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CGD NOTES
December 10, 2019
As countries grow economically, governments face rapidly growing demands for quality, affordable, accessible, and equitable healthcare and other social services. At the same time, many middle-income countries face the prospect of transitioning away from donor aid, adding pressure to already-constrai...
Blog Post
October 31, 2019
The ‘Learning Adjusted Year of Schooling’ (LAYS) concept, introduced last year by the World Bank, seeks to combine access and learning outcomes into a single measure, allowing funders to compare directly across different kinds of interventions. We like the idea and applaud innovation in ...
Blog Post
September 24, 2019
There are just eleven years to go to achieve the many targets under SDG4 and recent reports suggest things are woefully off-track. The UN General Assembly—taking place in New York this week—will be the platform for the announcement of various new initiatives and big&nbs...
Blog Post
July 30, 2019
Within the field of global education, we hear repeated arguments that African research is undervalued and does not get the visibility it deserves. In response, Addis Ababa University, CGD, DFID, and the REAL Centre hosted an event aimed at elevating the evidence on African educat...
Blog Post
November 09, 2018
This week, global leaders gathered at the 5th Global Health Security Agenda Ministerial Meetings in Bali under the overarching theme of “advancing global partnerships” for greater health security. Alongside this event, the World Bank hosted a discussion on preparedness financing at th...