Two decades of transition in the five Central Asian Republics (CARs) have shown that, in the absence of a theoretical framework (roadmap) and political commitment for implementation, borrowed laws and institutions based on the international best practice are useful but not fully effective in...

Paucity of information on the informal market for health services hampers the governments’ efforts in performing their desirable roles in informing, regulating, mandating, financing and providing health services to their people. Analysis of data from a survey of almost 20,000 patients fills a...