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Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 countries and territories, 1990-2050 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Background: The rapid spread of COVID-19 renewed the focus on how health systems across the globe are financed, especially during public health emergencies.
2. Global Burden of Disease 2020 Health Financing Collaborator Network   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Global health worker salary estimates: an econometric analysis of global earnings data

open access: yesCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018
Background Human resources are consistently cited as a leading contributor to health care costs; however the availability of internationally comparable data on health worker earnings for all countries is a challenge for estimating the costs of health ...
Juliana Serje   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequalities in Health Status from EQ-5D Findings: A Cross-Sectional Study in Low-Income Communities of Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016
Background Measuring health status by using standardized and validated instrument has become a growing concern over the past few decades throughout the developed and developing countries.
Marufa Sultana   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equity in health care financing: The case of Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Equitable financing is a key objective of health care systems. Its importance is evidenced in policy documents, policy statements, the work of health economists and policy analysts.
Sach, TH   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Redistribution and the health financing transition

open access: yesJournal of Global Health, 2021
Public financing is necessary for realizing universal health coverage (UHC), a policy commitment that emphasizes that everyone should have access to health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, and that the use of these services does not expose individuals to financial hardship.
Tandon, Ajay, Reddy, K Srinath
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevalence and associated determinants of malaria parasites among Kenyan children

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Health, 2017
Background Approximately 80% of deaths attributed to malaria worldwide occurred mainly in Africa in 2015. Kenya is one of the major malaria endemic countries, making malaria the leading public health concern in this country.
Marufa Sultana   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Essays in finance & health

open access: yes, 2023
This dissertation studies how financial and health shocks affect people’s economic behavior and well-being. The first chapter shows that corporate financial frictions can worsen employee mental health by increasing job insecurity. The chapter uses data on antidepressant use among employees of firms that faced different degrees of difficulty in ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Predictors of Optimal Antenatal Care Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adult Women in Bangladesh

open access: yesHealth Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2018
Introduction: Utilization of recommended antenatal care (ANC) throughout the pregnancy period is a proven healthy behavior in reducing maternal mortalities and morbidities.
Nausad Ali   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productivity change of national health systems in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: application of DEA-based Malmquist productivity index

open access: yesGlobal Health Research and Policy, 2018
Background The pursuit of efficiency and productivity is one of the goals of health systems. In the era of Sustainable Development Goals and particularly the move towards universal health coverage, it is imperative to curb wastage of resources to ensure ...
Maysoun Dimachkie Masri, Eyob Zere Asbu
doaj   +1 more source

Governing health service purchasing agencies: Comparative study of national purchasing agencies in 10 countries in eastern Europe and central Asia

open access: yesHealth Policy Open, 2023
This study discusses findings from comparative case studies of the governance of health services purchasing agencies in 10 eastern European and central Asian countries established over the past 30 years, and the relationship between governance attributes,
Loraine Hawkins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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