"Even with our most conservative estimates, the magnitude of learning gains achievable through lead eradication is comparable to many popular policy initiatives to improve education quality in the developing world." academic.oup.com/wbro/advance-a…

Alrernate headline: Nutrition may be better value for money than vaccination. 🧐 Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting Center for Global Development astishafira Javier H Guzman Cruz Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance UNICEF World Health Organization (WHO) World Bank Health Eleanor Crook Foundation Janeen Madan Keller Jubilee Ahazie Ole Frithjof Norheim #DCP4

In what ways can World Bank & World Health Organization (WHO)'s joint Universal Health Coverage Knowledge Hub bridge gaps between the finance and health communities? Focus on: 📦 Benefits Packages 🗳️ Politics 📊 Analytics 🤝 Assistance More on these key areas: bit.ly/3SKnOt6

📢A 27-country test of communicating scientific consensus on climate! Our new paper led by the brilliant Bojana Većkalov (bojanaveckalov.bsky.social) & Sandra Geiger. Expert consensus reduces misperceptions globally & increases belief in GW, esp among those with low trust on the right! nature.com/articles/s4156…

💸How Cost-Effective Is Global Health Aid? 📣Please check out our new paper! Center for Global Development Brian Webster Dr. Karen Grépin et al cgdev.org/blog/how-cost-… cgdev.org/publication/co…

How Cost-Effective Is Global Health Aid? Victoria Fan Center For Global Development cgdev.org/blog/how-cost-…

Newest Center for Global Development blog, relevant for #mpox financing: The Curious Case of No Take-up for Pandemic Preparedness Funding from the @IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility Victoria Fan Sun Kim Sanjeev Gupta Mark Plant World Health Organization (WHO) World Bank G20 Brasil cgdev.org/blog/curious-c…

In a NEW working paper, Victoria Fan, Brian Webster, & more delve into a long-standing debate in #globalhealth: Is #healthaid good value for money? Explore their main findings, how donors differ, and future directions: bit.ly/3XjRy2w

Perverse incentives: "...with $6.58 billion for all sector IDA grants compared to $5.3 billion for Global Fund in 2022...it seems logical that finance ministries would prioritize sectors other than health..." cgdev.org/blog/curious-c…

🚨Hiring! World Health Organization (WHO)’s Director of Data & Analytics.   Lead the way in global health data. Join a world-class team to improve data quality, set standards & support countries to enhance health information systems.    Come & make a measurable impact: careers.who.int/careersection/…

On September 10, join us in a webinar on #Telehealth with cases from Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. This is part of a series of webinars organized by Inter-American Development Bank, @Pahowho and @BancoMundialLac 🔗Register here: bit.ly/webinartelesal…

Non-accrual (default) events by country and by lender Inter-American Development Bank

In 20 occasions since 1995, tropical cyclones have caused damages estimated at more than 10% of GDP in the #Caribbean and Oceania—and in eight of these cases, the estimated damages exceeded 50 percent of GDP.  blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechan… # via World Bank Climate

Love this paper - 61% of health aid project descriptions mention at least one of the list of highly cost-effective interventions. Is that glass half-full or half-empty?

China redistributes quite effectively but fiscal system’s progressivity could be enhanced by a larger share of PIT, reducing healthcare user fees, and raising transfers.