Nov 2023
This paper analyses the causal effects of exposure to high-speed internet on socioemotional wellbeing in adolescence and youth. We exploit the geographic and cross-cohort differences in fiber optic…
Sep 2023
Interoperability is one of the guiding principles of digital transformation and has already shown results in terms of greater equity and accessibility, by allowing health service providers, even for…
Aug 2023
Aging populations, rising rates of chronic conditions, and the COVID-19 global pandemic have all intensified the demand for more healthcare. Yet, resources for healthcare are highly constrained and…
Aug 2023
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Generative AI enabled
Understanding health-seeking behaviors and their drivers is key for governments to manage health policies. There is a growing literature on the role of cognitive biases and heuristics in health and…
Jul 2023
The Unified Digital Health Record (EDUS) project is an initiative that Costa Rica launched in 2010 to organize in a single digitalized file the medical and social security information of people…
Jul 2023
An intervention in Argentina that sent periodic emails to households about available telemedicine services effectively increased the adoption of and demand for telemedicine. Patients who were part of…
May 2023
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the decisive factors for the future health workforce are manifold. The health workforce is the backbone of healthcare, with the common goal of improving the health…
May 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic led to declines in in-person consultations and substantial increases in telemedicine use in many countries. This paper investigates whether this pattern occurred in Colombia…
Apr 2023
This policy note comprehensively summarizes the relationships between climate change and health, opportunities for contribution, and specific recommendations for intervention. The first section…
Nov 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has marked a before and after in the design of health infrastructure and in the way health services around the world are organized. Experience has shown that new, broader, more…
Jun 2022
We exploit mobility restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic to show the existence of a larger potential demand for telemedicine services in a middle-income developing country. We find an…
May 2022
This technical note describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Latin America and the Caribbean, and considers the implications for future population health, health spending, healthcare service…
Jul 2021
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Generative AI enabled
En este trabajo se pone a prueba si el despliegue de herramientas digitales logra aumentar la utilización de un importante servicio preventivo de salud pública: el tamizaje para la detección del…
Apr 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean, unlike other regions, is still quite young demographically: people over age 60 make up around 11% of the total population. However, the region is expected to…
Apr 2021
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Generative AI enabled
Telemedicine can expand access to health care at relatively low cost. Historically, however, demand for telemedicine has remained low. Using administrative records and a difference-in-differences…
Apr 2021
Ecuador case study summary website "Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care".
Feb 2021
The purpose of this Case Study is to research: (i) how digital tools can redesign health and social protection services; (ii) what is the impact of the use of the AGH Use system in the daily life of…
Dec 2020
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Generative AI enabled
The world economy will experience a major downturn in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, one that will undoubtedly affect the region. We estimate that, as a result, poverty and inequality will…
Dec 2020
We examine the role of Venezuelan forced migration on the propagation of 15 infectious dis-eases in Colombia. For this purpose, we use rich municipal-monthly panel data. We exploit the fact that…
Nov 2020
This infographic shows selected IDB Group's contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reported through the Group's Corporate Results Framework between 2016 and 2019.