Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks … health coverage and improve financial protection in the last two decades. The country study, first, takes stock of UHC … progress in Vietnam, examining both the breadth and the depth of health coverage and assessing financial protection and equity …

women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden … reviewed the research literature and conducted interviews with individuals engaged in research and public health program …

incidence of education and health spending covering 56 countries over 1960-2000, representing a significant improvement in … paper finds, among other things, that overall education and health spending are poorly targeted; benefits from primary … education and primary health care go disproportionately to the middle class, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, HIPCs and …

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of … a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality … funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a … resources for health research and more activity in this area will lead to greater understanding of the problems and provide more …

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on … identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to … consideration into the policy decision-making process of how public policies and programs affect community health and well-being. It …

This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of … a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An … to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series focuses on assessing …

Neglected Infectious Diseases (NIDs) remain one the most underfunded disease categories in global health despite their … for Neglected Tropical Diseases/Sabin Vaccine Institute, and the Pan American Health Organization/WHO, together with the … implement other health measures for the benefit of all children and adults affected by these terrible diseases.Abstract: Las …

This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka … of health care services. On health service delivery, the review finds that the private sector: includes a range of … public sector for its supply of human resources; and is concentrated in urban areas. The quality of health care services in …

Beginning in 2003, Turkey initiated a series of reforms under the Health Transformation Program (HTP) that over the … past decade have led to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). The progress of Turkey?s health system has few …, if any, parallels in scope and speed. Before the reforms, Turkey?s aggregate health indicators lagged behind those of …