1. National MPI and Child MPI in Panama
6th Annual High-Level Meeting
#MPPN2018
National MPI and Child MPI in Panama
Iván González de Alba, Regional Adviser, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, South Africa
October 31st, 2018

2. Panama: National MPI Launched in June 2017 Alkire-Foster
Complementary to monetary measure
Record time (1 year)
Expert support (OPHI)
Inform about other dimensions of poverty
Part of the public policy cycle
Every year (2017, 2018) 2

3. Panama: National MPI 3 Education
School attendance
School repetition
School achievement
Dwelling, basic services and internet access
Dwelling materials
Overcrowding
Electricity
Internet access
Environment and sanitation
House damage due to environmental disasters
Access to roads
Solid waste management
Sanitation
Employment
Unoccupied and unpaid family worker
Precarious employment
Employees with inadequate payments
Access to health services
Pregnancy check ups
Improved water sources
Health 3

4. Panama: National MPI 4

5. Panama: Child MPI Launched in September 2018 Alkire-Foster
A first in the region
Differentiated indicators for different age groups
In national MPI, 48.9% of the poor are children (1-17)
Complements other measures (monetary, national MPI)
Informs child policies
To be improved soon 5

6. Education & Information Protection & recreation
To be included soon
Panama: Child MPI
Dwelling
Water and sanitation
Health & food intake
Education & Information
Protection & recreation
Nutrition
Malnutrition
Food security
Dwelling materials
Overcrowding
Improved sanitation
Improved water sources
Health risk prevention
Vaccination
Counseling
Varied food
Breastfeeding
Complementary food
Education & early development
Early stimulation
Enrolment
Formative activities
Internet Access
Infancy protection
Registration
Excessive work
Care& recreation
Care
Activities
Recreational spaces 6

7. Panama: Child MPI 7

8. Panama: Child MPI 8

9. Thank you
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