This volume contains thirteen papers prepared for the World Bank Conference on Innovations in Health Care Financing … for financing health care systems in developing countries. …

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …

While on-track for child health and maternal health MDGs, Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and … child health (MCH) outcomes, both globally and in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Under-five and infant mortality … rates are high relative to GDP per capita, and utilization of essential health services is low, given significant demand …

Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100 … addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH) services and weak financial protection, especially among the lower … wealth quintiles, in order to improve the level and equity of maternal health. In order to address these financial barriers …

This policy note provides an overview of government health financing in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR …), with an added focus on health center financing. The note summarizes overall trends in health outcomes and government health … financing over 2000-2014 and analyzes trends in planned and realized government budgetary health spending data covering fiscal …

Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes …, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand's achievement of universal health … coverage (UC) is well noted, recent researches and studies have indicated that there are still gaps in health utilization and …

This report presents an assessment of school health policies and institutions that affect young children in Uganda. The … countries reform their education systems to help ensure learning for all. School health policies are a critical component of an … effective education system, given that children's health impacts their school attendance, ability to learn, and overall …

Afghanistan has made strong gains in health outcomes, health service coverage andhealth systems performance since 2003 …, with a particular impact on women and children's health. All told, Afghanistan has made notable progress towards achieving … the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets for improving maternal (MDG5) and child health (MDG4). According to United …