Zimbabwe has long suffered from high levels of chronic malnutrition among its population, which have led the government and international organisations to launch several initiatives over the years to tackle the problem. Two of the largest programmes have been the Community Food… Read more
Archives: Public Impact Fundamentals
Reducing Child Mortality in India
In the 1990s, India had the highest infant mortality rate in the world. In 1997, the Indian government introduced the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme to reduce infant, child and maternal mortality. Three years later, India signed the Millennium Declaration adopted… Read more
The FBI Virtual Case File System
In 2000, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began developing the Virtual Case File, a case management system, as part of a wider FBI information technology upgrade project called Trilogy. The project was intended to help FBI agents share data about… Read more
Work Choices Legislation in Australia
Australia’s coalition government introduced the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 to create “a more flexible, simpler and fairer system of workplace relations for Australia”.[1] The legislation faced strong opposition from unions and the public, who argued that it was overcomplex and… Read more
The US Air Force’s Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS)
The US Air Force launched its Expeditionary Combat Support System programme in 2004. The Air Force’s aim was to create a single, unified logistics and supply chain management system that would allow it to track all of its physical assets and make efficiency savings. Read more
The Samurdhi Programme in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government launched its Samurdhi (or Prosperity) Programme in 1995 with the main goal of reducing poverty in Sri Lanka. It had a wide network of national and local level officials administering its activities and was led by… Read more
The Universal Immunisation Programme in India
The Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) was rolled out in India in 1985, extending the Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI), which had attempted to provide recommended vaccines against tuberculosis, polio and other diseases for all Indian children. The Ministry of Health and… Read more
Universal Basic Education in Nigeria
In 1999, the Nigerian government introduced Universal Basic Education, a programme to provide free primary and secondary education for all. This programme was created after several unsuccessful attempts at improving education in the country. Unfortunately, although there has been some… Read more
The Carbon Tax in Australia
The Australian government introduced a carbon pricing scheme or “carbon tax” through the Clean Energy Act 2011. The initiative was intended to control emissions in the country, as well as support the growth of the economy through the development of clean… Read more
The one-child policy in China
The Chinese central government officially introduced the “one-child policy” in 1979, although it had introduced several birth control initiatives during the previous decade. The policy was led by the national government and implemented by local family planning committees at the provincial… Read more