Documents & Reports
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Exploring the Labour Market Outcomes of the Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases : A Systematic Review (Chapter 12) in Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity: Compendium of Research for the Healthy Longevity Initiative (English)
Globally, 41 million people die from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) every year (World Health Organization 2022a). This accounts for approximately 74 percent of all deaths (World Health Organization 2022a)...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 193516 Document Date: September 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chakraborty, Debapriya,Wu, Daphne,Jha, Prabhat
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Healthy Longevity Initiative : A Performance Dashboard for Decision-Making in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (Chapter 17) in Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity: Compendium of Research for the Healthy Longevity Initiative (English)
As the global population rapidly ages, there is a pressing need for approaches to promote health, well-being, and productivity across the life course (Beard and Bloom 2015; Bloom and Sousa-Poza 2013)...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 193522 Document Date: September 1, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Haldane, Victoria,Gisela M. Garcia,Bockarie, Tahir,Wu, Daphne,Herrera, Cristian A.,Castro, Maria Luisa Latorre,Chakraborty, Debapriya,Essue, Beverly,Jha, Prabhat,Jeremy Veillard
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Impact of Cigarette Price Increase on Health and Financing Outcomes in Vietnam (English)
This paper is part of additional efforts supported by the World Bank Global Tobacco Control Program to inform the Government of Vietnam on options for tobacco taxation by providing estimates of the impact...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 137919 Document Date: June 14, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Wu, Daphne,Jha,Prabhat K.,Dutta,Sheila,Marquez,Patricio V.