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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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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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Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine

World Bank Group - 2020

In Q2, Russia's GDP contracted sharply, faced with domestic supply and demand, and terms of trade shocks. Yet supported by exports, GDP growth performed slightly above expectations. In the third quarter, as COVID-19 cases declined, restrictions eased and on the back of fiscal, monetary, and...

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Assessing Country Readiness for COVID-19 Vaccines : First Insights from the Assessment Rollout

World Bank Group - 2021

The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the largest public health initiative ever undertaken, presents challenges …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities and Hesitancy in Iraq : Results from June, July, and August 2021 Rounds of Iraq High Frequency Phone Survey (IHFPS)

World Bank Group - 2022

's population that is vaccinated remains very low. For a more in-depth understanding of the state of vaccination in Iraq, this note … presents findings on Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination disparities and hesitancy from the last three rounds of the Iraq High … vaccination trend among adult Iraqis, however, resistance to the vaccine remain high. Fear and mistrust towards the Covid-19 …

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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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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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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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