Health, economic development, and household poverty: from understanding to action

서명/저자사항

Health, economic development, and household poverty: from understanding to action

개인저자

Bennett, Sara | Gilson, Lucy | Mills, Anne

발행사항

Milton Park, Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2008

형태사항

xx, 276 p.; 24cm

총서사항

Routledge international studies in health economics 5

주기사항

Includes bibliographical references and index Health, economic development, and household poverty: the role of the health sector / Anne Mills, Sara Bennett, Lucy Gilson -- The consequences of population health for economic performance / Marcella Alsan ... [et al.] -- Illness and labour productivity: a case study from rural Kenya / Sydney Rosen, Jonathon Simon, and Matthew Fox -- Access and equity: evidence on the extent to which health services address the needs of the poor / Natasha Palmer -- Illness, health service costs, and their consequences for households / Di McIntyre and Michael Thiede -- Coping with the costs of illness: vulnerability and resilience among poor households in urban Sri Lanka / Steven Russell -- Alternative approaches to extending health services to the poorest / Sara Bennett -- Targeting services towards the poor: a review of targeting mechanisms and their effectiveness / Kara Hanson, Eve Worrall, and Virginia Wiseman -- Protecting the poor from the cost of services through health financing reform / Sara Bennett and Lucy Gilson -- Building voice and agency of poor people in health: public action within health systems / Rene Loewenson -- Improving equity in health through health financing reform: a case study of the introduction of universal coverage in Thailand / Supasit Pannarunothai -- Promoting access, financial protection and empowerment for the poor: Vimo SEWA in India / M. Kent Ranson, Tara Sinha, and Mirai Chatterjee -- Conclusions: from evidence to action / Sara Bennett, Lucy Gilson, and Anne Mills

주제어

Economic development, Health aspects, Developing countries Health services accessibility, Developing countries Medical care, Developing countries Medical economics, Developing countries Medical policy, Developing countries Poverty, Health aspects, Developing countries Delivery of Health Care, economics Developing Countries Health Policy, economics Poverty