclusion Trust Fund, highlighting projects and activities supported by the Fund between February 2003 and March 2004. The multi-donor Social Inclusion Trust Fund was established in February 2003 to support small-scale initiatives addressing...

In 2006, the Social Inclusion Trust Fund entered the first year of its second phase of operation. This preliminary program sought to expand research and awareness, build local and Bank capacity, increase operations that create opportunities for learning and building capacity, and broaden...