Health economists and other experts have long criticized budget-based financing on thegrounds that it leads to low provider productivity and poor quality of health care. To overcome these problems, they...
The aim of the report is to review existing approaches and available policy options to improve access to health care services and financial protection against health shocks for informal-sector workers...
This paper focuses on recent and significant health reform implemented in 2005, known as Universal Access with explicit guarantees (Acceso Universal con Garantias Explicitas - AUGE or GES), which mandated...
This paper focuses on recent and significant health reform implemented in 2005, known as Universal Access with explicit guarantees (Acceso Universal con Garantias Explicitas - AUGE or GES), which mandated...
Health system strengthening and reform are often necessary actions to achieve better outcomes. The World Bank's 2007 strategy for health, nutrition, and population emphasizes the importance of health system...
Most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa confront serious health challenges; however, Ghana has done beer than many of its neighbors. Ghana's life expectancy at birth is 60 years (versus 53 for all of Sub-Saharan...
The World Bank often carries out in-depth analysis of the conditions and challenges facing different sectors in our client countries as a contribution to developing the analytical and information base...
In response to shrinking budgets and growing demands, many developing countries have adopted formal or informal user fees in government health facilities. While they raise revenue, in the absence of special...
In response to shrinking budgets and growing demands, many developing countries have adopted formal or informal user fees in government health facilities. While they raise revenue, in the absence of special...
In response to shrinking budgets and growing demands, many developing countries have adopted formal or informal user fees in government health facilities. While they raise revenue, in the absence of special...
Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in the social indicators over the past two decades. However, enormous challenges still lie ahead in the areas of equity, quality, governance and accessibility of...
In response to shrinking budgets and growing demands, many developing countries have adopted formal or informal user fees in government health facilities. While they raise revenue, in the absence of special...
Developing countries are turning increasingly to cost recovery to pay for health care services; but the decision makers who must develop and implement systems for cost recovery are often unfamiliar with...
The problem of financing health care in poor countries has become increasingly acute. In the context of health financing, hospitals are viewed with skepticism as facilities are not cost-effective in the...