ISBN:
9780821374443
,
9780821377406
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiv, 308 p)
,
ill
,
23 cm
Edition:
2009 World Bank eLibrary
DDC:
362.1/042
Keywords:
Equality Health aspects
;
Health services accessibility
;
Poor Cross-cultural studies Medical care
;
World health
;
Equality Health aspects
;
Health services accessibility
;
Poor Cross-cultural studies Medical care
;
World health
;
Cross-Cultural Comparison
;
Developing Countries
;
Health Policy
;
Health Status Disparities
;
Healthcare Disparities
;
Socioeconomic Factors
;
Equality
;
Health services accessibility
;
Health aspects
;
Poor
;
World health
;
Medical care
;
Cross-Cultural Comparison
;
Cross-cultural studies
;
Developing Countries
;
Health Policy
;
Health Status Disparities
;
Healthcare Disparities
;
Socioeconomic Factors
Description / Table of Contents:
An unacceptable realityApproaching a complex and persistent problem -- The importance of "listening" -- A menu of pro-poor policies -- Brazil, filling the cracks in universal coverage -- Cambodia: contracting with nongovernmental organizations to serve the poor -- Cambodia: health equity fund for the poor -- Chile: integrated services program for the poor -- Colombia: expanding health insurance for the poor -- India: community-based health care services -- Indonesia: health cards for the poor -- Kenya: expanding immunization reach through campaigns -- The Kyrgyz Republic: health financing reform and the poor -- Mexico: paying the poor to use health services -- Mexico: providing subsidized health insurance to the poor -- Nepal: participatory planning -- Rwanda: community-based health insurance -- Tanzania: social marketing for malaria prevention -- Vigilance.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index
DOI:
10.1596/978-0-8213-7444-3
URL:
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