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From Few to Many: Ten Years of Health Insurance Expansion in Colombia Title: Salud al alcance de todos: Una década de expansión del seguro médico en Colombia
Giuffrida, Antonio; Flórez, Carmen Elisa; Giedion, Úrsula - Inter-American Development Bank
From Few to Many is the first comprehensive look at Colombia's 1993 health system reforms. It describes the implementation of universal health insurance, including a subsidized system for the poor, and examines the impact of this and other reforms during a time when Colombia experienced crushing...
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From Few to Many: Ten Years of Health Insurance Expansion in Colombia Title: Salud al alcance de todos: Una década de expansión del seguro médico en Colombia
Giuffrida, Antonio; Flórez, Carmen Elisa; Giedion, Úrsula - Inter-American Development Bank
From Few to Many is the first comprehensive look at Colombia's 1993 health system reforms. It describes the implementation of universal health insurance, including a subsidized system for the poor, and examines the impact of this and other reforms during a time when Colombia experienced crushing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772393
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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552244
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The Use of Effective Coverage in the Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Programs: A Technical Note for the IDB's Social Protection and Health Division
Colston, Josh - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Effective coverage is a measure of health system performance that combines three aspects of health care service delivery into a single measure: need, use, and quality. In this technical note, the concept of effective coverage is explained, methodological issues are discussed and the implications...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320030
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Best Practices in Intercultural Health
O'Neill, John; Bartlett, Judith; Mignone, Javier - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
research helped focus the discussion on the importance of intercultural health practices to promote indigenous peoples' access … bridge the gap between state-financed allopathic health services and their own indigenous health systems. This study however …
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Diagnosis corruption : fraud in Latin America's public hospitals
Di Tella, Rafael (contributor);  … - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001678984
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What Do You Mean?: Conceptual Clarity in Social Policy
Magnoli, Alessandro - Inter-American Development Bank
clarity can improve social services delivery. …
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Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World
Phillips, Katherin Ross; Gertler, Paul; Smeeding, Timothy M. - Inter-American Development Bank
Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks and propose policies to increase their protection and coping capacity. The studies emphasize the...
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The Health of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: La salud de la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe
Levine, Ruth; Glassman, Amanda; Schneidman, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank
This report represents the collaborative effort of three partners: the World Bank, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This book explores trends and differentials in women's health; examples of good practices in delivery and financing of...
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