The objective of the Renewable Energy and Energy Access Project is to increase access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Lesotho. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include:...
The Solomon Islands government plays key roles in the health sector, as a funder, regulator, and provider of nearly all health services. Health services are funded, managed, and delivered by the Ministry...
Pakistan’s overall national health budget had a high rate of execution from 2016 to 2019, averaging 95 percent. However, execution rates between provinces as well as between categories of spending varied...
Health budget allocation and execution are critical to ensuring that health systems function effectively, equitably, and sustainably. The importance of budget execution in health extends far beyond mere...
The Lao People's Democratic Republic has a high execution rate for its overall health budget, ranging from 89 to 104 percent from 2015 to 2019. Aggregated execution rates are generally high across the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to achieving Universal Health Care by 2030. Progress toward this goal faces challenges due to limitations in the execution and allocation of the country's...
Ethiopia achieves a high overall rate of execution of its health budget. From 2016 to 2021 the health budget execution rate averaged 95 percent of the original budget allocation. The health budget execution...
The global prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to escalate, leading to a substantial burden of disease. NCDs account for 74 percent of all global deaths, causing approximately 41 million...
The development objectives of Improving Inclusion of Vulnerable Children with Disabilities Project for Djibouti is two-fold: improve access to (i) learning opportunities for vulnerable children with disabilities...
The Thailand Economic Monitor (TEM) reports on key developments in Thailand’s economy over the past six months, situates these changes in the context of global trends and Thailand’s longer-term economic...
This brief focuses on key issues faced by women in Somalia and the highlighted approaches to resolve them.
In this issue, learn about pickle juice, supplements, a book review, Ethiopian cuisine, World Hepatitis Day, a recipe, how to shape your family's eating habits, and a success story on trusting the process.
The development objective of the Health, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Development Program for Cote d'Ivoire is to improve utilization of quality health, nutrition and early years development services...
The development objective of the Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project (QEHSSSP) for Sierra Leone is to increase utilization and improve quality of maternal and child health services...
Ratings for the Improving Quality of Health Care Services and Efficiency Project for Colombia were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring...