Working together. That was the main theme that resonated throughout a recent workshop to launch the 2024 Country Cohort of the Global Data Facility (GDF) program to Put Mobile Phone Data (MPD) to work for Policy. Between October 7-10, the inaugural Cohort consisting of 18 Country teams (over 130 representatives) that were awarded grants through the GDF-MPD support […]
Innovative health technologies are enhancing mental health care and the management of noncommunicable diseases, particularly in low and middle-income countries. These advancements offer cost-effective solutions for screening, diagnosis, and patient care, improving healthcare outcomes globally. Around the world the burden of noncommunicable diseases has rapidly increased, with the four most common – cardiovascular diseases (heart […]
As they grow, countries need better transportation, energy, and communications networks. But how should a country go about prioritizing these investments? Are there synergies from coordinating them? Should they be done simultaneously or sequentially? Two recent World Bank studies focusing on Brazil, a country that has rolled out massive infrastructure investments over the past decades […]