The extent of premature death and ill health in the developing world is staggering. Death and ill health on such a … concerns that led the international community to put health firmly at the center of the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) when … health globally, especially in developing countries calls for committed and renewed focus on what works on-the-ground without …

In this paper we examine determinants of prepaid modes of health care financing in a worldwide cross …-country perspective. We use three different indicators to capture the role of prepaid modes in health care financing: (i) the share of … total prepaid financing as percent of total current health expenditures, (ii) the share of voluntary prepaid financing as …

Italy pandemic has stressed the problems afflicting the National Health System, bringing out the structural and …, local political interest and provide a health service on demand. This must not create competition between public and private … health systems, but sets the rules for the possible and natural coexistence of systems. Quality healthcare is a human right …

body of research exploring the link between economic freedom and other forms of inequality, such as happiness, health, and …

afford to stay home to minimize virus exposure. Our results show that poor agents bear most of the epidemic's health costs …, even when less lethal, health and economic outcomes are worse. Public policies such as testing, quarantining, and lockdowns …