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Health and Poverty

Investigating determinants of out-of-pocket spending and strategies for coping with payments for healthcare in southeast Nigeria

Onwujekwe, Obinna E. | 2010
  • Author(s): Onwujekwe, Obinna E.
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, poverty, nigeria
Out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) is the major payment strategy for healthcare in Nigeria. This study demonstrates the existence of socio-economic status (SES) inequities in use of OOPS to pay for healthcare services in urban, semi-urban and rural areas of southeast Nigeria.

Financing the Millennium development goals for health and beyond : sustaining the 'Big push'

Ooms, Gorik | 2010
  • Author(s): Ooms, Gorik
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, health programmes
The financing of the MDG Goals is not merely insufficient; current evidence indicates that the temporary nature of the financing, as well as challenges to coordinating its delivery and directing it to the most needy recipients, hinder achievement of the Goals in countries that may benefit most.

Direct facility funding as a response to user fee reduction : implementation and perceived impact among Kenyan health centres and dispensaries

Opwora, Antony | 2010
  • Author(s): Opwora, Antony
  • Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
  • Pages: 406--418
  • Keywords: health services, health economics, kenya
Reduction of user fees can have adverse effects by decreasing facility-level funds. To address this, direct facility funding (DFF) was piloted in Coast Province, Kenya. This study evaluated the implementation and perceived impact in health centres and dispensaries 2.5 years after DFF introduction.

Health financing reform in Uganda : how equitable is the proposed National health insurance scheme?

Orem, Juliet Nabyonga and Zikusooka, Charlotte Muheki | 2010
  • Author(s): Orem, Juliet Nabyonga and Zikusooka, Charlotte Muheki
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health programmes, urban areas, rural areas, uganda
In this paper, the authors assessed the proposed NHIS from an equity perspective, exploring the extent to which NHIS would improve existing disparities in the health sector.

Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development : 12 incorporating considerations of equity

Oxman, Andrew D. and Schünemann, Holger J. and Fretheim, Atle | 2006
  • Author(s): Oxman, Andrew D. and Schünemann, Holger J. and Fretheim, Atle
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health information, health services research
This study reviewed the literature on incorporating considerations of equity in guidelines and recommendations.
 

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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).