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During the 1970s and 1980s, a successful family planning program with strong private and public sector support helped contribute to a decline in Haiti’s fertility rate. Since then, Haiti has fallen behind other countries in sexual and reproductive health services. Now, more than three-in-ten...

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Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith and Bjorn Lomborg shared the Eminent Panel's findings with the President of Haiti in a private meeting at the National Palace. President Jovenel Moïse welcomed the findings and was especially enthused by the panel's top priority of reforming the electricity utility,...

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The challenges of poor road infrastructure are well known to Haitians. Roads degrade faster than they are rehabilitated or built. The inadequacy of the road network, combined with the pitiful state of roads and transport vehicles, means a large part of the rural population is isolated. Research...

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In Port-au-Prince in May 2017, all of the research papers written for Haiti Priorise were presented to the Eminent Panel. Either in person or via video conference, the specialist researchers discussed their key findings with the Eminent Panel, with a focus on the costs and benefits that they had...

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The Eminent Panel's findings were presented to the public at a press conference hosted by the Minister of Planning, Aviol Fleurant. The ministry will be taking the lead to help build on the research findings and advance the top priorities.

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Version française ci- dessous Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Electricity reform, child nutrition, and immunization should be prioritized by decision-makers, an eminent panel including Haitian economic experts and a Nobel laureate economist announced today, after studying new research written for Haiti...

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Joint press conference at the Ministry of Planning with Copenhagen Consensus president Bjorn Lomborg and the Minister of Planning and External Co-operation Avioul Fleurant. Watch the video .

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The use of preventive pre-trial detention creates gross injustices. There are inmates who have already spent two or three years in jail awaiting judgment, for offenses for which they would only be sentenced to six months in prison if found guilty. Providing legal aid would speed up access to...

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Haiti Priorise Project Manager Gaelle Prophete is interviewed regularly on many Haitian radio and television outlets about the project Haiti Priorise. Every Sunday she joins Eminent Panel member Kesner Pharel on "Investir avec Kesner Pharel" on Radio Métropole to discuss the latest research...

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Investment in education is essential for Haiti to lift incomes and fight poverty. But in this area like every other, decision-makers face many options. We are publishing research papers written by education economists on crucial topics including building more schools, developing teachers, teaching...

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