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Author:
Yazbeck, Abdo.
Title:
Attacking inequality in the health sector : a synthesis of evidence and tools / Abdo S. Yazbeck.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
xxiv, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Equality--Health aspects.
Health services accessibility.
Poor--Medical care--Cross-cultural studies.
World health.
Healthcare Disparities.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Developing Countries.
Health Policy.
Health Status Disparities.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Inégalité sociale--Aspect sanitaire.
Santé, Services de--Accessibilité.
Pauvres--Soins médicaux--Études transculturelles.
Santé mondiale.
Other Authors:
World Bank.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
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.
ISBN:
082137740X (eISBN)
9780821377406 (eISBN)
9780821374443
0821374443
OCLC:
(OCoLC)244476552
LCCN:
2008036215
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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