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Health and Poverty

Strengthening the capacity of governments to constructively engage the private sector in providing essential health-care services : report

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health policy
This WHO report by the secretariat is about strengthening the capacity of governments to constructively engage the private sector in providing essential health-care services.

Key components of a well functioning health system

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health information, health personnel, health policy, health services
In this document, the World Health Organization (WHO) outlines key components of a well functioning health system.

Equity as a shared vision for health and development

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: The Lancet
  • Pages: 929--
  • Keywords: health policy, poverty alleviation
This editorial of the Lancet discusses challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health and development.

FP/RH access for the poor in Kenya : EQUITY framework encourages policy and financing reform

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Futures group
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, family planning, kenya
This brief summarizes the report, The EQUITY Framework: Influencing Policy and Financing Reforms to Increase Family Planning Access for the Poor in Kenya.

Kyrgyzstan health sector reform projects I and II

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank. Independent evaluation group (IEG)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health insurance, health care delivery, kyrgyzstan
This video features the World Bank Kyrgyz Republic Health Sector Reform Projects I and II. Project team members, government representatives, and beneficiaries from Kyrgyzstan share their experiences and lessons learned with implementing the health sector reform.
 

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).