Documents et rapports

Silver Opportunity : Case Studies - Delivering Integrated People-Centered Care for High-Risk Populations : Abu Dhabi Population at Risk Program (anglais)

Through proactive and visionary leadership, Abu Dhabi was able to use the COVID-19 crisis to accelerate the introduction and adoption of digital health tools to protect the health of at-risk populations...

Gulf Economic Update - The Health and Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the GCC (anglais)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies performed strongly in 2022. Amidst a year of economic uncertainty marked by inflation, geopolitical crises, and supply chain insecurity, the GCC region registered...

Models of Integrated Care: The Global Experience (anglais)

This Global Experience Paper on Integrated Health Care was developed to provide the Primary Health Care Institute (PHCI) in Libya with insights as it designs and develops its plans to rebuild primary health...

Policy and Strategic Priorities for Egypt to Reap its Demographic Dividend : Policy Brief (anglais)

Egypt’s population program began in the early 1970s and was very successful in bringing down the country’s total fertility rate (TFR), the mean number of children a woman will have by age 50. Key investments...

Economic Impact of Population Growth in Egypt : Policy Brief (anglais)

The working-age share of Egypt’s population (the share of the population 15-64) hovered around 54 percent between 1960 and 1990. Starting in 1990, fertility started declining significantly and the working-age...

Achieving the Demographic Dividend in the Arab Republic of Egypt : Choice, Not Destiny (anglais)

The Arab Republic of Egypt was well on the path to achieving its demographic dividend at the turn of this century but has gone off track due to a reversal in its earlier fertility decline. But what is...

Noncommunicable Diseases in Saudi Arabia : Toward Effective Interventions for Prevention (anglais)

Saudi Arabia is at an early stage of its demographic transition to an older population, and so it has an opportunity to prepare early for a rising noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic. NCDs, such as...

Developing Human Capital in Egypt Through Energy Subsidy Reforms : A Case Study (anglais)

Government-led economic reform programs have been an important vehicle to improve the lives of Egyptian citizens. This case study describes one of these programs, which reduced energy subsidies to enable...

COVID-19 and Mental Health in Vulnerable Populations : A Narrative Review (anglais)

This paper examines the global implications of COVID-19 on mental health, with a focus on four particularly vulnerable populations: (1) unemployed adults; (2) youth; (3) older-age populations; and (4)...

Strengthening the Pharmaceutical System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : Towards a Medicine Policy to Support Vision 2030 (anglais)

This document presents the major issues that were discussed in the process of working towards the development of a new medicines policy in Saudi Arabia, examining current national practice in light of...

Fostering Human Capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (anglais)

The formation of human capital--the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lifetimes, is critical for the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Human capital contributes...

Building the Foundations for Economic Sustainability : Human Capital and Growth in the GCC (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)

The economies of the GCC recovered in 2018 despite signs of weakness in the global economic outlook, reinforcing the perception that GCC economies' fortunes are still inextricably tied to oil. Global growth...

Improving maternal and reproductive health in South Asia : drivers and enablers (anglais)

South Asia Region (SAR) has decreased maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 65 percent between 1990 and 2013, which was the greatest progress among all world regions. Such achievement implores the question...

India - National AIDS Control Support Project : P130299 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 07 (anglais)

India - National AIDS Control Support Project : P130299 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 06 (anglais)

The path to universal health coverage in Bangladesh : bridging the gap of human resources for health (anglais)

Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage...

Bhutan - Maternal and reproductive health at a glance (anglais)

Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the Himalayas between China and India. Poverty reduction has been rapid from about 23 percent in 2007 to 12-13 percent in 2012. Gender equality and women's empowerment...

India - Maternal and reproductive health at a glance (anglais)

India is the third largest economy and has the second largest population in the world. It achieved millennium development goal (MDG) on poverty reduction; however, gender inequality still persists. Maternal...

Population, family planning and reproductive health policy harmonization in Bangladesh (anglais)

Over the past 30 years, Bangladesh has achieved significant economic and human development progress, and demonstrated impressive policy as well as programmatic commitment to lowering the fertility level...

Nepal - Maternal and reproductive health at a glance (anglais)

Nepal has made a remarkable progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in extreme poverty and education. Nepal has achieved MDG 5 but only one in three births is attended...