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United Kingdom and Canada Contribute to the Global Financing Facility for Every Woman Every Child
Investments in Innovative Financing and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Will Enable Countries to Accelerate Progress on Family Planning LONDON – The Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support...
Date: July 11, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Child Marriage Will Cost Developing Countries Trillions of Dollars by 2030, Says World Bank/ICRW Report
HIGHLIGHTS The new report finds that ending child marriage:Would have a large positive effect on the educational attainment of girls and their children and increase women’s expected earnings and household...
Date: June 27, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Infographic: Putting a Price Tag on Child Marriage
According to the Economic Impacts of Child Marriage report published by the World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), child marriage will cost developing countries trillions...
Date: June 27, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
A US$150 Million Package to Boost Lebanon’s Healthcare Services
Washington, June 26, 2017 – The World Bank is injecting US$120 million into Lebanon’s health care system as part of a larger package to provide thousands of poor families with a critical service that has...
Date: June 26, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Supporting Better Health Services for Mothers and Children in Tajikistan
Poverty reduction in Tajikistan has been significant over the past couple of decades. From 2000 to 2015, poverty fell from over 83% to about 31%, while economic growth averaged at 7.7%. Despite this important...
Date: June 21, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Building Human Capital in Madagascar
Idealisoa Ravaohelimanana, a 25-year-old mother of two, routinely visits the community nutrition center in Andafiavaratra village to monitor her baby Tinah’s growth. Idealisoa has also been sending her...
Date: June 20, 2017 Type: Opinion Language: English
US$50 million to Support Health Services to Poor Jordanians and Syrian Refugees
Washington DC, June 13, 2017— The World Bank Group has committed US$50 million to support the Government of Jordan in maintaining the delivery of primary and secondary health services to poor uninsured...
Date: June 13, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
After Ebola, Liberia’s Health System on Path to Recovery
Shirley Kamara, 37, an expectant mother, smiled as she received medical care at C.H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, just over 40 miles (68 km) north of Monrovia. “Our hospital is far better now since the Ebola...
Date: June 7, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Monitoring and Incentives Key to Improve Health and Education Service Delivery in Jordan
Amman, June 5, 2017— Jordan can improve the quality of health and education services by using incentives and increasing monitoring to strengthen accountability, according to a new World Bank report entitled...
Date: June 5, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Zimbabwe Improves the Livability of its Urban Areas with Peer Performance Appraisal
HARARE, June 1, 2017 - Mention the Bulawayo City Council to Mildred Dube, a resident of the city, and her face lights up. “That must be the best run council in Zimbabwe,” she says. “They have a call center...
Date: June 1, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Strong Progress but Challenges Remain in Health Sector in Afghanistan
Improvement in key health indicators sets new benchmark in spite of serious insecurity KABUL – JUNE 01, 2017 – The World Bank today announced the results of a review of progress achieved in the health...
Date: June 1, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
New World Bank Project to Invest in Technology that Addresses India’s Public Health Priorities
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2017 – The World Bank will support India in developing an innovative biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry, which is globally competitive and addresses the country’s major...
Date: May 31, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Vouchers that Make Having a Baby Safe and Cheap for More Ugandan Women
KANUNGU, May 30, 2017 - Anna Katushabe’s daughter came into the world in early May by Caesarean-section delivery, and so both mother and daughter spent longer than expected in Rugyeyo Community Hospital....
Date: May 30, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
World Bank Extends New Support to Reduce Stunting in Pakistan
WASHINGTON- May 26, 2017—The World Bank approved today a credit of $61.6 million to contribute to the reduction of stunting among children under 5 years of age in Pakistan by targeting the most affected...
Date: May 26, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic

New report outlines how to break the cycle of ‘panic and neglect’ and finance country-level pandemic preparedness

Date: May 25, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
Better Healthcare Reduces Mortality for Afghan Mothers and Children
SHARISTAN DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – A father sits on a wooden chair and caresses his child, who is lying on a bed with his hand in a bandage. In a corner, a doctor checks the case papers of an elderly...
Date: May 22, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Young and Pregnant: Reducing Teenage Pregnancy and Improving Food and Health in Zambia
LUSAKA, May 16, 2017 – As a vibrant teenager pursuing her studies in Western Zambia’s Kaoma district, 16-year-old Prudence Makufeni suddenly faced a life-changing situation: pregnant, she dropped out of...
Date: May 16, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Celebrating 15 Years of Reengagement in Afghanistan
Achievement #1 On May 15, 2002, James Wolfensohn, the World Bank Group President at that time, officially reopened the World Bank Office in Kabul after 23 years of the office being closed....
Date: May 15, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
Lebanon Starts to Get Rid of Persistent Organic Pollutants that Endanger Environment and Health
On 21 December 2016, Lebanon successfully got rid of 91 tons of high-risk persistent organic pollutants and the equipment using it, both of which posed a risk to the country’s environment and everyone’s...
Date: May 12, 2017 Type: Feature Story Language: English
World Bank Group Board Endorses Use of IDA Regional Funds for the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today endorsed the use of US$50 million in regional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to fund the Pandemic...
Date: May 11, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English

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