Making Health Services More Accessible in Developing Countries [electronic resource] : Finance and Health Resources for Functioning Health Systems /
Uchimura, H.editor.
Ajia Keizai Kenkyūjo (Japan)
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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Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Key Factors for Functioning Health Systems; Chapter 1 What is the Role of Public Finance in Health and How Should It be Fulfilled?: A Study of China; Chapter 2 Health Financing for Accessible Services: A Study of the Philippines; Chapter 3 Development of Social Health Insurance Systems: Retracing Japan's Experience; Chapter 4 Emerging External Funds for Health: A Study of Global Health Partnerships; Chapter 5 Determinants of HIV/AIDS Drug Prices for Developing Countries: Analysis of Global Fund Procurement Data
Chapter 6 How to Manage Out-Migration of Medical Personnel from Developing Countries: The Case of Filipino and South African Nurses and Doctors Leaving for Saudi Arabia, the UK and the USChapter 7 Publicly Provided Primary Healthcare Services in Rural India: Achievements, Problems and Possible Solutions; Chapter 8 Health Services for Socially Excluded Tribes: Learning from the Asha Kiran Society's Intervention in Orissa, India; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Development economics.
Economic policy.
Social policy.
Medicine .
Health.
Development Economics.
Development Policy.
Social Policy.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.