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Bulgaria has undertaken several significant health sector reforms during the past decade, but a large unfinished policy … agenda remains. Compared to other EU countries, the share of out-of-pocket spending is significantly higher in Bulgaria … system in Bulgaria are frequently the lowest in the EU. The hospital sector has seen rapid growth in recent years, putting …
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The Pacific Observatory is a World Bank initiative to increase data availability and quality and to promote evidence-based policy decisions. This presentation utilizes data from the Pacific Observatory's high frequency phone surveys in Solomon Islands to detail socio-economic indicators related...
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The Pacific Observatory is a World Bank analytical program that aims to improve welfare for the poor and vulnerable in Vanuatu and the Pacific Island Countries through expanding socio-economic information for better data-driven policymaking. This presentation utilizes data from the Pacific...
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The emergence of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought with it a sharp focus on public health …
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October 19th, 2022, almost 1,300 million Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine doses had been administered in Latin …
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This report is an attempt to assess the validity of poverty reduction strategies as an effective tool to manage poverty brought about by disability, by reviewing the disability policy content of poverty reduction strategy papers. In doing so, the report focuses on whether the specific poverty...
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This assessment originated from the dialogue on reforming the Cash Transfer Program (CTP) managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) to increase monetary support for people with disabilities (PWD). According to the beneficiaries, the current benefit payment is not sufficient to address the...
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This report proposes a toolkit which can be used to produce national assessments in MENA countries. The toolkit consists of a series of four questionnaires to be completed by institutions delivering specific programs in the areas of Social Assistance, Social Insurance, Health and Education. A...
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This report comprises of eleven sessions: introduction; definition of disability - questions for discussion; new thinking on disability measurement; from census to surveys; policy dimensions of disability measurement - Brazil; good questions and bad questions; developing a matrix of functioning;...
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Globally, more than a billion people, approximately 15 percent of the world's population, or one in seven persons, have disabilities. Of those, 80 percent live in developing countries. This number is expected to increase as the prevalence of disability is impacted by disease, war and conflict,...
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