Health and Poverty

Implementing health insurance for the poor : the rollout of RSBY in Karnataka

Rajasekhar, D. | 2011
  • Author(s): Rajasekhar, D.
  • Publisher: Suntory and Toyota international centres for economics and related disciplines (STICERD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, national health insurance, india
The National Health Insurance Scheme (RSBY) aims to improve poor people’s access to quality health care in India. This paper looks at the implementation of the scheme in Karnataka, drawing on a large survey of eligible households and interviews with empanelled hospitals in the state.

Priorities for research into human resources for health in low- and middle-income countries

Ranson, Michael Kent | 2010
  • Author(s): Ranson, Michael Kent
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 435--443
  • Keywords: health personnel, health policy, developing countries
This paper presents the results of an initiative that aimed to identify the human resources for health policy concerns and research priorities of key stakeholders in low and middle income countries and to establish priorities for the research essential for policy development and implementation.

Establishing health system financing research priorities in developing countries using a participatory methodology

Ranson, M. Kent and Law, Tyler J. and Bennett, Sara | 2008
  • Author(s): Ranson, M. Kent and Law, Tyler J. and Bennett, Sara
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Alliance for health policy and systems research
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health information, health services research, health economics, poverty
This paper describes work carried out by the Alliance and its partners to generate consensus about a core set of research issues that urgently require donor attention in order to facilitate research and policy development about health system financing.

The Millennium development goals fail poor children : the case for equity-adjusted measures

Reidpath, Daniel D. | 2009
  • Author(s): Reidpath, Daniel D.
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health indicators, child mortality, poverty
Using the fourth MDG (reducing the under-five child mortality rate by two-thirds by the year 2015) as an illustrative example, this article highlights the potential to neglect equity in the race to achieve the set targets.

Fees-for-service, cost recovery, and equity in a district of Burkina Faso operating the Bamako initiative

Ridde, Valéry | 2003
  • Author(s): Ridde, Valéry
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 532--538
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, health policy, health programmes, burkina faso
This study aims to gauge the effects of operating the Bamako Initiative in Kongoussi district, Burkina Faso.
 

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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).