Health and Poverty

Salaries and incomes of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa

McCoy, David | 2008
  • Author(s): McCoy, David
  • Publisher: The Lancet
  • Pages: 675--681
  • Keywords: health personnel, africa south of sahara
Aim of this publication is to investigate the pay structures for health workers in the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa; the adequacy of incomes for health workers; the management of public-sector pay; and the fiscal and macroeconomic factors that impinge on pay policy for the public sector.

Who benefits from health care in Ghana?

McIntyre, Diane | 2010
  • Author(s): McIntyre, Diane
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT) etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health economics, health insurance, health services, ghana
This information sheet shows each socio-economic group’s share of benefits received from using different health facilities in Ghana and highlights what each group’s health care need is relative to their health care benefit.

Private sector involvement in funding and providing health services in South Africa : implications for equity and access to health care

McIntyre, Diane | 2010
  • Author(s): McIntyre, Diane
  • Publisher: Regional network for equity in health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, health services, south africa
This paper explores the private sector involvement in funding and providing health services in South Africa and the implications for equity and access to health care.

Who benefits from health care in South Africa?

McIntyre, Diane | 2010
  • Author(s): McIntyre, Diane
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, ghana, south africa, tanzania
This information sheet forms part of the research that aims to critically evaluate existing inequities in health systems and to examine the extent to which insurance can address these inequities in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania.

Who pays for health care in South Africa

McIntyre, Diane | 2010
  • Author(s): McIntyre, Diane
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, south africa
This information sheet provides an overview of where the money comes from that is spent on health care in South Africa. It also shows who or which socio-economic group bears what burden of health care funding.
 

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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).