Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools
Yazbeck, A.
Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools Abdo S. Yazbeck. - Washington, DC : World Bank, 2009. - xxiv, 308 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
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.
9780821374443 9780821377406 (eISBN)
Public Health
WA395 / Y19
Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools Abdo S. Yazbeck. - Washington, DC : World Bank, 2009. - xxiv, 308 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
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.
9780821374443 9780821377406 (eISBN)
Public Health
WA395 / Y19