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Verification of Performance in Results-Based Financing Programs: The Case of Plan Nacer in Argentina
Perazzo, Alfredo; Josephson, Erik - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Verification in results-based financing (RBF) mechanisms is one of the key differentiators between it and related health financing structures such as social health insurance. Verifying that providers have achieved reported performance in RBF mechanisms is considered a crucial part of program...
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Pakistan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and health MDGs are off track. Despite slow progress, maternal health indicators have improved: maternal mortality has declined by over half in 20 years. A half of deliveries has been...
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South Asia: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
the Maldives to 1.2 billion in India. The economies range from fragile and low-income to middle-income countries. SAR …
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Involving men in reproductive and fertility issues: insights from Punjab
Kamran, Iram; Khan, Mumraiz; Tasneem, Zeba - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This study explored Pakistani (especially Punjabi) couples' dynamics during their decision processes on fertility intentions and practices, along with community perceptions of male-focused interventions as well as men's suggestions for future intervention strategies. It drew on three sources a...
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Maldives: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …
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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to …
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Information and Communication Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening
Otto, Kate; Shekar, Meera; Herbst, Christopher H.; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain management, health care financing, governance and service...
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Global inequality : from class to location, from proletarians to migrants
Milanovic, Branko - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
Inequality between world citizens in mid-19th century was such that at least a half of it could be explained by income … differences between workers and capital-owners in individual countries. Real income of workers in most countries was similar and …, the situation has changed fundamentally: more than 80 percent of global income differences is due to large gaps in mean …
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Wage rigidity and disinflation in emerging countries
Messina, Julian; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
This paper examines the consequences of rapid disinflation for downward wage rigidities in two emerging countries, Brazil and Uruguay, relying on high quality matched employer-employee administrative data. Downward nominal wage rigidities are more important in Uruguay, while wage indexation is...
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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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