How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Long-Term Development and What We Can Do to Prevent Their Effects
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—such as neglect, physical or emotional maltreatment, abuse, abandonment, or witnessing domestic violence—are more common than one might think.
Transforming Education in Jamaica with Data, Digital Platforms and Financial Management Systems: A Fun Approach to Serious Change
Elena Arias Ortiz, Justin Dayhoff, Cynthia Hobbs
When was the last time you associated “fun” with funding? It might sound unusual but making education finance engaging is a pressing challenge. How do we spark interest in a seemingly tedious administrative task?
How to improve statistics on diverse population groups through communities of practice?
In Latin America and the Caribbean, socio-economic disparities affecting diverse population groups persist. For example, Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants have historically been excluded from public policies and development programs. Similarly, the LGBTQ+ population has faced exclusion and discrimination despite increasing social acceptance in some countries in the region.
Challenging Inequalities: Key Policies to Advance the Early Childhood Agenda
We tend to remember very little about what happens to us in the early years of life. And yet, it is during those years that the foundations of learning and our future trajectory are built,” said Diana Rodríguez, Special Advisor on Gender and Diversity to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), during the opening of the event where we celebrated World Children’s Day.
A Decade of Efforts to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality: The Salud Mesoamerica Initiative
During the summer of 2012, on a visit to the Guna Yala indigenous region in northeastern Panama, we met Iranelda, a 16-year-old girl in labor whose baby was in a transverse position, requiring a cesarean section. She was ready to be transferred to Panama City to receive the necessary medical care. However, her family objected, trusting that the community’s healers, with their ancestral knowledge, could handle the situation. We were deeply moved to learn that Iranelda lost her baby.
Guide to Support the Design and Implementation of Measures to Prevent and Address Discrimination Based on Gender and Sexual Orientation
This guide is part of the inputs intended to support the full implementation of the new Environmental and Social Policy Framework (MPAS) of the Inter-American Development Bank, particularly the Gender Equity Environmental and Social Performance Standard (NDAS 9). This is an input for the incorporation of a broad and plural perspective of gender equality, that is, one that includes sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Overcoming Obstacles: Barriers to Diabetes Treatment and How Telehealth Can Help
Diabetes mellitus is an important health issue in Latin America and the Caribbean as it accounts for 4.3% of the disease burden in the region. Disease management programs (DMPs) aim to improve chronic disease care, but they are often complex, involving a wide range of healthcare professionals—doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and specialists—who need to interact regularly with patients.