How Côte d’Ivoire Became a Model for Managing Vaccine Hesitancy
Côte d’Ivoire has introduced an ambitious goal of having 40% of its population vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by the end of the year and 57% by the end of 2022. A community mobilization campaign supported by the World Bank helped boost vaccination rates from 2,000 per day to more than 20,000 each day.
Healthier Air for a Healthier Planet
Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental risk to health, which cost the globe an estimated $8.1 trillion in 2019. Tackling air pollution represents an obvious component of the World Bank’s mission to eradicate poverty and promote shared prosperity. What is less obvious, however, is what, exactly, can be done to address this problem.
Can Entire Economies Be Held Hostage by Climate Change?
Join our Development Podcast team as they examine one of the biggest challenges facing the global community today: climate change.
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