Health and Poverty

A health care supply side incentive scheme on a national scale : operational issues and effectiveness : health care's supply side incentive scheme in Rwanda : processes, tools and effectiveness

Savadogo, Bonaventure | 2009
  • Author(s): Savadogo, Bonaventure
  • Publisher: Medicus Mundi Schweiz (MMS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, health insurance, health economics, poverty, rwanda
Article about Rwanda, that has adopted incentive scheme (supply-side) as a policy tool. The experience shows positive results (surplus of financial income to health workers) and negative effects (heavy workload that the mechanism of monitoring and evaluation of performance-based financing requires).

Governing mandatory health insurance : learning from experience

Savedoff, William D. and Gottret, Pablo Enrique | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Savedoff, William D. and Gottret, Pablo Enrique
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health insurance, national health insurance, health legislation, health economics, costa rica, estonia, netherlands, chile
This book provides guidance to countries that want to reform or establish mandatory health insurance (MHI) by specifically addressing governance.

How health systems can address inequities in priority public health conditions : the example of tuberculosis : briefing on policy issues produced through the WHO/European commission equity project

Schaaf, Marta | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Schaaf, Marta
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Regional office for Europe
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health services, tuberculosis
This briefing is about research on the social determinants of priority public health conditions, using TB as an example, for improved health equity and about analysis on how a health-systems-strengthening approach can contribute to more effective programme delivery and health outcomes.

Sharpening the focus on the poor : policy options for advancing social health protection in Indonesia

Scheil-Adlung, Xenia | cop. 2004
  • Author(s): Scheil-Adlung, Xenia
  • Publisher: International labour office (ILO). Extension of social security (ESS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty, indonesia
This publication discusses policy options for advancing social health protection in Indonesia.

Phase 1 results : access challenges in TB, ART and maternal health services

Schneider, Helen | 2009
  • Author(s): Schneider, Helen
  • Publisher: Researching equity in access to health care project (REACH)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services, maternal health services, disease control, tuberculosis, aids, south africa
This report highlights the findings of the phase 1 REACH project. REACH aims to document inequities in access, according to socio-economic status, gender, and urban/rural status, within the public health system for three services: maternal health, tuberculosis care, and antiretroviral therapy.
 

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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).