 | Poverty - To shape the way the Bank fights poverty in the Latin American and Caribbean region. | |  | Public Sector - To build efficient and accountable public sector institutions, more efficiency from government. |
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| Nutrition - To assist client countries in improving the health and nutrition of their populations. | | 
| Gender - To analyse and fight inequity based on gender roles and relations. |
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| HIV/AIDS - Around 600,000 people in the region have died from AIDS over the past 20 years. | | 
| Social Protection - The objective of the Social Protection Team is to help countries increase equity and coverage of Social Protection (SP) systems. |
| Economic Policy - to help policymakers implement sound economic policies that address current challenges. | | | |