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2008

This report draws a range of new analyses and case studies carried out in preparation for the Accra High-Level Forum held in September 2008. It it is organized into four parts. Part 1 examines trends in aid for health from a global perspective, focusing both on how increases in aid finance have...

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Urban policies for ageing populations

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - 1992

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US health care at the cross-roads

1992

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The reform of health care : a comparative analysis of seven OECD countries

Hurst, Jeremy (contributor) - 1992

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Internal markets in the making : health systems in Canada, Iceland and the United Kingdom

1995

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Facing the Future : Korea's Family, Pension and Health Policy Challenges

2007

Korea faces an extraordinary ageing challenge. Korea will age much faster than other OECD countries: in 2000, about 7 … to a huge increase in spending on old-age income support and health care, and will also require the development of a … ageing challenge, the OECD believes that three policy objectives must be targeted. First, the decline in the working-age …

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Improving Health and Social Cohesion through Education

2010

Today’s global policy climate underlines the importance of better addressing non-economic dimensions of well-being and social progress such as health, social engagement, political interest and crime. Education plays an important role in shaping indicators of progress. However, we understand...

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Improving Value in Health Care : Measuring Quality

2010

Are breast cancer survival rates higher in the United States than in the United Kingdom and France? Are a patient's chances of dying within 30 days after admission to a hospital with a heart attack lower in Canada than in Korea? Are surgeons in some countries more likely to leave “foreign...

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Health Care Systems : Efficiency and Policy Settings

2010

People in OECD countries are healthier than ever before, as shown by longer life expectancy and lower mortality for diseases such as cancer. At the same time, total spending on health care now absorbs over 9% of GDP on average in the OECD. Achieving value for money in the health care sector is...

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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Mexico 2005

2005

This book describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Mexican health system in terms of access to health care, quality of care, efficiency of supply of services and the financial sustainability of the system. The report also evaluates reforms to the system with particular emphasis on the...

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