Surely you have read or heard about the demographic transition and the challenges that this generates for health systems. The demographic transition begins when the infant mortality rate falls, resulting in cohorts of children and young people that are very numerous in relation to the adult population. As time goes by, the life expectancy of the population increases as socioeconomic conditions and access to health services usually improve.
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By Jill McFarren Aviles.
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This report reviews the progress made during the past three years of the implementation of the IDB’s Operational Policy on Gender Equality in Development (OP-761, the Gender Policy) and its corresponding Gender Action Plan for Operations, 2014-2016 (GAP). Specifically, it presents: (i) achievements associated with the GAP objectives and targets, compared to the GAP 2011-2013 period; (ii) key factors contributing to or inhibiting progress; and (iii) recommendations for moving forward during the period of the next GAP 2017-2019.
This report reviews the progress made during the past three years of the implementation of the IDB’s Operational Policy on Gender Equality in Development (OP-761, the Gender Policy) and its corresponding Gender Action Plan for Operations, 2014-2016 (GAP). Specifically, it presents: (i) achievements associated with the GAP objectives and targets, compared to the GAP 2011-2013 period; (ii) key factors contributing to or inhibiting progress; and (iii) recommendations for moving forward during the period of the next GAP 2017-2019.
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By Andrea Proaño Calderon.
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How do local actors, schools and school communities respond to educational quality challenges? The SUMMA Innovations Map includes, in this first phase, 50 successful experiences of educational innovation driven and developed in Latin America, the Caribbean and other parts of the world
This paper presents new data documenting the cost of salaried labor in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. We gather data on the three main costs associated to hiring salaried labor; (i) minimum wages and other monetary benefits, (ii) mandated contributions for social insurance and other benefits and (iii) job security provisions. We present two new indicators. First, we calculate the average non-wage cost of salaried labor (NWC).
I recently shared the results of an interesting survey commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank in which over 33,500 respondents across the Americas defined their priorities for sustainable and inclusive infrastructure.
Social security systems in Latin America and the Caribbean face important challenges. Achieving universal coverage requires rethinking the pension systems in the region and establishing solid institutions that can promote and implement the necessary changes for an effective social security. The IDB created Red PLAC in 2015 to support the efforts of Latin American and Caribbean countries in improving the institutional and technical capacity of pension institutions.
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By Kimberly Josephson and Gabriela Guerrero.