Record Nr.

UNINA9910454562903321

Titolo

Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population [[electronic resource] ] : an evaluation of World Bank Group support since 1997

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2009

ISBN

1-282-15419-2

1-282-18400-8

9786612184000

9786612154195

0-8213-7951-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Independent Evaluation Group studies

Disciplina

306.461

Soggetti

Poor - Medical care

Health services accessibility

Poor - Nutrition

Human services

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

At head of title: IEG World Bank, IFC, MIGA.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Management Response Summary; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Advisory Panel Statement; 1 Introduction; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 1.1 Objectives and Strategic Directions of Healthy Development, the 2007 World Bank HNP Strategy; 1.2 Business and Developmental Objectives of IFC's 2002 Health Strategy; 2 Evolution and Performance of the World Bank's Country Support for Health, Nutrition, and Population; 2.1 Objectives of HNP Projects Approved in Fiscal 1997-2006

2.2 Key Developments in the HNP Portfolio2.3 More Project Appraisal Documents Have Baseline Data, but There Is Still Some Distance to Go, Fiscal Years 1997 and 2007; 2.4 Few HNP Projects Have Objectives That Explicitly Mention the Poor; 2.5 The Poverty Focus of HNP Analytic Work Declined; 3 Lessons from Three Approaches to Improve Outcomes; 3.1

Outcomes and Bank Performance Are Lower for Health Reform Projects than for Other HNP Projects in Middle-Income Countries; 3.2 HNP Projects Supporting Health SWAps in IEG Country Cases or Project Evaluations

4 The Contribution of Other Sectors to Health, Nutrition, and Population Outcomes4.1 Distribution of Multisectoral HNP Projects by Management and Implementation Arrangements; 5 IFC's Health Strategy and Operations; 5.1 IFC Health Investments by Type of Investment and Period; 5.2 Geographic Distribution of IFC Projects by Period; 5.3 Profitability of IFC Health and Pharmaceutical Investments; 5.4 IFC Advisory Services in Health (1997-2007); 5.5 Percent of Health and IFC Projects Rated High, PCR Pilots 1 and 2; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References

Sommario/riassunto

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the World Bank Group's support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) in developing countries from 1997 to 2008 - totaling more than 17 billion - and distills lessons for greater impact in the future. It finds that the Bank Group now funds a smaller share of global support for HNP than a decade ago, but its support remains substantial and adds considerable value. About two-thirds of the Bank's HNP support has had satisfactory outcomes, often in difficult environments. But in a number of country settings, particularly in Africa, it has not perform

Record Nr.

UNINA9910705871803321

Titolo

Pending legislation : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, S. 211, S. 630, S. 1007, S. 1623, S. 1662, S. 1690, S. 1696, S. 1824, S. 2087, S. 2412, S. 2548, S. 2627, S. 2805, S. 2807, S. 2923, S. 2954, S. 3020, S. 3027, S. 3028, H.R. 3004/S. 2839, H.R. 3036, H.R. 3620, H.R. 4119, June 15, 2016

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 178 pages)

Collana

S. hrg. ; ; 114-502

Soggetti

National parks and reserves - Law and legislation - United States

Public lands - United States

Legislative hearings.