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CGD NOTE
July 08, 2024
Health benefits packages in Colombia have evolved over the past 30 years. Coverage changed from two explicit health benefits packages (with benefits linked to ability to contribute) to an implicit approach that covers, in theory, everything for everyone, excluding a narrow negative list of services ...
CGD NOTE
July 01, 2024
The intersection of education and climate change raises two pivotal questions: What impact is climate change having on education? And what role can or should education play in the face of imminent climate change? On the first, it is clear that education delivery (especially its quality and equity) i...
CGD NOTE
June 28, 2024
Questions concerning the relevance and reform of official development assistance (ODA), and how ODA and broader development finance could—or should—change to better reflect shifting demands are not new, with academics and policymakers suggesting a range of options for reform. In this background note...
CGD NOTE
June 28, 2024
Frequent efforts to revise the official development assistance (ODA) accounting rules have raised important questions about the integrity and relevance of what currently “counts” as ODA spending. In this note, we outline a brief history of the evolution of the ODA accounting rules to date, highlight...
CGD NOTE
June 24, 2024
Target Product Profiles (TPPs) are a staple of the health sector. They are used to communicate client needs and requirements for products not currently available on the market, with information on how the new product will be used, by and for whom, and the minimum and ideal performance criteria. TPPs...
BRIEF
June 17, 2024
The International Development Association (IDA)—the World Bank’s arm that works in low- and lower-middle-income countries—is one of the largest sources of development assistance for the world’s poorest countries. It is also a crucial tool for resource-constrained governments to borrow on affordable ...