Pitchforth, Emma | 2007
- Author(s): Pitchforth, Emma
- Publisher:
- Pages: 311--319
- Keywords: health care delivery, maternal health services, poverty, bangladesh
This paper describes the development and validation of a proxy wealth index for assessing women's socio-economic status in Bangladesh as they are admitted to hospital. The proxy wealth index offers potential as a pragmatic and quick means of assessing poverty status in a busy hospital setting.
Plaza, Beatriz and Barona, Ana Beatriz and Hearst, Norman | 2002
- Author(s): Plaza, Beatriz and Barona, Ana Beatriz and Hearst, Norman
- Publisher:
- Pages: 44--51
- Keywords: health policy, health care delivery, poverty, colombia
This study examines and attempts to draw lessons from the early experience with the refom implemented by Colombia in its system of providing health care for the poor in 1993.
Polonsky, Jonny | 2009
- Author(s): Polonsky, Jonny
- Publisher:
- Pages: 209--216
- Keywords: health economics, health insurance, poverty, armenia
This paper describes the findings of an evaluation of the equity of Oxfam's community health insurance schemes in rural Armenia. The paper demonstrates that such a scheme presents a workable model for investing in primary health care in resource-poor settings.
Pongpirul, Krit | 2009
- Author(s): Pongpirul, Krit
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health care delivery, primary health care, poverty, health services, thailand
Article about how health services (particularly primary care services) are distributed in less developed countries. This study assessed policies related to the provision of primary care, particularly to attempts to distribute resources equitably, comprehensiveness of services, and co-payment.
Powell-Jackson, Timothy and Mills, Anne | 2007
- Author(s): Powell-Jackson, Timothy and Mills, Anne
- Publisher:
- Pages: 353--362
- Keywords: health economics, health information, health policy
This paper examines how health resources can be tracked to fulfil the information needs of those who make or influence policy, whether they be government officials in developing countries, technicians (including researchers), donors, advocacy groups or politicians.