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Designing an improved and more relevant curriculum that focuses on competency-based learning objectives and promotes high cognitive skills requires further support and commitment from the Ministry of Public Education. Expected project outputs related to improvements in the curriculum were only partially achieved. Curriculum development was also assessed as less efficient in achieving outputs due to delays in fielding consultants and differences in perceptions of curriculum by national education developers and international consultants.

Project Number: 36510-013
Project Name: Second Textbook Development Project
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The teachers' guides could cost effectively support the timely roll out of student centered learning. Teachers' guides could be expanded to identify tools, provide additional referencing to learning materials for teachers, and promote greater use of school libraries. The student centered learning is one of the areas which educators in Uzbekistan need to discuss so that the government can move to a more efficient and cost-effective approach to provision of textbooks, workbooks and teachers' guides. [Main text, para. 45; Appendix 7, paras. 16-17]

Project Number: 36510-013
Project Name: Second Textbook Development Project
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Discussion and dialogue on language of instruction (LOI) for ethnic minorities remains a sensitive issue in most countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Any debate of change in LOIs should be widely discussed before implementation and aim at (i) improving ethnic minorities' chances to enter the best senior secondary and higher education institutions, and (ii) acquiring language skills necessary for better job opportunities while providing necessary support to maintain their identity. [Main text, paras. 8, 45]

Project Number: 36510-013
Project Name: Second Textbook Development Project
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Demand-driven approach to improve the local health situation. The project highlighted the importance of evidence-based and demand-driven project planning and implementation to address local health needs better. The establishment of district team problem-solving empowered staff and encouraged intersectoral coordination.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Assess and evaluate human resource development needs. Training needs assessment and post-evaluation of training courses need to be included to assess adequacy, quality and training impact.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Capacity building has to be linked to incentive structures. Investment in training has to be linked to incentive schemes (financed by local governments) to ensure staff retention, especially in remote areas. The project showed that several local governments initiated incentive schemes for medical doctors and midwives.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Management skills have to be improved. Training largely focused on technical matters rather than improving management skills. In strengthening decentralization of health services there is a need to focus on health management training and monitoring and evaluation of health staff.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Mobilize local leaders. Local leaders and or champions need to be identified to initiate local health care reform initiatives and the financial sustainability of activities. The project demonstrated that local regulations to support health sector reform and ensure sustainability are possible through large-scale socialization and advocacy.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Strengthen management capacity for decentralized health services. While central and local staff were empowered and received diverse technical training, overall more attention needs to be given to the management of health services in the decentralized environment.

Project Number: 34007-012
Project Name: Decentralized Health Services I
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Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons from Support for Public Financial Management
This paper provides a synthesis of lessons from evaluations of public financial management (PFM) support by ADB, other multilateral development banks, and the International Monetary Fund, as well as lessons from research and analysis by other international organizations such as the World Health Organization. It draws upon experience from past crises, and from previous budget support operations targeted at medium-term PFM reforms, emphasizing the lessons they offer.

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International Finance Institutions' Support to the Deployment of COVID-19 Vaccines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: 10 Lessons from Evaluation
2020 witnessed unprecedented scientific progress in developing a vaccine to control the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This has led to the development of a range of effective vaccines spanning from traditional formulations to new ones, such as the novel mRNA or DNA-based vaccines. Many international organizations have committed their support to ensuring that the vaccines are deployed and administered as quickly as possible across the globe.

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Lessons from ADB’s Social Protection Interventions: A Synthesis of Learning on Social Assistance Support
This synthesis paper aims to summarize, synthesize, and integrate research findings and lessons from evaluations of ADB’s two decades of experience supporting social assistance initiatives. It aims to inform the design and implementation of similar interventions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic period, and IED’s ongoing and future evaluations.