Making health services more accessible in developing countries: finance and health resources for functioning health systems

Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. Thisbook examines the function of health systems, particularly the key factors: finance, human resources, pharmaceuticals, public facilities and stresses the importance of improving access to health services in developing countries. INDICE: Preface; H.Uchimura - Introduction: Key Factors for Functioning Health Systems; H.Uchimura - What is the Role of Public Finance in Health and How Should it be Fulfilled?: A Study of China; H.Uchimura - Health Financing forAccessible Services: A Study of the Philippines; H.Uchimura - Development of Social Health Insurance Systems: Retracing Japan's Experience; M.Ii - EmergingExternal Funds for Health: A Study of Global Health Partnerships; B.Ito - TheDeterminants of HIV/AIDS Drug-Pricing Policies in Developing Countries: An Analysis of Global Fund Procurement Data; K.Kubo ; H.Yamane - How to Manage Out-Migration of Medical Personnel from Developing Countries: The Case of Filipinoand South Africa Nurses and Doctors Leaving for Saudi Arabia, the UK, and theUS; T.Yamagata - Publicly-Provided Primary Healthcare Services in Rural India: Achievements, Problems, and Possible Solutions; S.Ito ; H.Kono - Health Services for the Socially Excluded Tribes: Learning from Asha Kiran Society's Intervention in Orissa, India; A.Abraham ; C.D'Souza -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-57788-6
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 16/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés