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WORKING PAPERS
February 22, 2024
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) already contributes to almost five million deaths per year. Without action, this number will likely rise substantially. We provide the first comprehensive assessment of the economic drivers of ABR, arguing that ABR in large part arises from extensive unresolved market (an...
Blog Post
February 09, 2024
Indonesia’s upcoming presidential election carries high stakes, demanding strong leadership to address long-standing challenges in child malnutrition and stunting at this pivotal moment. The issue of child stunting has become a flash point among the numerous campaign pledges for health and nutrition...
Blog Post
February 08, 2024
What’s the best way for a think tank fellow to demonstrate they’re washed up? Say there’s no need for new policy. And yet…
This year, donors will negotiate the replenishment of the World Bank’s soft lending arm, IDA. World Bank president Ajay Banga wants to the replenishment amount to be the bigges...
Blog Post
February 08, 2024
With several replenishment campaigns set for 2024-2025, a fundraising pileup is on the horizon. Close to a dozen major development funds—including the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), thematic funds like Gavi, and new entities like the Loss and Damage Fund—could aim to raise...
Blog Post
February 07, 2024
In global health, some from the northern hemisphere are lucky enough to escape the peak of winter by joining a special gathering in Bangkok. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference, affectionately called “PMAC”, is hosted annually at the end of January by the Royal Thai Government in Bangkok. It’s invit...
Blog Post
February 06, 2024
The World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group has just issued a “Focused Assessment” of the IDA Private Sector Window, looking at the PSW’s first five years of operation. The PSW, launched in 2018, uses $5.6 billion of World Bank IDA financing to subsidize IFC and MIGA investments in the private sec...
Blog Post
January 30, 2024
Since its launch in 2000, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has leveraged three primary levers to expand equitable vaccine access in lower-income countries. First, Gavi supports introductions of new and underused vaccines. Second, Gavi helps scale equitable immunization coverage rates. Third, Gavi uses an...
POLICY PAPERS
January 30, 2024
For nearly 25 years, Gavi has delivered impact and value for money and remained one of the most successful global health initiatives. Gavi’s success has been driven by its use of three primary levers: (1) accelerating new vaccine introductions, (2) increasing equitable immunization coverage, and (3)...