Supporting female leadership in my workplace

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Why should we support female leadership? The answer is quite simple: because more women in leadership positions strengthen and increase the growth of companies and organizations. Evidence indicates that more women in the workplace, including directive boards, benefit group dynamics and give more diversity to decision-making processes. The outcome are more productive companies and organizations, with better risk management, more innovation and ability to retain talent.

How to get migrants jobs and boost economic development for all

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“The minute a refugee gets a job, they stop being a refugee.” Some time ago Chobani’s CEO and TENT founder, Kurd immigrant himself Hamdi Ulukaya, said it while discussing inclusion programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with the IDB.

There is nothing more powerful for the integration of migrants and refugees than a job.

EMIS: The Key Component to a Brighter Future of Education in Haiti

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In a join investment with the World Bank, the IDB successfully financed the first year of full implementation of the Education Management and Information System (EMIS), setting up the first pieces of a robust foundation for the collection and management education sector data in Haiti.

Establishing a formal education management information system for a country is hard. Doing so in socio-political unrest, changes in government, and natural disasters is even more challenging.

Reopening schools in the pandemic did not increase COVID-19 cases or deaths in São Paulo State, Brazil

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Question: Does reopening schools in the pandemic increase COVID-19 incidence and mortality?
Findings: On average, there was no systematic association between school reopening and COVID-19 incidence or mortality in So Paulo State, up to 12 weeks after reopening. This was also the case for schools in most vulnerable conditions. Aggregate mobility was already high before the school reopening and did not significantly increase afterwards.

Reopening schools in the pandemic did not increase COVID-19 cases or deaths in São Paulo State, Brazil

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Question: Does reopening schools in the pandemic increase COVID-19 incidence and mortality?
Findings: On average, there was no systematic association between school reopening and COVID-19 incidence or mortality in So Paulo State, up to 12 weeks after reopening. This was also the case for schools in most vulnerable conditions. Aggregate mobility was already high before the school reopening and did not significantly increase afterwards.

Skills for Life: Creativity

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Creativity is a critical human 21st-century skill that allows us to produce novel and valuable ideas. Creative ideas are original and make a unique contribution to any field, but also, they help to solve complex problems that humanity is continuously facing. Creativity is essential at the individual level to solve problems on the job and in daily life. At the societal level, creativity can lead to new scientific findings, new movements in art, and new inventions.

Skills for Life: Creativity

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on

Creativity is a critical human 21st-century skill that allows us to produce novel and valuable ideas. Creative ideas are original and make a unique contribution to any field, but also, they help to solve complex problems that humanity is continuously facing. Creativity is essential at the individual level to solve problems on the job and in daily life. At the societal level, creativity can lead to new scientific findings, new movements in art, and new inventions.

Clean + Hospitals: Clinical Waste Management Guidelines for Heathcare Facilities

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The main objective of this publication is to enable access to concepts and regulations to carry out an adequate management of the waste generated in health facilities in the region, by defining a normative and concept framework based on the international standards proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). This to guarantee the adequate hygiene and safety of the workers and users of these establishments.

Clean + Hospitals: Clinical Waste Management Guidelines for Heathcare Facilities

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on

The main objective of this publication is to enable access to concepts and regulations to carry out an adequate management of the waste generated in health facilities in the region, by defining a normative and concept framework based on the international standards proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). This to guarantee the adequate hygiene and safety of the workers and users of these establishments.

Adaptive, but not by design: cash transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean before, during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The socioeconomic crisis associated with the pandemic put cash transfer programs back at the top of the policy agenda. It showed that the Latin American and Caribbean regions income support systems were both fundamental and insufficient. In this paper, we present novel estimates of the coverage and beneficiary distribution of all non-contributory cash transfers both before and during the COVID-19 crisis. The former is useful to show the degree of preparedness of the region. The latter analyzes the magnitude of the policy response.

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