Health and Poverty

People's participation in health services : a study of Bangladesh's rural health complex

Islam, Mohammad Shafiqul and Ullah, Mohammad Woli | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Islam, Mohammad Shafiqul and Ullah, Mohammad Woli
  • Publisher: Bangladesh development research center (BDRC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services, health policy, community participation, bangladesh
A large number of Bangladesh’s people, particularly in rural areas, have no or little access to health care facilities. This study explores the sequence of the development and status of people’s participation in Bangladesh’s public health services.

Increasing access to surgical services for the poor in rural Haiti : surgery as a public good for public health

Ivers, Louise C. | 2008
  • Author(s): Ivers, Louise C.
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 537--542
  • Keywords: health care delivery, poverty, health economics, haiti
Article about the experience of the non governmental organizations Partners In Health (PIH) and Zanmi Lasante (ZL) in Haiti, that demonstrates the potential for success of a surgical program in a rural, resource-poor area. The services are provided free of charge to patients who cannot pay.

Women, poverty and adverse maternal outcomes in Nairobi, Kenya

Izugbara, Chimaraoke O. and Ngilangwa, David P. | 2010
  • Author(s): Izugbara, Chimaraoke O. and Ngilangwa, David P.
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, urban areas, kenya
The link between poverty and adverse maternal outcomes has been studied largely by means of quantitative data. This article explores poor urban Kenyan women's views and lived experiences of the relationship between economic disadvantage and unpleasant maternal outcomes.

Improving access for the poorest to public sector health services : insights from Kirivong operational health district in Cambodia

Jacobs, Bart and Price, Neil | 2005
  • Author(s): Jacobs, Bart and Price, Neil
  • Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
  • Pages: 27--39
  • Keywords: health services, health economics, poverty, community participation, cambodia
This research has shown that engaging an existing community-based organization to manage an equity fund was effective. It improved financial access for the poorest to public health services and increased considerably the level of community participation in health.

The impact of the introduction of user fees at a district hospital in Cambodia

Jacobs, Bart and Price, Neil | 2004
  • Author(s): Jacobs, Bart and Price, Neil
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 310--321
  • Keywords: health services, health economics, poverty, use studies, private sector, cambodia
This case study of the introduction of user fees at a district referral hospital in Cambodia examines the impact of user fees on health-careseeking behaviour, ability to pay and consultation prices at private practitioners.
 

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