This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … dominance of poverty over mortality is reversed in a counterfactual "herd immunity" scenario: without any policy intervention …

mortality (a presumed proxy for improvements in health services), concentrating on the countries that increased their health …, Rwanda, and Malawi, budget support did have a positive effect on health spending and, except for Rwanda, neonatal mortality …

, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing …

on the effectiveness of foreign aid in reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Using data from …-income countries from 1996 through 2015. Our results show that the effects of total foreign aid on maternal mortality are limited, but … reductions in maternal mortality. Given these targeted effects, it is important to channel more donor assistance to the promotion …

reduction that can be largely attributed to the substantial progress made in reducing child mortality worldwide. We also observe …