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Social protection program spending and household welfare in Ghana

Raju, Dhushyanth; Younger, Stephen D.; Dadzie, Christabel E. - Weltbank; Weltbankgruppe - 2023

Ghana administers multiple social protection programs. One of these, pensions provided by the Social Security and … National Insurance Trust, has a long history, but others-the Ghana School Feeding Programme, Labor-Intensive Public Works … expanded only over the past two decades. Social Protection Program Spending and Household Welfare in Ghana assesses the …

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COVID-19 in Brazil : impacts and policy responses

Weltbankgruppe - 2020

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to …

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Organizational resources, country institutions, and national culture behind firm survival and growth during COVID-19

Liu, Yu; Peng, Mike W.; Wei, Zuobao; Xu, Jian; Xu, … - Weltbankgruppe - 2021

This paper provides one of the first comprehensive and most updated studies on the effects of firms’ organizational resources, country institutions, and national culture on the survival and growth of private firms around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing World Bank Enterprise...

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Frontline : preparing healthcare systems for shocks from disasters and pandemics

Rentschler, Jun; Klaiber, Christoph; Tariverdi, Mersedeh; … - Weltbankgruppe - 2021

Healthcare systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies. Yet, already before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were struggling to meet even routine demands for health care. Climate change, disasters, pandemics, and demographic changes will increase pressures on...

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COVID-19 and Climate-Smart Health Care : Health Sector Opportunities for a Synergistic Response to the COVID-19 and Climate Crises

Weltbankgruppe - 2021

The emergence of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought with it a sharp focus on public health …

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Overcoming economic challenges, natural disasters, and the pandemic : social and economic impacts

Weltbankgruppe - 2021

; while 2020 and early 2021 coincided with a global Coronavirus pandemic that further dampened prospects at both global and …

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Welfare and poverty effects of the COVID-19 pandemic : Sierra Leone 2021 economic update

Weltbank; Weltbankgruppe - 2021

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Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from six national phone surveys

Kanyanda, Shelton; Markhof, Yannick; Wollburg, Philip; … - Weltbankgruppe - 2021

Recent debates surrounding the lagging COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in low-income countries center around vaccine supply and financing. Yet, relatively little is known about attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in these countries and in Africa in particular. This paper provides cross-country...

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Mauritius : through the eye of a perfect storm - coming back stronger from the COVID crisis : a World Bank Group country economic memorandum

Weltbank; Weltbankgruppe - 2021

On July 1, 2020, Mauritius officially joined the ranks of High-Income Countries (HIC). It is a cruel historical irony that Mauritius reached the High-Income milestone during one of the worst years in its history. Mauritius delivered a highly successful health response to the global Covid-19...

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Living in times of COVID-19 : Republic of Congo economic update

Weltbank; Weltbankgruppe - 2021

coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services. …

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