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World Bank HIV/AIDS Interventions. Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Evaluation

Dayton, J. - World Bank Group - 1998

This paper evaluates World Bank activities to prevent and mitigate the effects of AIDS in all regions of the developing world during fiscal years 1986 to 1996. It first proritizes HIV-prevention and treatment interventions using the principles of public economies. Based on this framework, it...

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Uganda's AIDS Crisis. Its Implications for Development.

Armstrong, J. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Unconditional Demand for Health Care in Cote d'Ivoire. Does Selection on Health Status Matter?

Dow, W.H. - World Bank Group - 1996

Health care demand price elasticies are often estimated from samples conditioned to include only sike people. This paper shows that not only may such estimates be statistically biased, but even when properly estimated they can only be interpreted as short-run price responses.

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Phasing Out Lead From Gasoline. Worldwide Experience and Policy Implications

Lovei, M. - World Bank Group - 1998

Human exposure to lead represents a serious environmental health problem in many urban areas. Based on a review of health and technical issues, th is report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure which can yield significant social benefits. Country...

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From Universal Food Subsidies to a Self-Targeted Program: A Case Study in Tunisian Reform.

Tuck, L.; Lindert, K. - World Bank Group - 1996

Outlines Tunisia' innovative strategy of reducing the budgetary costs of food subsidies in a manner that is politically acceptable and that protects the nutritional status of the poor. The government uses "self-targeted programs," whereby subsidies are shifted to items consumed primarily by...

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A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia.

Klugman, J; Schieber, G - World Bank Group - 1996

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency, increasing clinical effectiveness, and assuring quality and...

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Improving Women's Health Services in the Russian Federation. Results of a Pilot Project

STephenson, P.; Donnay, F.; Frolova, O.; Melnick, T.; … - World Bank Group - 1998

The health of Russian women has suffered during the economic crisis of recent years. Morbidity and mortality from chronic and infectious diseases has increased. Women's reproductive health has been compromised by an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and by lack of access...

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Gender, Growth, and Poverty Reduction: Special Program of Assistance for Africa, 1998 Status Report on Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blackden, C.M.; Bhanu, C. - World Bank Group - 1999

Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …

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Bhutan Gender Policy Note

World Bank Group - 2014

gender equality. The analysis of the Gender Policy Note (GPN) focuses on specific issues related to economic empowerment. It … framework of the 2012 World Development Report on Gender and Development to the Bhutan context. For the areas of focus, the … report examines overall indicators on gender and identifies areas where gender gaps persist: agricultural land holding and …

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Gender Based Violence in Georgia : Links among Conflict, Economic Opportunities and Services

World Bank Group - 2017

grant, Strengthening Capacity for Prevention and Response to Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence in Georgia (GBV). The goal of … conflict and Gender-based Violence (GBV). The Global Initiative, financed by the SPF, includes pilot projects across East Asia … as recent steps taken by the Government of Georgia on gender action and GBV response. Given conflicts in Abkhazia and …

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