The current multi-faceted crisis in Lebanon has affected all aspects of life, with a large part of the population now living in poverty. The health sector has been heavily affected by these developments...
In January 2019, the Belarusian Ministry of Economy, the European Union (EU), and the World Bank launched the EU–Belarus Private Sector Development Program to support the Belarusian government’s efforts...
The objective of the Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) Project is to increase girls’ and women’s access to learning, economic opportunities, and utilization...
IFC maintains a focused relationship with the Baltic countries, which revolves around engagement with select companies in the fintech and tech, forestry, logistics, agribusiness and retail sectors, which...
Building capacity in countries to conduct thorough surveillance of the use of all newly authorized drugs and vaccines, both brand name and generic, is a critical “public good” investment to ensure that...
Medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and blood are commonly used to treat disease. Medicines deserve a special focus because almost any medical visit ends with at least one prescription. So, monitoring...
This report focuses on the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), one of the three multi-national public health agencies in the world, that commenced operations on Jan 1, 2013, with the aim of delivering...
The Spanish System of Pharmacovigilance (SSPV) started its activities almost 40 years ago, in 1985. Of particular interest to others considering various options for developing pharmacovigilance systems...
Although indispensable for improving health outcomes, medicines and vaccines or their administration and use can produce adverse effects, requiring continuous vigilance to ensure that the benefits outweigh...
The response of the government of the Republic of Korea to COVID-19 has been heralded as among the most successful. In the first two years of the pandemic, the government was able to keep the size of the...
The ability to oversee and monitor the use of all newly authorized drugs and vaccines, both brand name and generic, is critical to ensure that they work correctly and that their health benefits outweigh...
This report reviews the pharmacovigilance system of the European Union (EU) mapping out its structure and processes with any eye to features that may be of particular interest to decision makers in other...
This paper discusses the importance of pharmacovigilance (PV) in contributing to building up resilient health systems. Although indispensable in improving health outcomes, the administration and use of...
Only 2.2 percent of Liberia's total annual public health spending is spent on essential medicines and medical commodities. This has been one of the main reasons for frequent stockouts of essential medicines...
A 2018 survey found that only 55% of health facilities in Mozambique have priority drugs in stock and not expired. Availability of commodities at service points remains a challenge and is targeted for...
В Республике Беларусь имеется ряд естественно сформированных кластеров, играющих важную роль в развитии экономики страны. Эти кластеры не являются формальными структурами, а представляют собой группы взаимосвязанных...
In January 2019, the Belarusian Ministry of Economy, the European Union (EU), and the World Bank launched the EU–Belarus Private Sector Development Program to support the Belarusian government’s efforts...
In January 2019, the Belarusian Ministry of Economy, the European Union (EU), and the World Bank launched the EU–Belarus Private Sector Development Program to support the Belarusian government’s efforts...
In January 2019, the Belarusian Ministry of Economy, the European Union (EU), and the World Bank launched the EU-Belarus Private Sector Development Program to support the government’s efforts to foster...
Several natural clusters have been important for Belarus’ development. These clusters are not formal entities. Instead, they are groups of interrelated companies, organizations, and service providers—linked...