Health and Poverty

Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi : analysis of trends

Zere, Eyob | 2007
  • Author(s): Zere, Eyob
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, poverty, malawi
The findings in this article indicate that in most of the selected indicators there are pro-rich inequities and that they have been widening. Also publicly provided services benefit the non-poor more than the poor.

Equity in health care in Namibia: developing a needs-based resource allocation formula using principal components analysis

Zere, Eyob | 2007
  • Author(s): Zere, Eyob
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty, namibia
This article discusses how an improved mechanism for health care resource allocation in the public health sector in Namibia might result from the development of an equitable funding formula.

Persistent problems of access to appropriate, affordable TB services in rural China : experiences of different socio-economic groups

Zhang, Tuohong | 2007
  • Author(s): Zhang, Tuohong
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services, disease control, tuberculosis, china
Access to appropriate, affordable tuberculosis (TB) services is still problematic in some rural areas of China. This study takes a household perspective to investigate receipt of appropriate care and affordability of services for different socio-economic groups with TB symptoms in rural China.

Decentralization of the provision of health services to people living with HIV/AIDS in rural China : the case of three counties

Zhang, Xiulan and Miège, Pierre and Zhang, Yurong | 2011
  • Author(s): Zhang, Xiulan and Miège, Pierre and Zhang, Yurong
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health policy, health services, aids, rural areas, anhui, henan, china
This study is based on a large-scale household survey and in-depth interviews of key informants that was conducted in villages in three counties of two provinces in China. It assesses the new decentralized service provision system for people living with HIV/AIDS in rural populations in China.

Measuring the equity of inpatient utilization in Chinese rural areas

Zhou, Zhongliang | 2011
  • Author(s): Zhou, Zhongliang
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services research, china
This paper focuses on income-related inequity of inpatient utilization and its determinants in Chinese rural areas. The study finds that even with the same need for inpatient services, richer individuals utilize more inpatient services than poorer individuals.
 

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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).