BA/KIT Information Portal

Health and Poverty

Achieving EQUITY for the poor in Kenya : understanding the level of inequalities and barriers to family planning services : preliminary findings

| 2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Futures group international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: poverty alleviation, health services, family planning
The data make clear that the poor are less likely to use FP services and have the highest unmet need for family planning when compared to other groups. They are less likely to benefit from health services. Strategies are needed to ensure that subsidized services reach the poorest populations.

Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population : an evaluation of World bank group support since 1997

| 2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, poverty, development finance, cost effectiveness, programme evaluation
This report evaluates the efficacy of the Bank Group’s direct support for Health Nutrition and Population to developing countries since 1997 and draws lessons to help improve the effectiveness of this support.

Protecting progress : the challenge facing low-income countries in the global recession

| 2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health economics, poverty
Article about the impact of the global recession on low-income countries, the impact on poverty, human development and vulnerable groups. Useful to inform CSO advocacy position to adopt a pro-poor approach.

Public-private investment partnerships : an innovative approach for improving access, quality, and equity in healthcare in developing countries

| 2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Global health group
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, health care delivery, poverty
Publication about Public-Private Investment Partnerships (PPIPs), a special form of public-private partnership (PPP) that comprise long-term, highly structured relationships between the public and private sectors to achieve improvements to healthcare systems at national or sub-national levels.

Reducing user fees : implementation challenges and a possible solution

| 2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Consortium for research on equitable health systems (CREHS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health services, kenya
This policy brief examines the challenges of implementing fee reduction in the Kenyan context, and assesses an innovative approach to alleviate these challenges through direct funding of health facilities.
 

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).