Health and Poverty

Poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) : their significance for health : second synthesis report

Dodd, Rebecca and Hinshelwood, Emily and Harvey, Corynne | 2004
  • Author(s): Dodd, Rebecca and Hinshelwood, Emily and Harvey, Corynne
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, poverty alleviation
This report presents an analysis of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) from a health perspective. It is based on a desk review of 21 “full” or “final” PRSPs, and builds on previous work by WHO in this area.

Health and the millennium development goals

Dodd, Rebecca and Thieren, Michel | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Dodd, Rebecca and Thieren, Michel
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health, development, development assistance, globalization
This report explains some of the reasons for the slow progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and suggests solutions. It summarizes WHO’s contribution to debates on the MDGs and to the 2005 World Summit in September.

The benefits and challenges of social health insurance for developing and transitional countries

Doetinchem, Ole and Schramm, Bernd and Schmidt, Jean-Olivier | 2006
  • Author(s): Doetinchem, Ole and Schramm, Bernd and Schmidt, Jean-Olivier
  • Publisher: Federal ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ)
  • Pages: 27--43
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health economics, health insurance
This chapter discusses the merits and drawbacks of social health insurance systems for low and middle income countries vis-à-vis other health financing options.

Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention : global policy recommendations

Dolea, Carmen | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Dolea, Carmen
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, rural areas
The evidence-based recommendations of this report relate to the movements of health workers within the boundaries of a country and focus solely on strategies to increase the availability of health workers in remote and rural areas through improved attraction, recruitment and retention.

Evaluated strategies to increase attraction and retention of health workers in remote and rural areas

Dolea, Carmen and Stormont, Laura and Braichet, Jean-Marc | 2010
  • Author(s): Dolea, Carmen and Stormont, Laura and Braichet, Jean-Marc
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 379--385
  • Keywords: health personnel, health policy, rural areas
This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to attract and retain health workers in remote and rural areas from an impact evaluation perspective.
 

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