Events

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Events

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Nov

16

6:00—7:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Promoting Higher and More Inclusive Growth in MENA

What are the challenges and opportunities for growth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region? In his presentation, Jihad Azour will present the IMF’s latest economic outlook for the MENAP region. He will argue ...

Oct

26

1:00—2:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St, NW

- Fifth Floor

Health in a Time of Austerity – Can Fiscal Measures Help?

In many countries, it is difficult to raise taxes and therefore difficult to increase spending on health care. Nevertheless, many of the factors that determine population health—and how it is distributed among citizens—do not involve spen...

Oct

18

9:30—11:00 AM

Center for Global Development

2055 L St NW

- Fifth Floor

How Should Donors Decide? Allocation Rules to Guide Aid Spending in Global Health

In recent years, there has been tremendous progress in improving the treatment and prevention of diseases, resulting in millions of lives saved around the world. While some of this progress is due to economic growth, aid from several bilateral, multi...

Sep

25

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

-Fifth Floor

How to Do Development Better

Effectiveness sounds dull. But what if an extra dollar or rupee in a budget could feed ten people instead of one? Or if $100,000 of international aid spending could be tweaked so it would save ten times as many lives? When the stakes are this high, e...

Aug

10

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Implementing Clinical Trials during Epidemics: The Ebola Experience

The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic broke out and affected thousands of people at a time when there were no medicines approved to treat or prevent Ebola. Poor infrastructure, capacity gaps, widespread mistrust, and disagreements over the design and ethical ...

Aug

8

12:00—1:30 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Transforming Society through Digital Identification: A Comprehensive Review of India’s ID System

More than a billion Indian residents now have a biometric digital identity: Aadhaar. Its use across various sectors is increasing rapidly. The State of Aadhaar Report 2016-17 aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Aadhaar’s technological a...

Aug

3

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development

2055 L Street NW

- Fifth Floor

Is Results-Based Aid More Effective Than Input-Based Aid? Evidence from the Health Sector in El Salvador

As part of its national health reforms, El Salvador assigned community health teams to 98 of its poorest municipalities. While some municipalities received traditional (input-based) aid to support the program and others received national funding, som...

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