04782nam 2200769Ia 450 991045456290332120200520144314.01-282-15419-21-282-18400-8978661218400097866121541950-8213-7951-8(CKB)1000000000786481(EBL)459772(OCoLC)666937410(SSID)ssj0000087482(PQKBManifestationID)12015982(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087482(PQKBWorkID)10054732(PQKB)10411650(MiAaPQ)EBC459772(MiAaPQ)EBC4978827(Au-PeEL)EBL459772(CaPaEBR)ebr10369836(CaONFJC)MIL218400(Au-PeEL)EBL4978827(CaONFJC)MIL215419(OCoLC)821625146(EXLCZ)99100000000078648120090416d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population[electronic resource] an evaluation of World Bank Group support since 1997Washington, D.C. World Bank20091 online resource (228 p.)Independent Evaluation Group studiesAt head of title: IEG World Bank, IFC, MIGA.0-8213-7950-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187).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 1997-20062.2 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 Evaluations4 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; ReferencesThis 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 performIndependent evaluation studies.PoorMedical careCross-cultural studiesHealth services accessibilityCross-cultural studiesPoorNutritionCross-cultural studiesHuman servicesCross-cultural studiesElectronic books.PoorMedical careHealth services accessibilityPoorNutritionHuman services306.461World Bank.Independent Evaluation Group.International Finance Corporation.Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454562903321Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population2491310UNINA