The development objective of the Anhui Aged Care System Demonstration Project for China is to support the government of Anhui in developing and managing a diversified, three-tiered aged care service delivery system for the elderly, particularly those with limited functional ability.It has four components.
... See More + First component, supporting the development of government stewardship capacity will support development of a unified information system to facilitate both the development and management of the aged care service system; design and pilot an assessment of functional ability and needs to improve the effectiveness and quality of care services; establish a set of quality standards for aged care services; and support training and building a professional workforce (managers and administrators) for aged care services; Second component, strengthening community-based and home-based care services will strengthen the delivery and management of community-based and home-based care services in two project cities. The funds will be used to finance civil works, goods, consulting services and capacity-building activities and will contribute to the services improvements envisaged by the authorities; Third component, strengthening the delivery and management of nursing care will strengthen the delivery and management of urban skilled nursing facilities in two project cities; increase the capacity of government-run urban welfare homes in one project city; and strengthen the delivery and management capacity of government-run rural welfare homes, including developing options for public-private partnership in one district and four counties of one project municipality; Fourth component, project management, monitoring, and evaluation will support project management and build capacity in general management and planning to ensure an effective and efficient project implementation; provide technical guidance through a project expert panel (PEP) to support project implementation; and support the monitoring of the implementation of project activities and the achievements of the intended results.
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The manpower and organizational rationalization review report is the fifth deliverable of Task C. The next sections will focus on the analysis of the issues identified in the rapid assessment report and sector performance and structural sector reform reports and the measures to reach the objectives.
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From its inception, the Disease Control Priorities series has focused attention on delivering effective health interventions that can result in dramatic reductions in mortality and disability at relatively modest cost.
... See More + Disease Control Priorities, third edition builds on the foundation and analyses of the first and second editions (DCPI and DCPl2) to further inform program design and resource allocation at the global and country levels by providing an up-to-date comprehensive review at the effectiveness of priority health interventions, In addition, DCP3 presents systematic and comparable economic evaluations of selected interventions, packages, deliver, platforms, and policies based on newly developed economic methods. More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in human history. This is true both in terms of the proportion of live births and of absolute numbers. The current cohort of children who have survived to age 5 years will transition to adulthood around 2030 and will be the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) generation. The health, nutrition, and education of these young people as they develop from ages 5 to 19 years will have lifelong consequences for the adults they become and for their role in the development of the next generation. This volume presents its analyses and conclusions in thirty chapters grouped into five parts as follows: Part 1. Estimates of Mortality and Morbidity in Children (Ages 5 to 19 Years) explores mortality and morbidity in this age group, with a focus on low- and lower-middle-income countries; Part 2. Impact of Interventions during the Life Course (Ages 5–19 Years) reviews development issues at different stages in the life course and presents a conceptual framework for health and development from birth, through middle childhood and adolescence, to young adulthood; Part 3. Conditions and Interventions describes the evolving age distribution of disease and how new understanding of interventions and epidemiology has transformed the ways in which health systems can contribute to health and development objectives; Part 4. Packages and Platforms to Promote Child and Adolescent Development explores how novel approaches to policy that deliver health and development interventions to children and adolescents are slowly being implemented in low-income countries; and Part 5. The Economics of Child Development assembles economic data and seeks to prioritize interventions within three age classes of early childhood, school-age, and adolescence.
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Publication 121611 NOV 20, 2017
Patton,George C. (editor); Horton,Susan (editor); Silva,Nilanthi de (editor); Bundy,Donald A. P. (editor); Jamison,Dean T. (editor)Disclosed
Population aging is a global issue that is either affecting or will soon affect virtually every country around the world. With large numbers of older people experiencing significant losses of intrinsic capacity, leading a dignified and meaningful life is often only possible with the care and support of others.
... See More + Long-term care (LTC) has therefore become one of the most rapidly developing policy areas in OECD countries, where significant institutional change and innovation have taken place over the last two decades. Governance and finance arrangements for the delivery of LTC differ between countries. LTC in the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, The Republic of Korea, the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark and Finland), England, the United States, France1 were selected to cover differences between systems. However, across the different systems debates about intergenerational and state responsibilities are increasing evident. The paper delivers an up-to date assessment of design parameters and captures the measures being taken to build financial sustainability into LTC policy and program reforms. Rapid population aging in low and middle income countries (LMICs) will inevitably generate an increased demand for long-term care (LTC) services. Research and practical experience from high income countries – and the very diverse patterns of LTC in terms of funding mechanism, the balance of formal and informal services, the degree of state participation, and the overall level of provision – hold important lessons.
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The development objective of the Second Emergency Demobilization and Reintegration Project for Rwanda is to support the efforts o f the Recipient to: (i) demobilize members of armed groups o f Rwandan origin and members of the Rwandan Defense Force; and (ii) provide socioeconomic reintegration support to said members following demobilization, with a particular focus on the provision of such support to female, child, and disabled ex-combatants.
... See More + The project is performing well and progress towards achieving the project's development objectives has been rated satisfactory consistently in the last 18 months. The reallocation was due to: (i) a no-cost extension of the project from June 30, 2016 to December 31, 2017 (approved on July 20, 2015) resulting in an increase in operating costs (Category 3 of expenditures); (ii) the strengthening of the project's mental health activities, that necessitated the recruitment of additional psychologists and psychiatrists, also increasing operating costs (Category 3 of expenditure); and (iii) the continued violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, hindering the repatriation of ex-combatants of Rwandan origin to Rwanda, resulting in a smaller caseload of beneficiaries than anticipated, and, in turn, in lower expenses for beneficiary services and grants (Category 1 of expenditure).The rationale for the proposed reallocation is as follows: (i) Lower than expected repatriation of ex-combatants from Eastern DRC, and thus lower than budgeted costs of demobilization, and reintegration (Categories 1 and 3 of expenditure). (ii) Increasing needs for housing of severely disabled ex-combatants, as this population is aging, their conditions are worsening and the needs for support increases (Category 2 of expenditure).
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