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Stangl, Anne; Carr, Dara; Brady, Laura; Eckhaus, Traci; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

actors ranging from health providers to local policy makers intensify the marginalization of vulnerable groups at highest … risk, driving them further from the reach of health services and much-needed prevention, treatment, care, and support …. Daily harassment and abuse also cause health problems and adversely affect mental health, thereby leading to depression …

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Reducing Inequality for Shared Growth in China : Strategy and Policy Options for Guangdong Province

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

investing in people through more equitable service delivery in compulsory education, skill development, and health care, with …

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The U.S.- Honduras Remittance Corridor : Acting on Opportunities to Increase Financial Inclusion and Foster Development of a Transnational Economy

Endo, Isaku; Hirsch, Sarah; Rogge, Jan; Borowik, Kamil - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This report on the U.S.- Honduras remittance corridor describes the remittance regulatory and market environment, financial inclusion strategies by financial institutions, transnational economic activities, and the impacts of remittances on the Honduran economy. Six areas provide the focus of...

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Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa : Challenges to Linking Remittances to the Use of Formal Services

Endo, Isaku; Namaaji, Jane; Kulathunga, Anoma - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The purpose of this study is to gather a broad spectrum of remittance data related to Uganda and the three remittance corridors and compile such information in a comprehensive report with a view to sharing knowledge and expertise. In addition to knowledge sharing, it is expected that the...

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HIV/AIDS in the Western Balkans : Priorities for Early Prevention in a High-Risk Environment

Godinho, Joana; Jaganjac, Nedim; Eckertz, Dorothee; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

In recent years, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has seen the world's fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Balkans countries and territories under study - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the UN-administered Kosovo -- have reported over 2,000 HIV/AIDS cases...

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Improving Effectiveness and Outcomes for the Poor in Health, Nutrition, and Population : An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support since 1997

Group, Independent Evaluation - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Corporation (IFC) health, nutrition, and population (HNP) strategies to enhance the effectiveness of future support. It covers the … the country level, while that of IFC focuses on the performance of health investments and advisory services before and … after its 2002 health strategy. The themes it covers are drawn from the two strategies and the approaches adopted by …

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World Development Indicators 2010

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

The 1998 edition of world development indicators initiated a series of annual reports on progress toward the International development goals. In the foreword then, World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn recognized that 'by reporting regularly and systematically on progress toward the targets...

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At the Crossroads Choice for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Verspoor, Adriaan M - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The challenges of education development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) at the beginning of the 21st century are urgent and unprecedented. Faced with persistent gaps in the coverage of primary schooling, almost all countries have launched major efforts to ensure that all children will have the...

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Africa Development Indicators 2011

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

This year's Africa development indicators, which covers some 1,700 macroeconomic, sectoral, and human development indicators dating to the 1960s, comes at a critical time for Sub-Saharan Africa's 48 countries and 841 million people. After a decade of economic growth at nearly 5 percent a year,...

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Global Monitoring Report 2011 : Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs

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This report has been prepared jointly by the staffs of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This year we are facing historic development challenges from natural disasters, to food and fuel price spikes, and profound change in the Middle East. Despite high beverage growth in...

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