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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India: Insights from Research and Programs
Krishnan, Suneeta; Madsen, Emily; Porterfield, Deborah; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in India, accounting for 17 percent of all cancer deaths among women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden of new cases in India will increase to nearly 225,000...
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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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Things Fall Apart: Health Consequences of Mass Imprisonment for African American Women
Lee, Hedwig; Wildeman, Christopher - In: The Review of Black Political Economy 40 (2013) 1, pp. 39-52
In this article, we examine the possible impact of mass imprisonment on the physical health of African American women. Specifically, we focus on a variety of mechanisms through which mass imprisonment may increase the risk of having three major chronic health conditions that are risk factors for...
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The contribution of stress to the social patterning of clinical and subclinical CVD risk factors in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
Gebreab, Samson Y.; Diez-Roux, Ana V.; Hickson, DeMarc A.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 9, pp. 1697-1707
It is often hypothesized that psychosocial stress may contribute to associations of socioeconomic position (SEP) with … and lower levels of stress. Higher stress levels were also weakly, albeit positively, associated with hypertension …, diabetes, and obesity, but not with plaque. Adjustment for the stress measures reduced the associations of income with …
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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge
Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...
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Relationship between work stress and workplace violence in the health sector
Di Martino, Vittorio - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003
Examines the issues of stress and violence in the health sector including the impact on working conditions and …
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The economic burden of atherothrombosis in Greece: results from the THESIS study
Maniadakis, Nikos; Kourlaba, Georgia; Cokkinos, Dennis; … - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 14 (2013) 4, pp. 655-665
The aim of this study was to estimate the total annual cost of patients with or at risk for atherothrombosis in Greece …. A multicentre, cost-of-illness study was conducted between January 2007 and December 2009. In the study, 800 patients … factors (MRF) were recruited. Direct and indirect cost data were assessed at patients’ enrolment in the study, and at 6 and 12 …
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Cost–effectiveness of statins revisited: lessons learned about the value of innovation
Lindgren, Peter; Jönsson, Bengt - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 13 (2012) 4, pp. 445-450
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Review of the Evidence Linking Climate Change to Human Health for Eight Diseases of Tropical Importance
Baulcomb, Corinne - Land Economy and Environment Group, Scotland's Rural College - 2011
As human societies are beginning to feel the early effects of 21st Century climate change, adaptation is becoming an increasingly important area of enquiry across a range of human sectors and activities. This is particularly true for the health sectors of tropical developing countries, as many...
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