Health and Poverty

Benchmarking the fairness of health sector reform in the Philippines

Huntington, Dale and Tan, Michael L. and Ujano-Batangan, Maria Theresa D. | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Huntington, Dale and Tan, Michael L. and Ujano-Batangan, Maria Theresa D.
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health information, poverty, reproductive health, philippines
This brief reports on how a team of researchers in the Philippines used the Benchmarks of Fairness framework to assess the fairness of sexual and reproductive health services in the province of Surigao del Sur, Mindanao.

Potential of performance based payment : reaching the poor with performance based payment for safe delivery services in rural Bangladesh

Iqbal, Mohammad | 2009
  • Author(s): Iqbal, Mohammad
  • Publisher: Medicus Mundi Schweiz (MMS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, poverty, bangladesh
Article about reaching the poor with performance based payment for safe delivery services in rural Bangladesh. The article illustrates how a performance based payment scheme can decrease this inequity and provide lessons for future programs.

Using targeted vouchers and health equity funds to improve access to skilled birth attendants for poor women : a case study in three rural health districts in Cambodia

Ir, Por | 2010
  • Author(s): Ir, Por
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, maternal health services, health economics, poverty, cambodia
This study assesses the effectiveness of vouchers in health and Health Equity Funds (HEFs) in improving access to skilled birth attendants for poor women in three rural health districts in Cambodia and draws lessons for further improvement and scaling-up.

Pro-poor growth strategies in Africa : financing for pro-poor health policies : an inquiry into making financing health policies work for the poor

Irurzun-Lopez, Maite | 2003
  • Author(s): Irurzun-Lopez, Maite
  • Publisher: Economic commission for Africa (ECA) {etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty, africa
This paper aims at provoking discussion on the reach of health policies for the poor and the very poor, and the impact of public health policies on the overall poverty reduction strategy of the country. It can serve as a discussion map of the major factors determining pro-poor health policies.

Health systems 20/20 country brief : Zambia

Islam, M. | 2007
  • Author(s): Islam, M.
  • Publisher: Abt associates. Health systems 20/20 project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, poverty, zambia
Health Systems Country Brief Zambia assess the health system to identify \"best buys\" for health systems strengthening, limited investments in health systems activities that are certain to realize important gains.
 

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