Making Health Services More Accessible in Developing Countries
Finance and Health Resources for Functioning Health Systems
Published on 16. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 270 pages
978-1-349-36753-5 (ISBN)
Description
Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. This book examines the function of health systems, particularly the key factors: finance, human resources, pharmaceuticals, public facilities and stresses the importance of improving access to health services in developing countries.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
19 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 270 p. 19 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-36753-5 (9781349367535)
DOI
10.1057/9780230250772
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Finance and Health Resources for Functioning Health Systems
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Person
HIROKO UCHIMURA is an associate senior research fellow of Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO Japan. Her research work covers policy analysis, related to public finance, fiscal decentralization, health financing and health system reforms, as well as issues on income distribution. Her work mainly focuses on developing countries in Asia, namely China, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Content
Preface; H.Uchimura Introduction: Key Factors for Functioning Health Systems; H.Uchimura What is the Role of Public Finance in Health and How Should it be Fulfilled?: A Study of China; H.Uchimura Health Financing for Accessible Services: A Study of the Philippines; H.Uchimura Development of Social Health Insurance Systems: Retracing Japan's Experience; M.Ii Emerging External Funds for Health: A Study of Global Health Partnerships; B.Ito The Determinants of HIV/AIDS Drug-Pricing Policies in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Global Fund Procurement Data; K.Kubo & H.Yamane How to Manage Out-Migration of Medical Personnel from Developing Countries: The Case of Filipino and South Africa Nurses and Doctors Leaving for Saudi Arabia, the UK, and the US; T.Yamagata Publicly-Provided Primary Healthcare Services in Rural India: Achievements, Problems, and Possible Solutions; S.Ito & H.Kono Health Services for the Socially Excluded Tribes: Learning from Asha Kiran Society's Intervention in Orissa, India; A.Abraham & C.D'Souza