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Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

Argentina's youth, 6.7 million between the ages of 15 and 24, are an important, but to a certain extent untapped, resource for development. Over 2 million (31 percent) have already engaged in risky behaviors, and another 1 million (15 percent) are exposed to risk factors that are correlated with...

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A Decade of Aid to the Health Sector in Somalia 2000-2009

Capobianco, Emanuele; Naidu, Veni - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This study reviews: (1) how levels of donor financing of the health sector in Somalia varied over the decade 2000 …-09, (2) which health interventions were prioritized by donors, and (3) how evenly health sector aid was distributed to the … different zones of Somalia. The overall aim of the study was to create evidence for donors, implementers, and health specialists …

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The World Bank Annual Report 2011

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

Executive Directors continued to play an important role as the World Bank faced many challenges in a global post crisis economy. The Board considered a number of key documents in preparation for the committee on development effectiveness meetings. These included the World Development Report...

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Reducing Geographical Imbalances of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Labor Market Perspective on What Works, What Does Not, and Why

Lemiere, Christophe; Herbst, Christopher H.; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

urban-rural imbalances of categories of health workers) from a labor economics perspective. It then uses insights from this … World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). The report is divided into five main sections. The first section focuses … on economic policies related to Human Resources for Health (HRH) objectives. It argues that policymaking has ignored …

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Atlas of Global Development : Third Edition

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

Human and economic developments are closely linked to geography. The mission of the World Bank Group is to assist countries to overcome poverty and establish a sustainable path for their development. Providing reliable information about the state of the world and its people is an important part...

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Conditional Cash Transfers : Reducing Present and Future Poverty

Fiszbein, Ariel; Schady, Norbert; Ferreira, Francisco H.G. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

report also considers the rationale for conditioning the transfers on the use of specific health and education services by …" between parents and their children; or if there are large externalities to investments in health and education. Political …

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Investing in Communities Achieves Results : Findings from an Evaluation of Community Responses to HIV and AIDS

Rodriguez-García, Rosalía; Bonnel, René; Wilson, David; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The overview summarizes the evaluation of community responses (15 studies, including 11 evaluations carried out in 8 countries). It presents the evaluation questions, the methodology, the key results achieved by community responses along the continuum of prevention, treatment, care and support,...

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Preventing HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : A Window of Opportunity to Act

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

This document presents the rationale for addressing HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region (including Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the West...

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 1. Essential Surgery

Debas, Haile T.; Donkor, Peter; Gawande, Atul; Jamison, … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of priority health interventions. The volume presents data on the surgical burden of … disease, disability, congenital anomalies, and trauma, along with health impact and economic analyses of procedures, platforms ….5 million deaths a year and rank among the most cost effective of all health interventions. Existing health care delivery …

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Promoting Healthy Living in Latin America and the Caribbean : Governance of Multisectoral Activities to Prevent Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases

Bonilla-Chacín, María Eugenia - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This report examines the health and economic impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in Latin America and the … policy decisions involving multi-sectoral interventions to prevent health risk factors are taken, which stakeholders directly …

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