Health and Poverty

Health sector reforms

Lundberg, Mattias and Wang, Limin | 2006
  • Author(s): Lundberg, Mattias and Wang, Limin
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: 43--110
  • Keywords: health policy, health services, poverty
This note aims to provide a guide for policy practitioners who wish to conduct an analysis of the impact of health reform or health policy changes on the welfare of poor households. This is inextricably linked to the effect of reforms on sectoral performance.

Assessing the context of health care utilization in Ecuador : a spatial and multilevel analysis

Lَpez-Cevallos, Daniel F. and Chi, Chunhuei | 2010
  • Author(s): Lَpez-Cevallos, Daniel F. and Chi, Chunhuei
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health care delivery, health services research, health information, ecuador
There are few studies that have analyzed the context of health care utilization, particularly in Latin America. This study examines the context of utilization of health services in Ecuador; focusing on the relationship between provision of services and use of both preventive and curative services.

Social franchising of TB care through private GPs in Myanmar : an assessment of treatment results, access, equity and financial protection

Lِnnroth, Knut | 2007
  • Author(s): Lِnnroth, Knut
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 156--166
  • Keywords: health care delivery, disease control, tuberculosis, poverty, myanmar
This article assesses whether social franchising of tuberculosis (TB) services in Myanmar has succeeded in providing quality treatment while ensuring equity in access and financial protection for poor patients.

Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated bed nets after free distribution via a voucher system in two provinces of Mozambique

Macedo de Oliveira, Alexandre | 2010
  • Author(s): Macedo de Oliveira, Alexandre
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, mozambique
This article discusses a study on ownership and usage of insecticide-treated bed nets after free distribution via a voucher system in two provinces of Mozambique.

Who benefits from health care in Tanzania?

Makawia, Suzan | 2010
  • Author(s): Makawia, Suzan
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health policy, poverty, tanzania
This information sheet highlights how the benefits from health care are distributed among the population, and how benefits received vary with income and need.
 

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