The present document is the second of a
series of studies on the sustainability of SUMAR Program in
Argentina, as the main public health project that has been
implemented...
Type: ReportReport#: 167569Date: December 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Tonga has one of the highest rates of
overweight and obesity in the world. As a result, Tonga has
seen a significant increase in the number of premature
deaths from...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 164768Date: October 5, 2021
Heavy episodic drinking or binge
drinking is a major concern in Tonga. With alcohol affecting
blood sugar levels, there is a strong link between alcohol
and non-communicable...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 164767Date: October 5, 2021
Tonga is one of the Pacific Island
Countries (PICs) with high tobacco consumption prevalence.
Smokers get younger; the prevalence of tobacco use among
school children...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 164770Date: October 5, 2021
Tonga has experienced a high burden of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. The
increase in behavioral-related risk factors such as smoking,
poor...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 164769Date: October 5, 2021
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European
Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program,
which was launched in October 2011, is an initiative of the
Organisation...
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European
Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program,
which was launched in October 2011, is an initiative of the
Organization...
In 2017, an estimated 1.2 million people
in sub-Saharan Africa became infected with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). More than one-third of these
infections occurred...
Over one-third of women around the world
are victims of physical or sexual violence. Many of them
live-in low-income countries where individuals are often
socialized...
India has amongst the highest rates of
child undernutrition in the world, but these rates have been
declining rapidly during the past decade. The Ministry of
Women and...
Type: ReportReport#: 177490Date: July 31, 2021Author:
World Bank
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European
Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program,
which was launched in October 2011, is an EU funded
initiative of...
This note presents the results of the
eleventh round of a nationally representative telephone
survey. Data collection took place between June 28 and July
20, 2021. In...
Type: BriefReport#: 167956Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Costantini,Marco ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo, et Adama
This note presents the results of the
eleventh round of a nationally representative telephone
survey. Data collection took place between June 28 and July
20, 2021. In...
Type: BriefReport#: 167956Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Costantini,Marco ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo, et Adama
This report focuses on the workshop
which presented the findings and recommendations of the
World Bank report, using taxation to address the rise of
noncommunicable...
As part of the dissemination strategy of
the evaluation report of Tonga’s NCD taxation policy, the
government of Tonga and the World Bank team jointly
conducted a series...
This report provides the findings of an
administrative inquiry by the World Bank Group Integrity
Vice Presidency (INT) into allegations of misconduct in
connection with...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161123Date: June 1, 2021
This note presents the findings of the
ninth round of a nationally representative telephone survey
(HFPS). The BFA COVID-19 HFPS – Round 9 was administered
between April...
Type: BriefReport#: 167949Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Costantini,Marco ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo, et Adama
This note presents the result of the
tenth round of a nationally representative telephone survey.
Data collection took place between May 25 and June 17, 2021.
In addition...
Type: BriefReport#: 167952Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Costantini,Marco ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo, et Adama
This note presents the findings of the
ninth round of a nationally representative telephone survey
(HFPS). The BFA COVID-19 HFPS – Round 9 was administered
between April...
Type: BriefReport#: 167949Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Costantini,Marco ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo, et Adama
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