This paper is part of additional efforts supported by the World Bank Global Tobacco Control Program to inform the Government of Vietnam on options for tobacco taxation by providing estimates of the impact...
This current analysis presents an overview of this WBG report (including a discussion of tobacco tax administration and strategies proven effective in addressing illicit trade as an integral approach to...
Tobacco taxes are recognized as an effective policy tool to reduce tobacco consumption and improve health outcomes; however, policy makers often hesitate to use them because of their possible regressive...
On April 19, 2018, the World Bank Group (WBG), with the support of the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Embassy of Canada, organized a high-level symposium on global mental health challenges and...
This note summarizes work on global mental health that has been conducted recently with the support of the World Bank Group (WBG). It provides an overview of the global events, country programs, technical...
As part of the ongoing tax policy dialogue with the Government of Ethiopia, the World BankGroup organized a workshop in Addis Ababa, on June 20, 2016, to discuss tobacco use, its healthimpact, and excise...
An estimated 1.25 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year, and between 20 and 50 million people are seriously injured. Every traffic crash is an individual loss. Existing estimates of...
Sustainable access to affordable, high-quality medicines is an important component in all health care systems but remains limited in many African countries. Supply and distribution of medicines are a fundamental...
This paper for senior World Bank (Bank) management and staff describes the current status and impact of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in southern Africa, the strategic...
This study reviews the rapidly growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly in the Africa region, its devastating impact on development, and the desperate need for urgent action. Two thirds of the world's HIV/AIDS...