Millions Saved: Preventing Dental Caries in Jamaica

This case study describes a study by the non-governmental organization, Partners In Health (PIH), on the cost of primary care at five different locations within the Central Highlands of Haiti. In the study, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PIH used a combination of methods, especially time-driven activity-based costing, to track patient visits and examine variation in how they were able to serve patients across multiple facilities. The case provides detailed accounts of…

This report chapter from the World Bank examines the latest data and analysis for worldwide pandemics, their risks, impacts, and tactics of mitigation. In it, the authors outline the history and correlation between pandemic emergence, trends in globalization, and evolving policy approaches used by the international community to strengthen pandemic preparedness. Despite improvements in pandemic trends due to these policies, progress has been uneven and has led to greater mortality impacts in low- and middle-income…

This case describes a public-private partnership aimed at preventing malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa. The case focuses on the establishment of the Olyset® Consortium - a public-private partnership that was created to facilitate the manufacture of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets to prevent malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa - and A to Z Textile Mills (“A to Z”), the manufacturer of the nets in Arusha, Tanzania. The case examines how the public-private partnership was developed, its…