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Catch up on the latest news on SMI's work in the region. Our blog features stories from the beneficiaries we work with, as well as partners and governments.
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Measuring Subjective Expectations in Developing Countries
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Fuente: Adeline D, RAND; Xavier Giné; David McKenzie
The majority of economic decisions are forward looking and thus involve expectations of future outcomes. Understanding the expectations that individuals have is thus of crucial importance to designing and evaluating policies in health
Mexican Billionaire Finds Challenge in Ambitious Health Campaign
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Fuente: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
(Philanthropy) A fledgling international health project backed by the world's richest man, the Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim...
Carlos Slim finds global health success is harder than business
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Fuente: The Seattle Times
(Seattle Time) The Business of Giving. Exploring philanthropy, non-profits and socially motivated business, from the Gates Foundation to your donation. A fresh look at the economy of good intentions.
UN launches $40 billion health drive
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Fuente: Reuters
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce on Wednesday a $40 billion launch to a plan to save the lives of 16 million women and children over the next five years
Who, and what, causes health inequities?
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Fuente: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Political, historical, intellectual and economic context of a Latin American/North American discussion about societal determinants of between-country and within-country health inequities
(The Lancet) The MDG: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015
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Fuente: The Lancet
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent an unprecedented global consensus about measures to reduce poverty. The eight goals address targets to
The MDG and the Road to 2015: Building on Progress and Responding to Crisis
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Fuente: Issuu
This book in PDF draws on two of the World Bank's flagship publications, the Global Monitoring Report and the World Development Indicators.
Observations on Incentives to Improve Population Health
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Fuente: Preventing Chronic Disease
The pace of progress in population health can be influenced by the incentives in play and the metrics that trigger them. The MATCH (Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health) articles in this issue of Preventing Chronic Disease explore the use of incentives to…
Finally Reaching the Poor
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Fuente: Americas Quartely
Conditional cash transfer programs reach 100 million Latin Americans. CCT programs are now widespread in Latin America. Fifteen countries run CCT programs, benefiting approximately 100 million people and 21 million households.