-experimental evidence on the impact of fiscal decentralization on health disparities between- and within-regions. Our findings, robust to a …

The social determinants of health have not been studied extensively in low-income contexts, where most studies focus on … access to medical care. We undertake a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the social determinants of health in … health care nor material conditions are related to better health outcomes. Rather, we find that macro factors, proxied by …

France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the … health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology … by care providers, tackle the high spending on pharmaceuticals, strengthen the role of health insurers as purchasing …

The present paper outlines measures of disparity in healthcare access and health outcomes, drawing from the … variables of the health system might wield more influence over health and health care disparities than the overarching features … defining our health system taxonomy. Finally, it will be analyzed how differences in healthcare use and health outcomes within …

Improving maternal and child health outcomes is a major development objective. Targets related to these outcomes were … Sustainable Development Goals (under Goal 3 health targets). Turkey is among the few successful middle-income countries that have … significantly reduced the under-5 mortality rate below the MDG 2015 target levels. This study analyses improved demand-side (health …

To improve Native American health outcomes, Congress should increase funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS) to … authority for the IHS, which it has already done for the Veterans Health Administration. However, increasing IHS funding must be … accompanied by other institutional reforms to address the widespread management problems in the IHS, otherwise health outcomes are …

Developing countries have increased sanitation investment to reduce diarrheal diseases. However, the direct health … health effect is two-thirds smaller in areas with lower capacities for treatment of fecal sludge where water pollution …

The global health security (GHS) Index assesses countries' level of preparedness to health risks. However, there is no … evidence on how and whether the efects of health systems building blocks and socioeconomic indicators on the level of … preparedness difer for low and high prepared countries. The aim of this study was to examine the contributions of health systems …

This article highlights the effects of sports participation and environmental health on the lifespan and overall health … countries, offering a comprehensive overview of the region's health dynamics. Through descriptive analyses of geographic … Southeast regarding both the frequency of sports activity and environmental health conditions. To mitigate the potential …