Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools / Abdo S. Yazbeck.

The last 10 years have seen a resurgence in interest and research around inequalities in the health sector. While a disproportionate share of the new research has focused on measuring inequality in the health sector, work is emerging on how to understand the causes of inequality and on identifying s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yazbeck, Abdo
Corporate Author:	World Bank
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2009.
Series:	World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:	Equality > Health aspects. Health services accessibility. Poor > Medical care > Cross-cultural studies. World health. Cross-cultural studies. Medical policy. MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment. Medical policy Cross-cultural studies Equality > Health aspects Health services accessibility Poor > Medical care World health Medizinische Versorgung Soziale Gerechtigkeit Internationaler Vergleich
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Table of Contents:

An unacceptable reality
Approaching 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.

Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools / Abdo S. Yazbeck.

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