The IDB Group: Effective Development, Best Practices
Oct 2011
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieve measurable results, increased integrity,…
Early Nutrition and Cognition in Peru: A Within-Sibling Investigation
Aug 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Outes-Leon, Ingo;Porter, Catherine;Sánchez, Alan
This paper examines the causal link between early childhood nutrition and cognition, applying instrumental variables to sibling-differences for a sample of preschool aged Peruvian children. Child-…
The Use of Effective Coverage in the Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Programs: A Technical Note for the IDB's Social Protection and Health Division
Jul 2011
Author(s): Colston, Josh
Effective coverage is a measure of health system performance that combines three aspects of health care service delivery into a single measure: need, use, and quality. In this technical note, the…
The Impact of ICT on Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients
Dec 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Balsa, Ana;Gandelman, Néstor
This paper summarizes a randomized experiment to study the effects of an Internet-based intervention on type 2 diabetes patients in Montevideo, Uruguay. A specially designed website and electronic…
Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Sep 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Baker-Henningham, Helen;Lopez Boo, Florencia
This report reviews the effectiveness of early childhood stimulation interventions in developing countries. The report aims to answer the questions: What works in terms of early stimulation for young…
A Cross-Country Analysis of the Risk Factors for Depression at the Micro and Macro Level
Sep 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Melgar, Natalia;Rossi, Máximo
Past research has provided evidence of the role of some personal characteristics as risk factors for depression. However, few studies have examined jointly their specific impact and whether country…
Benefits and Costs of Electronic Medical Records: The Experience of Mexico's Social Security Institute
Jun 2010
Author(s): Humpage, Sarah D.
Electronic medical record (EMR) systems are increasingly used in developing countries to improve quality of care while increasing efficiency. There is little systematic evidence, however, regarding…
Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
May 2010
Author(s): Angelucci, Manuela;Di Maro, Vincenzo
This note defines what spillover effects are, why it is important to measure them, and how to design an evaluation that will enable researchers to measure the impact of the program in the presence of…
Haitian Diaspora Associations and their Investments in Basic Social Services in Haiti
Dec 2009
Author(s): Weiss Fagen, Patricia;Dade, Carlo;Maguire, Robert;Felix, Katleen;Nicolas, David;Dathis, Noriac;Maher, Katelin
The Private Health Care Sector and the Provision of Prenatal Care Services in Latin America
Jul 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arrieta, Alejandro;García Prado, Ariadna;Guillén, Jorge
Private providers have become an important source of health care in Latin America, yet there is still little documentation on them, especially regarding their role as providers of preventive and…
Country Program Evaluation: Guatemala (2004-2007)
Apr 2009
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This Country Program Evaluation (RE-352) is intended to examine the relations that the Bank established with Guatemala during the period 2004-2007 in terms of results, in order to extract lessons for…
Information, Externalities and Socioeconomics of Malaria in Honduras: A Preliminary Analysis
Feb 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Avilés, Maria Victoria;Cuesta, José A.
This paper explores how different levels of knowledge correlate with desirable preventive and curative practices against malaria in Honduras. The paper additionally analyzes information externalities…
Japan Special Fund and Japanese Trust Fund for Consultancy Services Annual Report 2008
Jan 2009
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This Annual Report details the activities of the Japanese Trusts Funds for 2008. The Japanese Trust Funds support five distinct programs: the Japan Special Fund (JSF); the Japanese Trust Fund for…
From Few to Many: Ten Years of Health Insurance Expansion in Colombia
Jan 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giuffrida, Antonio;Flórez, Carmen Elisa;Giedion, Úrsula;Cueto, Enriqueta;López, Juan Gonzalo;Glassman, Amanda;Castaño, Ramón Abel;Pinto, Diana M.;Pardo, Renata;Tono, Teresa M.;Savedoff, William D.;Alfonso, Eduardo Andrés;Stone, Leslie F.;López, Álvaro;Díaz, Beatriz Yadira;Escobar, María Luisa;Arango, Carlos H.;Ruiz Gómez, Fernando;Acosta, Olga Lucía
From Few to Many is the first comprehensive look at Colombia's 1993 health system reforms. It describes the implementation of universal health insurance, including a subsidized system for the…
A Moving Target: Universal Access to Healthcare Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Savedoff, William D.
Healthcare services are more widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean today than 50 years ago, yet this availability is not necessarily reflected in popular perceptions. This study documents the…
Enrolling the Self-Employed in Mandatory Health Insurance in Colombia
Dec 2008
Author(s): García Prado, Ariadna;Panopoulou, Giota
The introduction of mandatory health insurance in developing countries is often questioned because of the difficulties in enrolling self-employed workers, who represent a segment of the labor force…
Japan Special Fund and Japanese Trust Fund for Consultancy Services Annual Report 2007
Jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This Annual Report details the activities of the Japanese Trusts Funds for 2007. The Japanese Trust Funds support five distinct programs: the Japan Special Fund (JSF); the Japanese Trust Fund for…
Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life
Jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Scartascini, Carlos;Funaro, Rita;Madrigal, Lucía;Duryea, Suzanne;Chaparro, Juan Camilo;Rodríguez-Pombo, María Victoria;Lora, Eduardo;Sanguinetti, Pablo;Savedoff, William D.;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Verdisco, Aimee;Alfonso, Mariana;Powell, Andrew
Traditionally, the concept of quality of life has been viewed through objective indicators. Beyond Facts looks at quality of life through a new lens, namely, the perceptions of millions of Latin…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 2007
Author(s): Giuffrida, Antonio;Bernal, Raquel;Cárdenas, Mauricio;Handa, Ashu;Trujillo, Antonio J.;Vernon, John A.;Rodríguez Wong, Laura;Angeles, Gustavo;Mayer-Foulkes, David;Larrea, Carlos
There is increasing awareness that race and ethnicity play an important role in the poverty and social marginalization of Latin American and Caribbean populations.
Guyana: Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples
Sep 2007
Author(s): Renshaw, Jonathan
The aim of this note is to provide an overview of the situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana. The note covers a range of issues, including land regularisation, environment - especially mining…