By Andrea Bergamaschi, Liora Schwartz y María Soledad Bos
Education is key to building a sustainable future! Discover how #GreenCitizenship empowers young people to protect biodiversity and fight climate change.
From July 23-25th 2024, representatives from seven Caribbean countries and international partner organizations gathered in Kingston, Jamaica for Caribbean Connect: Building the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health. Hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the objective of the conference was to provide a platform for information sharing, learning, and strategic priority setting among Caribbean countries with active IDB operations related to digital health.
From July 23-25th 2024, representatives from seven Caribbean countries and international partner organizations gathered in Kingston, Jamaica for Caribbean Connect: Building the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health. Hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the objective of the conference was to provide a platform for information sharing, learning, and strategic priority setting among Caribbean countries with active IDB operations related to digital health.
The COVID-19 crisis revealed structural weaknesses in the region’s capacity to prevent and respond to emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was the most affected by the health emergency worldwide. With only 8.2% of the population, it accounted for 25.5% of the world’s total COVID-19 deaths.
By Mercedes Mateo and David Evans
Assessments can generate mixed feelings and even rejection. However, they are an opportunity to improve and set future goals. A reflection on the role of assessments in learning.
This publication, produced in collaboration between JOI Brazil, a J-PAL LAC initiative, and the Inter-American Development Bank, analyzes the available evidence on job search assistance programs and discusses their implications for public policy formulation in Brazil. Difficulties in communicating skills, lack of information about the job market, behavioral biases, and geographic and financial limitations may constitute some of the challenges faced by workers in the job search process.
The social determinants of health (SDH) are critical contextual factors, predominantly social, that directly and indirectly influence health outcomes by shaping individual behaviors and environmental health risks. SDH account for a significant portion of the burden of disease. Addressing these determinants through proven cost-effective interventions, such as reducing tobacco consumption, improving nutrition, and mitigating household air pollution, can prevent unnecessary illness and mortality.
By Ximena Dueñas, Gina Catalina Loaiza, Silvana Godoy Mateus y José Luís Sánchez
What makes a teacher effective in literacy education? An A, B, C of the “superpowers” needed to boost student learning and enhance their reading and writing skills.
This publication, produced in collaboration between JOI Brazil, a J-PAL LAC initiative, and the Inter-American Development Bank, analyzes the available evidence on job search assistance programs and discusses their implications for public policy formulation in Brazil. Difficulties in communicating skills, lack of information about the job market, behavioral biases, and geographic and financial limitations may constitute some of the challenges faced by workers in the job search process.
Over 30 percent of female workers are self-employed across Latin America, relying on this mode of work for subsistence. Self-employment in the region is regularly marked by the absence of health insurance and lack of pension benefits. Despite the aspirations of many women to gain access to these benefits, they are persistently overrepresented among the socially unprotected part of the workforce. To address this issue and explore potential solutions, we conducted a laboratory experiment in Bolivia to assess the efficacy of nudges to influence the behavior of self-employed women.