Inter-American Development Bank
- Through their participation in the Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee, the IDB contributed financial support to the regional initiative that eradicated polio in Latin America in 1991. The Committee played a crucial role in maintaining political and social will for the initiative.
- Since 2002, the IDB has assisted the extension of Mexico’s Progresa program through a $1 billion loan, its largest loan ever to Mexico. The Progresa program has provided poor rural households with conditional cash grants, resulting in lowered rates of illness and malnutrition and increased school enrollment.
