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Fresh Money for Health? The (False?) Promise of “Innovative Financing” for Health in Malawi

open access: yesHealth Systems & Reform, 2018
Since 2013, the government of Malawi has been pursuing a number of health reforms, which include plans to increase domestic financing for health through “innovative financing.” As part of these reforms, Malawi has sought to raise additional tax revenue ...
Collins Chansa   +6 more
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Financial Protection in Health among the Elderly – A Global Stocktake

open access: yesHealth Systems & Reform, 2021
Universal Health Coverage is one of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and it implies that everyone can access the healthcare they need without suffering financial hardship.
Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positioning the World Bank

open access: yesThe Economic Journal, 1999
This article examines the rationale for the World Bank and explores whether its objective is best served by its current mix of activities. We are critical of the Bank's reliance on conditionality, and advocate evolution into a Knowledge Bank, which would lend with few conditions to countries with good policies and good institutions, and would ...
Gilbert, Christopher Leslie   +2 more
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Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2023

open access: yes, 2023
IEG’s Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2023 report, also known as the RAP 2023, examines the evolution of project-level results and performance of the World Bank Group, including the World ...
World Bank
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Child Health Outcome Inequalities in Low and Middle Income Countries

open access: yesHealth Systems & Reform, 2021
Prior to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era, considerable progress was made toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) health indicators.
Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender in Bolivian Production : Reducing Differences in Formality and Productivity of Firms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
A main goal of this study is to determine the variables responsible for the lower formality of women-owned businesses. The companion study (the World Bank 2007a) shows that Bolivia's informal sector is the
World Bank
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Analysis of Long-Term Variable Renewable Energy Heavy Capacity Plans Including Electric Vehicle and Hydrogen Scenarios: Methodology and Illustrative Case Study for Turkey

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
Following COP26, many countries are embarking on decarbonization strategies for the power sector that may include inter alia storage, hydrogen, and carbon capture (and storage).
Thomas Nikolakakis   +3 more
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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update 2010, Volume 1 : Emerging Stronger from the Crisis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
East Asia has recovered from the economic and financial crisis. Largely thanks to China, the region's output, exports and employment have mostly returned to the levels before the crisis. Leading the global
World Bank
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The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of google searches

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Real-time data is essential for policymakers to adapt to a rapidly evolving situation like the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from 221 countries and territories, we demonstrate the capacity of Google search data to anticipate reported COVID-19 cases and ...
Robert Marty   +3 more
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How prevalent is COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in low-income and middle-income countries and what are the key drivers of hesitancy? Results from 53 countries

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study aims to estimate the levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in 53 low-income and middle-income countries, differences across population groups in hesitancy, and self-reported reasons for being hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine ...
Julia Dayton Eberwein   +7 more
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