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Low coverage rates for clean water and sanitation leave Haiti exposed to significant health burdens. According to the latest estimates, 72% of Haiti’s population lack access to improved sanitation facilities and use either shared facilities, other improved facilities, or openly defecate. In urban...

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The Economist discusses a development path forward for Haiti, highlighting the research findings for the Haiti Priorise project. The highest BCR comes from fortifying wheat flour with iron and folic acid, which would prevent 150 infant deaths and 250,000 cases of anaemia a year for a trivial...

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There are as many different ideas to improve the wellbeing of Haiti as there are Haitians. After talking to more than 700 people to identify all of the nation’s biggest challenges and most promising solutions, the project Haiti Priorise has asked specialist economist researchers to focus on 85 key...

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In Haiti, about ninety percent of children are estimated to be in primary school. That is a real achievement compared to 20 years ago. But evidence shows that it is not enough to ensure that children are in the classroom. For real benefits, children need to engage in real learning when they are at...

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The Bangladesh Priorities youth forums enabled the young people of Bangladesh to debate ad discuss their top priorities for the nation’s development, sending a message to people in government and in international NGOs what should be done to help make Vision 2021 a reality for them. Watch the video...

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In Haiti, as in most nations, social distortions and inequalities that rule the labor market prevent women from contributing to their full capacity. How to solve this problem is the topic of a new research paper by Mélissa Torchenaud, project analyst in the Department of Public Investment of the...

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Despite many proposals to make the public sector more effective, there are many delays caused by red tape. Four new research papers by Haiti Priorise examine various ways to improve public services: Economist Riphard Serent from Quisqueya University and Center for International and Diplomatic...

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Prioritizing spending alternatives is difficult in every country. But it is especially challenging in Haiti, where, following years of fractious politics, a newly elected government is striving to expand the economy and improve wellbeing while confronting the lingering consequences of the massive...

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New research for Haiti Priorise shows that a tablet that costs less than 5 gourdes could end up saving more than 15,000 Haitian lives over the next 12 years. Professor Stephen Vosti. In two research papers, he and co-authors study micronutrient malnutrition – when the body lacks the necessary...

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Each year on average two natural weather events cause flooding and landslides with serious consequences for Haitians and their livelihoods. It is not possible to avoid natural disasters altogether – but two new research papers for the project Haiti Priorise examine ways to reduce vulnerability and...

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