Health and Poverty

Health research policy and systems

| 2003- .
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  • Publisher: BioMed central : with WHO
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  • Keywords: health information, health policy, health services research
This journal aims to investigate the role of evidence-based health policy and health research systems in ensuring the efficient utilization and application of knowledge to improve health and health equity, especially in developing countries.

WHO database on health in PRSPs : a new tool for examining health in PRSPs

| 2003-
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  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
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  • Keywords: health policy, poverty alleviation
On this webpage you find summeries of all PRSP's in a standard composition. The PRSP's are on www.imf.org/external/NP/prsp/prsp.asp.

International journal for equity in health / International society for equity in health

| 2002- .
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  • Publisher: BioMed central ltd.
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  • Keywords: health services, poverty
This journal aims to improve the understanding of issues that influence the health of populations including interventions and inequities in health. Specially political, policy-related, economic, social and health services-related influences with focus on the systematic differences in distributions.

BMC health services research

| 2001- .
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  • Publisher: BioMed central
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  • Keywords: health information, health services research
This journal publishes original peer-reviewed articles in all aspects of health services research, including delivery of care, management of health services, assessment of healthcare needs, allocation of healthcare resources, health economics and the impact of health policies and regulations.

EQUINET newsletter / Regional network on equity in health in Southern Africa

| 2001- .
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  • Publisher: EQUINET
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  • Keywords: health policy, poverty, governance, aids, africa south of sahara
EQUINET is a network of professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others within the region who have come together as an equity catalyst, to promote and realise shared values of equity and social justice in health.
 

About this portal

This portal contains information on health (system) policies and practices to improve equity in the health sector and contribute to poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries. The portal is part of a wider programme, Information for Health Action (I4HA).