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
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
KABUL PROVINCE – A full-color image of the human body is beamed on the screen. Heavy drapes block sunlight and all that shines in the classroom are the tips of ballpoint pens as the young women furiously...
Date: April 10, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW DELHI, March 23, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank today signed a credit agreement for the US$100 million Uttarakhand Health Systems Development...
Date: March 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Represents a Critical Step toward Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals for Women, Children and Adolescent Health DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, Jan. 19, 2017 – MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J.,...
Date: January 19, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NEW DELHI, January 13, 2017 – The Government of India, the Government of Nagaland and the World Bank today signed a US$ 48 million credit agreement to improve the quality of health care services in the...
Date: January 16, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Challenge Significant development challenges remain in the health sector, including poverty, insufficient resources for health, changes in spectrum of diseases, malpractice, and poor health knowledge....
Date: January 15, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Enjil District, Herat Province – The baby cries aloud as the nurse administers two vaccines to protect him from the deadly polio virus and tetanus. The nurse tells the baby’s mother, Zahra, not to touch...
Date: November 1, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
HERAT CITY, Herat Province – A little girl rests on her hospital bed with several tubes attached to her body, one of which is connected to a dialysis machine next to the bed. On the other side of the room,...
Date: October 26, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
New research from World Bank shows that antimicrobial resistance would increase poverty and affect poorest countries the most NEW YORK, September 19, 2016—Drug-resistant infections have the potential to...
Date: September 20, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Lin, 22, holds her seven-week-old daughter firmly as she wraps a piece of cloth tightly around the baby’s body. She is waiting to meet a health worker about family planning at the Maternal Neonatal and...
Date: August 15, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
China's innovations in health and cooperative healthcare decades ago showed the world that it was possible to improve healthcare and greatly increase life expectancy for hundreds of millions of people....
Date: July 23, 2016
Type: Opinion
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2016—In Guinea, Sierra Leone and Senegal, more than 33.3 million people will benefit from stronger health systems and more effective disease surveillance systems through US$110 million...
Date: June 29, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2016—The World Bank today approved $150 million in additional financing to help strengthen Bangladesh’s health systems and improve health services, particularly for the poor. This...
Date: June 24, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LIBREVILLE, June 20, 2016 - In January 2016, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) on Digital Dividends alerted the global community to the fact that while the internet, mobile...
Date: June 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NASAWARA STATE, June 9, 2016 – At the Model Primary Health Care Center, more than 25 expectant mothers line the hallway waiting patiently for the weekly antenatal session to begin. A nurse soon appears...
Date: June 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2016—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved $575 million in additional financing in International Development Association (IDA)* credit to scale up its support in the...
Date: June 7, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
$122 million injection for regional project into TB battle WASHINGTON, May 26, 2016—Southern Africa’s capacity to mount an effective regional response to tuberculosis (TB) and occupational lung diseases...
Date: May 26, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2016 – Today, the World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$80 million loan for the Social Health Insurance Project aimed at improving accessibility, quality, and efficiency...
Date: April 27, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
By Melanie Mayhew, Communications Officer She raced out of the white tent, her family cheering and clapping wildly when they saw her coming. They embraced her, broke into song and praised God for sparing...
Date: April 11, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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