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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783340303321

Autore

Ainsworth Martha <1955->

Titolo

Committing to results : : improving the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS assistance : an OED evaluation of the World Bank's assistance for HIV/AIDS control / / World Bank Operations Evaluation Department

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-23514-4

9786610235148

0-8213-6389-1

Descrizione fisica

xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Collana

Operations evaluation studies

Altri autori (Persone)

Hahn GaubatzJudith

VaillancourtDenise

Disciplina

362.196/9792/0091724

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Economic aspects - Developing countries

AIDS (Disease) - Developing countries - Prevention

Economic assistance - Developing countries - Evaluation

HIV infections - Economic aspects - Developing countries

HIV infections - Developing countries - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 2 The Evolution of the World Bank's Response to HIV/AIDS; 3 Findings from the First Generation of Bank HIV/AIDS Assistance; 4 An Assessment of Ongoing Assistance: The Africa MAP; 5 Conclusions; 6 Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References

Sommario/riassunto

This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank's country-level HIV/AIDS assistance defined as policy dialogue, analytic work, and lending with the explicit objective of reducing the scope or impact of the AIDS epidemic. The evaluation identifies findings from this experience and makes recommendations to improve the relevance, efficiency and efficacy of ongoing and future activities. This is the first comprehensive evaluation of the World Bank's HIV/AIDS support to countries, from the beginning of the epidemic through mid-2004. Because the Bank's assistance is for impl