Rwanda's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased provision of medical oxygen to its health facilities. Medical oxygen is essential for treating patients in neonatal,…

Amparo Gordillo-Tobar, Nataliya de Francisco Serpa, Francine Umutesi, Patrice Mwitende |

In this blog, we highlight two projects that leveraged data-driven policymaking processes and simulations.

Kerina Wang, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU) |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. This entry introduces 5 papers published from April 1 to April 15 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

Meeting today’s needs matters, but we also need to be prepared for future health crises, and this is driving our efforts on the African continent.

Elena Sterlin |

While Rwanda might have been detrimentally affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, both economically and socially, it is essential to notice that the country had a robust basis to manage…

Olexa Heshima |

While strengthening the public health sector delivery capabilities and domestic resource mobilization remains a priority, private providers also play a key role in serving a sizable proportion of…

Sneha Kanneganti |

From public transit quality to land use patterns, there are many factors that may impact people's ability to access essential services like healthcare or education. A new World Bank study…

Aiga Stokenberga, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez |

The extent of the COVID crisis demonstrates that investments in Kosovo aimed at response and resilience can go a long way in saving lives, by limiting the spread of the disease, and livelihoods.…

Aanchal Anand |