(DR) a regional success story, yet the country's adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America … and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses … with sexual abuse and domestic violence. This report analyzes the DR's persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy …

Bolivia made substantial progress in reducing poverty and inequality during the commodity boom, and despite the adverse …

Bolivia is a country with a vast geographical diversity, from a high plateau (altiplano) that reaches 3,000 meters … above sea level to valleys at mid-altitude and tropical plains. During the last decade, the magnitude of Bolivia's weather …

after Haiti. Bolivia's indigenous women are particularly vulnerable to death from complications related to pregnancy …Bolivia has achieved significant improvements in its reproductive health indicators in recent years. Yet the country … experiential knowledge in these communities in Bolivia and gain insights into supply- and demand-side barriers that keep women away …

The objective of this Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is to identify the priority constraints Bolivia faces in … consolidating this progress. The SCD begins, in Chapter two, with a presentation of four characteristics that make Bolivia special …

Agriculture and the rural space will continue to demand the attention of policy makers in Bolivia for several reasons … jobs on and off of the farm, and better nutrition for all. Third, because agricultural growth in Bolivia has proven to be …