Documentos e informes

Primary Health Care for Addressing Obesity and Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in World Bank Projects (Inglés)

A whole-of-society approach encompassing integrated health services, empowered people and communities, and multisectoral policy and action, primary health care (PHC) is an essential building block of universal...

C-Sections, Obesity, and Healthcare Specialization : Evidence from Mexico (Inglés)

This study explores whether hospitals with higher increases in obesity levels have higher cesarean section (CS) rates and the consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008–2015...

Fiscal Policies on Obesity and Related Health Outcomes in South Asia : A Landscape Review of the Evidence 2015-2021 (Inglés)

The burden of overweight and obesity have been escalating globally, which contributed to over 5 million deaths in 2019. Historically, obesity was primarily a concern for high-income countries (HICs), but...

Nourishing Tomorrow : Food Systems and Fiscal Policy to Address Obesity in South Asia (Inglés)

Many countries in South Asia (SA) have evolved from having a high burden of undernutrition to having a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), which is a high prevalence of both undernutrition and overweight...

Overweight and Obesity in Saudi Arabia : Consequences and Solutions (Inglés)

Overweight and obesity are both a disease and a biological risk factor linked to noncommunicable diseases. More than half of the adult population in Saudi Arabia is overweight, and one out of five is considered...

Social and Behavior Change Communication Strategy and Action Plan to Address Obesity and NCDs in Tonga 2021-2026 (Inglés)

The strategy and action plan provides programming guidance through a ten-step, strategic approach to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate SBCC campaigns and other activities, and to build on and continuously...

Key Findings from the NCD Taxation Evaluation Policy Note : Food (Inglés)

Tonga has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the world. As a result, Tonga has seen a significant increase in the number of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Obesity...

Key Findings from the NCD Taxation Evaluation Policy Note : Report Highlight (Inglés)

Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. The increase in behavioral-related risk factors such as smoking, poor diet (for example, high in sugar, salt...

Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge - Key Messages (Inglés)

Obesity has long been perceived as a problem of high-income countries only. This is simply not true. Obesity has a major impact on national economies and on human capital by reducing productivity and life...

The Interplay of Policy, Institutions, and Culture in the Time of Covid-19 (Inglés)

Leveraging data in 147 countries from the Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and other sources, we investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic spread and how the mortality rates are associated with preexisting...

Measuring Human Capital in Europe and Central Asia (Inglés)

This paper outlines an extension of the Human Capital Index that addresses the specific challenges in education and health faced by countries in Europe and Central Asia. Good basic education will not be...

Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - Summary of International Evidence and Experiences (Vol. 1 of 2) : International Evidence and Experiences (Inglés)

This evidence review is designed to support policy makers seeking to implement a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). It synthesizes the latest global evidence of effectiveness of SSB taxes and summarizes...

Business, Employment, and Productivity Impacts of Sugar-sweetened Beverages Taxes (Ruso)

Industry-sponsored studies reporting negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and economic growth have been used very effectively to support arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related...

Business, Employment, and Productivity Impacts of Sugar-sweetened Beverages Taxes (Inglés)

Industry-sponsored studies reporting negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and economic growth have been used very effectively to support arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related...

Business, Employment, and Productivity Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Taxes : Evidence Summary (Inglés)

A common argument against taxes on sugary drinks, or sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), is that reduced demand for SSBs will harm businesses, lead to job losses, and slow economic growth. Industry-sponsored...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Protecting Vulnerable People Against Noncommunicable Diseases Project - P133193 - Sequence No : 10 (Inglés)

Support for Sugary Drinks Taxes : Health and Distributional Impacts of a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Kazakhstan (Inglés)

The promotion of healthy diets is at the center of many strategies to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are the target of many of these strategies...

Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Builds Human Capital, Ensures Higher Economic Growth, and Sustains a Healthy Workforce (Inglés)

This report presents story of Lakshmi Perera, a 48-year-old woman from Kalutaram, Sri Lanka, trying to lose weight. In this context, the report presents: busting a myth: obesity is no longer a problem...

Care for Hypertension and other Chronic Conditions in Samoa : Understanding the Bottlenecks and Closing the Implementation Gaps (Inglés)

The Samoan Ministry of Health and the World Bank jointly conducted a cascade analysis to systematically identify the gaps and bottlenecks in the delivery of hypertension care (as a tracer condition for...

Obesity : Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge (Vol. 3 of 3) : Slide Deck (Inglés)

This report lays out why overweight and obesity is a ‘ticking time bomb’ with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor and people who live in low- or middle-income countries...