The development objective of Improving Mental Health Services Project in Sint Maarten is to improve the capacity of mental health service delivery in Sint Maarten. This restructuring requires an additional...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries struggled with lower vaccination rates compared to wealthier countries, posing challenges to reducing virus transmission, mitigating healthcare...
This study uses a cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a nationwide malaria prevention advertising campaign delivered through social media in India. Ads were randomly assigned...
The proliferation of misinformation and disinformation threatens to erode the credibility of public institutions and limit their capacity to implement policies that enhance public well-being. While...
Ratings of Development Policy Financing with Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option Project for Bhutan were as follows: overall outcome was moderately satisfactory, relevance of prior actions was satisfactory, ...
Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Extensive geographical diversity and exposure to a wide range of climate-related hazards, a strong dependency on agriculture ...
Female labor force participation in Mashreq countries is notably low due to a range of structural constraints that are further exacerbated by gender norms. This knowledge brief highlights lessons learned...
Through proactive and visionary leadership, Abu Dhabi was able to use the COVID-19 crisis to accelerate the introduction and adoption of digital health tools to protect the health of at-risk populations...
This report describes how governments can use digital technologies and data to deliver new, more, better, and seamless health services that people can easily want, access, and rely on. It lays out recommendations...
La Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) desempeña un papel crucialen el sistema de salud de Costa Rica, y en su acción recopila y gestiona una grancantidad de datos relacionados con...
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks, and sugar-sweetened beverages. The...
La Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) desempeña un papel crucialen el sistema de salud de Costa Rica, y en su acción recopila y gestiona una grancantidad de datos relacionados con...
The DRC CO High-Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) calls individuals from the social registry in Eastern DRC that was built up by the Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) program and managed by Fonds Social...
Financial incentives are a promising approach for HIV prevention. Some studies have shown that financial incentive interventions aimed to promote positive health and social behaviors have mixed or harmful...
Female sex workers are a key population who experience a disproportionately high burden of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. A growing body of evidence suggests that financial incentives can...
Can mass public health messages change behavior during a crisis? I assess the impact of a COVID-19 focused SMS text-messaging campaign launched in May 2020 with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection...
In the wake of the pandemic, the greatest obstacle to COVID-19 vaccination in the Caribbean is vaccine acceptance and uptake rather than supply. Social media surveys were conducted in three Caribbean...