The World Bank's commitment to achieving good health, nutrition and population outcomes, including its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the adoption of a Poverty Reduction Strategy framework, underscores the importance of embracing principles and practices of public health. Effective public health interventions are directly related to achieving the MDGs. Public health knowledge, advisory services, and capacity building are key instruments for development effectiveness. The major public health functions which are discussed in the "Public Health and World Bank Operations" strategy note are:
- policy development;
- creating and disseminating evidence for health policies, strategies and actions
- prevention and control of disease;
- multi-sectoral action for better health
- human resource development and capacity building
The Bank's roles in public health are: manage and disseminate knowledge on public health and public health functions; conduct analytic work related to public health functions; engage in global health initiatives that will help countries make measurable progress towards their HNP goals; build capacity for poverty reduction, and; improve Bank and client performance.
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