The World Bank is working with the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) to support stronger citizen engagement in developing countries. In Indonesia, the GPSA has awarded a grant to...
Cameroon’s Northwest region has some of the worst health and poverty outcomes in the country. Since 2011, with financing from the Government, IDA – the World Bank’s Fund for the poorest countries,...
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project (MCNHRP) to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health...
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project (MCNHRP) to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health...
Shouldn't a baby in Ethiopia and a baby in the U.S. have the same opportunity to be born safely? The Global Financing Facility in support of Every Woman Every Child, launched in July 2015, aims to...
With China’s impressive growth in recent decades it has been able to make great strides in reducing child and maternal mortality and establishing near-universal health insurance coverage. But with a...
Conditional cash transfer programs have proven to be an effective tool for helping reduce poverty. As use of such programs grows, development experts and policymakers are considering how to...
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project (MCNHRP) to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health...
Early Implementation Experiences of PforR in HNP Global Practice - The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Support PforR Operation in Ethiopia is a five-year program (2013-2018) that seeks to improve...
The government of The Gambia is implementing the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project (MCNHRP) to increase the use of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health...
An innovative program that allows health clinics to spend funds on what they need most has resulted in healthy babies and moms in Zambia. The World Bank's Health Results Innovation Trust Fund is...
During the last decade, violence against women and girls also referred to as “violence against women,” has gained international recognition as a grave social and human rights concern affecting...
Across many countries in Sub Saharan Africa, a tremendous economic potential remains untapped. Women. If properly equipped and economically empowered, women could substantially contribute to the...
What does a midwife do all day? In Nigeria, approximately one million mothers and children die every year from preventable diseases. Many of these deaths can be avoided if pregnant women and young...