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Childhood health and the changing distribution of foreign aid: Evidence from Nigeria’s transition to lower-middle-income status

Dolan CB, Saunders M, BenYishay A PLOS One (2020) CC

With sustained economic growth in many parts of the developing world, an increasing number of countries are transitioning away from the most subsidized development finance as they exceed income and other qualification requirements. Cross-country evidence suggests that Development Assistance Committe... more

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C20 Eight Proposed Recommendations for Effective G20 Agenda on Finance and Health

Civil Society 20 (C20) - Saudi Arabia 2020 (2020) CC

As a global community of +750 representatives of the world’s civil society, the C20 official Engagement Group of the G20 is submitting a list of policy priorities for the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors meeting on July 18th and the G20 Extraordinary Sherpa Meeting on July 2... more

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What can low-income countries do to provide relief for the poor and the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Özler B. (2020) C3

As countries like the United States pass temporary legislation to cushion the massive blow that is on the horizon that is about to hit many of their citizens – poor and not poor – it is important to think about the tools available to governments of low-income countries, what kind of preparations... more

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Social Protection and Jobs Responses to COVID-19

Gentilini U., M. Almenfi, I. Orton (2020) C2

This second edition of the “living paper” contributes to the global knowledge on how countries are responding to the pandemic by documenting real-time actions in a key area of response – that is, social protection measures planned or implemented by governments. For the purpose of this revie... more

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LESOTHO HIV Prevention Response and Modes of Transmission Analysis

Lesotho National AIDS Commission, Government of Lesotho UNAIDS | GAMET (2009) C2

This study, and similar studies in Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Uganda, and Zambia is the outcome of close collaborative by a team in Swaziland, with technical and financial support from the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNAIDS Geneva, and the World Bank's Global HIV... more

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Global Trends and Prospects

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2023) CC

According to most recent data, the world economy grew by 3.1 per cent in 2022. To many, the rebound suggested that a soft landing was possible in 2023, and that the key problems of the year 2022 – rising prices, supply-chain disruptions and recession risks – have been addressed. As a result, t... more

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The investment case for social protection in Malawi

Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Development; Unicef (2022) C_UNICEF

There has been a rapid expansion of cash-based, social protection programmes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years as Governments increasingly realise the enormous benefits cash transfers offer (World Bank, 2018). In fact, as an investment in human capital and inclusive economic development, ... more

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Multi-Sector Nutrition Education and Communication Strategy (NECS) II 2021-2025

Government of Malawi; Department of Nutrition; HIV and AIDS Ministry of Health (2021) CC2

The Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA) in Ministry of Health and Population is grateful to all stakeholders who contributed to the development of the Nutrition Education Communication Strategy II. The DNHA acknowledges the financial and technical support from the World Bank and USAID throu... more

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Publication: Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Uganda and Opportunities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

Alys, W.; Aziz, A.; Caran Ann, M. (2022) CC2

As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and provides recommendations for Ugandan policy makers and World... more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction Readiness Tool (VIRAT) Dashboard

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction Readiness Assessment Tool (VIRAT2), developed by WHO-PAHO, UNICEF, World Bank, Gavi, and other partners is a tool to help prepare countries for the introduction a COVID-19 vaccine. It provides a roadmap for introduction and a structured framework for countries to self-... more

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Money & Microbes: Strengthening clinical research capacity to prevent epidemics

International Vaccines Task Force (IVTF) (2018) C1

Robust clinical research capacity in low- and middle-income countries is key to stemming the spread of epidemics, according to a new report from the International Vaccines Task Force (IVTF). The report lays out how to develop the political support, financing and coordination required to build this c... more

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Save One Million Lives Program for Results

Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health (2016) C1

Program Implementation Manual (PIM)
The Save One Million Lives Program for Results (SOML PforR) is a Federal Government of Nigeria maternal and child health program, supported by the World Bank, which provides incentives based on achievement of results (health outcomes) and helps to drive insti... more

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Chapter 8 - Childhood Mental and Developmental Disorders (Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities)

J. G. Scott; C. Mihalopoulos; H. E. Erskine; et al. Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4). (2016) C2

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4). Patel V, Chisholm D, Dua T, et al., editors. Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2016 Mar 14.

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Emerging Minds Network

Emerging Minds (2020) CC

The Emerging Minds Network is committed to reducing the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by children and young people. As part of that, we hope to promote wellbeing through sharing positive practice and information. We hope to build a bank of community resources from and for our netw... more

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National Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy 2018–2022

Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS Government of Malawi (2018) CC2

This new Policy aims at ensuring that evidence-based, highimpact nutrition interventions are developed and implemented at scale. The Policy will be implemented in line with the overarching National Development Strategy, which considers nutrition as one of the priority area under the social developme... more

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Financing HIV Programming: How Much Should Low And Middle-Income Countries and their Donors Pay?

Galarraga, O.; V. J. Wirtz; Y. Santa-Ana-Tellez et al. PLOS One (2013) C1

Global HIV control funding falls short of need. To maximize health outcomes, it is critical that national governments sustain reasonable commitments, and that international donor assistance be distributed according to country needs and funding gaps. We develop a country classification framework in t... more

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Working Paper 46 - Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset

Dreher, A.; A. Fuchs; B. Parks et al. AidData at William & Mary (2017) CC

This paper introduces a new dataset of official financing—including foreign aid and other forms of concessional and non-concessional state financing—from China to 138 countries between 2000 and 2014. We use these data to investigate whether and to what extent Chinese aid affects economic growth ... more

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International Council of Nurses - Consejo Internacional de Enfermeras - Conseil International des Infirmières - Website

International Council of Nurses (2021) CC

The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations, representing the more than 27 million nurses worldwide. ICN's ever-increasing networks and connections to people reinforce the importance of strong linkages with national, regional and international n... more

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GLobal IDEntifier Number (GLIDE) number

Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) (2018) CC

Accessing disaster information can be a time consuming and laborious task. Not only is data scattered but frequently identification of the disaster can be confusing in countries with many disaster events. To address both of these issues, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) proposed a globally com... more

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Childhood Disability and Poverty

Daniel Mont Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2

As the Convention of the Rights of Children recognizes, children are human beings with a distinct set of rights, and not the passive objects of care and charity. They deserve to be full participants in society, and to live lives free of poverty. But for children, living in poverty is particularly im... more