-recall health questionnaires. In 2008, they augmented these data with another 8 weeks of surveys during which households were … between doctor visits and per-capita expenditures such that the poor use health care providers more than the rich in the … these results for health survey methodology, and the economic interpretation of sickness in poor populations …

productivity growth rate. The analysis illustrates the key role of child health in the demographic transition …

Providing protection against the financial risk of high out-of-pocket health spending is one of the main goals of the … Philippines? health strategy. Yet, as this paper shows using eight household surveys, health spending increased by 150 percent … (real) from 2000 to 2012, with the sharpest increases occurring in recent years. The main driver of health spending is …

This paper explores the possibility that universal health coverage may inadvertently result in distorted labor market … growth, as well as reduced protection against non-health risks and the income risks associated with ill health. It explores …

Many different strategies have been proposed to improve the delivery of health care services, from capacity building to … establishing new payment mechanisms. Recent attention has also asked whether improvements in the way health care services are … governance as it is used in the literature on private firms, public administration, international development and health. It …

Achieving the objective of China's current health system reform, namely equitable improvements in health outcomes, will … shows that since 2000, disparity in selected health outcomes has been declining across provinces, largely due to earmarked … central government allocations. By contrast, public expenditure on health is increasingly regressive (positively correlated …

Health facility surveys come in various guises. One dimension in which they vary is their motivation. Some seek to … linkages between government and providers. Health facility surveys differ too in the data they collect, in part due to the … health facility surveys …

Recent surveys show considerable progress in maternal and child health in Ethiopia. The improvement has been in health … outcomes and health services coverage. The study examines how different groups have fared in this progress. It tracked 11 … health outcome indicators and health interventions related to Millennium Development Goals 1, 4, and 5. These are stunting …

This paper looks at differential progress on the health Millennium Development Goals between the poor and better …-off within countries. The findings are based on original analysis of 235 Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator … Cluster Surveys, spanning 64 developing countries over the period 1990-2011. Five health status indicators and seven …

education and health in Africa in order to track progress in and across countries over time. It seeks to enhance effective and … Card on education and health. However, unlike traditional citizen report cards, it assembles objective information from …