Access to antiretroviral treatment has expanded rapidly in South Africa, making it the country in the world with the largest treatment program. As antiretroviral treatment coverage continues to rise in...
This report discusses the remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He was honored to share the Prince Mahidol award with a distinguished group of individuals who have spent many...
A major element in the design of a legal aid system is its fiscal viability. This requires that important decisions be made regarding the scale and scope of public access to legal aid. That is, critical...
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment and intra-household resource allocation : children's nutrition and schooling...
This press release announces that in twenty-two countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia and Pacific, disruption of HIV prevention and treatment programs is expected over the...
Thailand has enjoyed some remarkable successes in improving the overall health status of the population. During 1964-2000, life expectancy at birth substantially increased from 55.9 years to 69.4 years...
This World Bank North American affairs newsletter includes some of the following headlines: African first ladies join forces, help change lives; AIDS treatment is a life-time commitment - but who will...
On December 6, 2006, exchanges among African countries of experiences on the two-year old Treatment Acceleration Project (TAP) was at the pinnacle of the World Bank’s two-week long activities in observance...
The purpose of this report is to advise the Thai government and Thai society at large about the full range of benefits, costs, and consequences that are likely to result from the decision to expand public...
Each issue of this newsletter includes the following sections: Leadership Forum, Featured Reading, Event, Bulletin Board, Archives and information on newsletter subscription. The paper featured in the...
This news release, dated August 13, 2004, announces as the Government of India takes stock of its first four months of distributing free antiretroviral medications for human immunodeficiency virus and...
This news release, dated June 18, 2004, announces the World Bank Board approved an International Development Association (IDA) grant of United States (U.S.) 60 million dollars in support of a regional...
Because AIDS affects primarily the most productive age group and is fatal and widespread, it will have a larger impact on African development than other more common diseases. Infection rates are higher...
This paper estimates the macroeconomic impact of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on the sub-Saharan economies by projecting the growth trajectories of 30 countries with and without the AIDS...