A high adherence to CAP treatment guidelines was found, though with considerable variability in the empirical antibiotic treatment among hospitals. Non-adherent other regimens were associated with greater mortality. Beta-lactam monotherapy was associated with an increased re-admission rate.
This article scrutinises the first four months of the World Bank Group's Covid-19 response and reveals a persistent prioritisation of private over public interests. The Group's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, and its financial sector clients, have prevailed in terms of emergency resource allocations. And, while support from the Group's public sector arms has been portrayed as aiming to strengthen public systems, recipient countries have been urged not to forego structural reforms in support of the private sector. This includes an enhanced focus on public-private partnerships to deliver ostensibly public services. The institution has seized the current crisis as an opportunity to intensify its "Maximising Finance for Development" approach. RÉSUMÉ Cet article examine les quatre premiers mois de la réponse du Groupe de la Banque Mondiale à la pandémie de COVID-19 et révèle la constante priorité que celui-ci a accordée aux intérêts publics. La filiale privée du Groupe, la Société Financière Internationale, ainsi que ses clients dans le secteur financier, ont pris le dessus dans l'allocation de ressources d'urgence. Et, tandis que le soutien apporté par les branche du secteur public du Groupe a été décrit comme ayant pour but de renforcer les systèmes publics, les pays receveurs ont été exhortés à ne pas abandonner leurs réformes structurelles en faveur du secteur privé. Cela inclut une attention particulière portée sur les partenariats public-privé qui visent à offrir des services ostensiblement publics. La crise en cours a de ce fait présenté à cette institution l'opportunité d'intensifier son approche visant à «Maximiser les financements pour le développement».
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