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  • Tool for Calculating Human Resource Needs for the Care of Older Adults with Dependency
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    By Health, Nutrition and Population Division (VPS/SCL/HNP)
    This spreadsheet was developed as a supplement to the publication of the document “Estimating Human Resource Needs for the Care of Older Adults with Dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 2022-2032

    Published date 2022-12-08

  • Towards Latin America 2026: The Impact of Exports on Gender Equity Database of Indicators on Productive and Export...
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    By Productivity, Trade and Innovation Sector (VPS/PTI/PTI)
    The Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), part of the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), conducted the second edition of a survey targeting firms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that export both within the region and to extraregional markets. This dataset contains the inputs used to analyze 405 firms, providing insights into how they navigated the second year of the pandemic. It examines the evolution of their exports, the challenges posed by the specific context of the pandemic, the measures they have taken, the public support policies they have received, and their outlook for the future. Additionally, the dataset includes methodological appendices and a sample of the survey.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Colombia · Mexico ...

    Temporal coverage 2015-2026

    Published date 2022-07-17

  • Bioinformatics for Researchers in Life Sciences: Tools and Learning Resources
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    By Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division (VPS/PTI/CTI)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that bioinformatics--a multidisciplinary field that combines biological knowledge with computer programming concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data--has a fundamental role in scientific research strategies in all disciplines involved in fighting the virus and its variants. It aids in sequencing and annotating genomes and their observed mutations; analyzing gene and protein expression; simulation and modeling of DNA, RNA, proteins and biomolecular interactions; and mining of biological literature, among many other critical areas of research. Studies suggest that bioinformatics skills in the Latin American and Caribbean region are relatively incipient, and thus its scientific systems cannot take full advantage of the increasing availability of bioinformatic tools and data. This dataset is a catalog of bioinformatics software for researchers and professionals working in life sciences. It includes more than...
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Australia · Belgium ...

    Temporal coverage 2020-2021

    Published date 2022-02-11

  • What Public Policies Do Citizens Want for Combating Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean? A Dataset
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    Crime is a major problem in Latin America and the Caribbean. With 9 percent of the world's population, the region accounts for 33 percent of global homicides. This dataset makes extensive new survey data available to help identify what anti-crime policies citizens in the region demand from their governments, as well as who is demanding what and why. This dataset accompanies a recent report on Combating Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil ...

    Temporal coverage 2016-2017

    Published date 2021-06-22

  • Suriname COVID-19 Survey: 2020
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    By Country Department Caribbean Group (VPC/CCB/CCB)
    This dataset constitutes a panel follow-up to the 2016/2017 Suriname Survey of Living Conditions. It measures welfare related variables before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic including labor market outcomes, financial literacy, and food security. The survey was executed in August 2020. The Suriname COVID-19 Survey is a project of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It collected data on critical socioeconomic topics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic to support policymaking and help mitigate the crisis impacts on the populations welfare. The survey recontacted households interviewed in 2016/2017 by the Suriname Survey of Living Conditions (SSLC) and was conducted by phone due to the mobility restrictions and social distancing measures in place. It interviewed 1,016 households during August 2020 and gathered information about disease transmission, household finances, labor, income, remittances, spending, and social protection programs. Data and documentation...
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    Geographic coverage Suriname

    Temporal coverage 2020-2020

    Published date 2021-06-05