Publication: The World Bank’s Early Support to Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health and Social Response - An Early-Stage Evaluation
Date
2022-11-15
ISSN
Published
2022-11-15
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This evaluation assesses the quality
of the World Bank’s early response to the COVID-19 crisis
and the initial steps toward recovery, focusing on the
health and social response. It concentrates on the relief
stage and support to restructure systems in the first 15
months of the pandemic (February 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021)
in 106 countries. A parallel Independent Evaluation Group
evaluation looks at the World Bank Group support to address
the economic implications of the pandemic. To assess the
quality of the response, the evaluation is guided by a
theory of action that synthesizes evidence in three
dimensions: relevance of support to the needs of countries;
implementation, learning, and adjustment; and operational
policy and partnerships to support smooth responses in
countries. As the response is ongoing, the evaluation does
not assess effectiveness but considers early results and
pathways that are expected to lead to outcomes. The findings
from the evaluation inform four recommendations for ensuring
stronger future preparedness: (i) Use the World Bank’s
crisis recovery efforts to strengthen the resilience of
essential health and education. (ii) Apply a gender equality
lens to health and social crisis response actions across
sectors. (iii) Help countries strengthen regional
cooperation and crisis response capacities for public health
preparedness. (iv) Build on the COVID-19 experience to
strengthen the World Bank’s internal crisis preparedness so
that it has the tools and procedures ready to respond in
future emergencies.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2022. The World Bank’s Early Support to Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health and Social Response - An Early-Stage Evaluation. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38323 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”