Health Sector Reform In Developing Countries

Author : Peter A. Berman
Publisher : Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017522322

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Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries by Peter A. Berman Pdf

In Mexico City or Nairobi or Manila, a young girl in one part of the city is near death with measles, while, not far away, an elderly man awaits transplantation of a new kidney. How is one denied a cheap, simple, and effective remedy while another can command the most advanced technology medicine can offer? Can countries like Mexico, Kenya, or the Philippines, with limited funds and medical resources, find an affordable, effective, and fair way to balance competing health needs and demands? Such dilemmas are the focus of this insightful book in which leading international researchers bring together the latest thinking on how developing countries can reform health care. The choices these poorer countries make today will determine the pace of health improvement for vast numbers of people now and in the future. Exploring new ideas and concepts, as well as the practical experiences of nations in all parts of the world, this volume provides valuable insights and information to both generalists and specialists interested in how health care will look in the world of the twenty-first century.

Author : Ali Nadeem
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668327375

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New Public Management in Developing Countries. The Case of Health Sector Reform by Ali Nadeem Pdf

Polemic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, , language: English, abstract: This paper explores the definition of New Public Management (NPM), introduces its application in developing countries, and uses specific examples pertaining to health sector reform to demonstrate the effectiveness of NPM. The essay first introduces different concepts of NPM from different scholars, then discusses the implementations of NPM in developing countries, using as case-studies the health sector reforms of Ghana, Zambia and China. Furthermore, the essay shows the influence of NPM and illustrates the improvements of health services in the aforementioned countries. Finally, this report concludes the findings, showcasing NPM as a useful paradigm to reform health sector in developing countries.

Author : John S. Akin,Nancy Birdsall,David M. De Ferranti
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821309005

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Financing Health Services in Developing Countries by John S. Akin,Nancy Birdsall,David M. De Ferranti Pdf

This report discusses several different approaches that support reforming health care services in developing countries. For some time now, health care services have been supported by government funds. As demands for improving health care services continue to increase additional demands will be placed on governments to respond. This, however, will not be easy. Slow economic growth and record budget deficits in the 1980's have forced reductions in public spending. Alternative approaches to finance health care services are needed. Such possible changes could involve: decentralization of federal government involvement; the promotion of nongovernment involvement; the imposition of user fees; and, establishing health insurance. Finally, the role of the Bank in pursuing new financing strategies is discussed.

Author : Marc J. Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195371505

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Getting Health Reform Right by Marc J. Roberts Pdf

This book provides a multi-disciplinary framework for developing and analyzing health sector reforms, based on the authors' extensive international experience. It offers practical guidance - useful to policymakers, consultants, academics, and students alike - and stresses the need to take account of each country's economic, administrative, and political circumstances. The authors explain how to design effective government interventions in five areas - financing, payment, organization, regulation, and behavior - to improve the performance and equity of health systems around the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : OCLC:898973058

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Health Sector Reform by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Cassels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : IND:30000061180943

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Health Sector Reform by Andrew Cassels Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : UCSD:31822033175761

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Health Sector Reform in Asia and the Pacific by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. Mills,S. Bennett,S. Russell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230599819

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The Challenge of Health Sector Reform by A. Mills,S. Bennett,S. Russell Pdf

New thinking about the management of public health services has stimulated a widespread movement for health sector reform across the world. This book examines the feasibility and desirability of common reforms in low income countries, based on in-depth case studies in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, and asks whether governments possess or can develop the capacities needed for these new and often complex roles. The book challenges conventional reform wisdom, and argues that reform approaches are needed that are more sensitive to the institutional characteristics of individual countries.

Author : Samuel Paul
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : IND:30000061180984

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Capacity Building for Health Sector Reform by Samuel Paul Pdf

Author : Oliver Hedderich
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638731829

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Gender and Health Sector Reform: Theory and Evidence by Oliver Hedderich Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Economy - Health Economics, grade: 2,0, University of G ttingen, 26 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The health sector is facing cost explosions for various reasons. Facing limited resources contemporary politics tend to focus on the reduction of costs when talking about reforming the health sector. Reforming the health sector is a complex issue with implications on equity. Since women are particularly vulnerable in health issues, this paper deals with the effects of health sector reforms on gender and equity. Therefore, it describes what kind of challenges the different health systems around the world have to face and how policy responds. The different components of health sector reforms are researched towards the effect on gender equity. Figures and examples are used to prove the evidence of the subject and the implications on gender issues. This paper concludes that women are often disadvantaged in access to health care due to barriers in access to remuneration and cultural barriers within families. This affects women's health status. A major challenge in this context is to promote the participation of women in order to adjust reforms and components of services to their needs.

Author : Paulinus Lingani Ncube Sikosana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1426915209

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Challenges in Reforming the Health Sector in Africa by Paulinus Lingani Ncube Sikosana Pdf

The majority of countries are faced with challenges of how to finance and effectively manage their health systems so that they benefit all their citizens without any undue discrimination. Developing countries are particularly worse off since their health systems are weak in terms of health expenditures, leadership, governance and capacity to plan and budget. This book provides an overview of the elements of health sector reforms that countries in Sub Sahara Africa have implemented, the rationale for the reforms, the challenges experienced and the socio-economic environment in which these reforms are being implemented. The significance and implications of the evolving aid architecture and global initiatives are discussed. This theoretical background and analysis is completed by a detailed description of the rationale, implementation framework, implications and outcome of heath sector reform experiences in Zimbabwe.

Author : Pablo Gottret,George Schieber,Hugh R. Waters
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780821376836

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Good Practices in Health Financing by Pablo Gottret,George Schieber,Hugh R. Waters Pdf

For humanitarian reasons and the concern for households' economic and health security, the health sector is at the center of global development policy. Developing countries and the international community are scaling up health systems to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and are improving financial protection by securing long-term support for these gains. Yet money alone cannot buy health gains or prevent impoverishment due to catastrophic medical bills; well structured, results-based financing reforms are needed. Unfortunately, global evidence of successful health financing policies that can guide the reform effort is very limited and therefore the policy debate is often driven by ideological, one-size-fits-all solutions. Good Practices in Health Financing: Lessons from Reforms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries' attempts to begin to fill the void by systematically assessing health financing reforms in nine low- and middle-income countries that have managed to expand their health financing systems to both improve health status and protect against catastrophic medical expenses. The participating countries are: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, and Vietnam. The study seeks to identify common enabling factors of their good performance. While the findings for each country are important, collectively they send a clear message to the global community that more attention is needed to define good practice and then to evaluate and disseminate the global evidence base.

Author : Martyn Sama,Vinh-Kim Nguyen
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782869781825

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Governing Health Systems in Africa by Martyn Sama,Vinh-Kim Nguyen Pdf

Drawing on various disciplinary perspectives, this book re-focuses the debate on what makes a good health system, with a view to clarifying the uses of social science research in thinking about health care issues in Africa. The explosion of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the persistence of malaria as a major killer, and the resurgence of diseases like tuberculosis which were previously under control, have brought about changes in the health system, with implications for its governance, especially in view of the diminished capacity of the public health facilities to cope with a complex range of expanded needs. Government responsibilities and objectives in the health sector have been redefined, with private sector entities (both for profit and not-for profit) playing an increasingly visible role in health care provisions. The reasons for collaborative patterns vary, but chronic under-funding of publicly financed health services is often an important factor. Processes of decentralisation and health sector reforms have had mixed effects on health care system performance; while private health insurance markets and private clinics are pointers to a growing stratification of the health market, in line with the intensified income and social differentiation that has occurred over the last two decades.These developments call for health sector reforms.

Author : Slim Haddad,Enis Baris,D. Narayana
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552503706

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Safeguarding the Health Sector in Times of Macroeconomic Instability by Slim Haddad,Enis Baris,D. Narayana Pdf

Safeguarding the Health Sector in Times of Macroeconomic Instability presents the results of an international initiative to document the effects of how health systems in the developing world have responded to macroeconomic austerity and adjustment measures. Are these systems flexible and resilient to changes or are they rigid? In which circumstances and under which conditions do health systems respond favourably or unfavourably? What are the success stories? Country studies from Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, India, Thailand, Mexico, and Colombia discuss lessons learned and identify policy measures for safeguarding the health sector. This book provides a fresh look at the relationships between. macroeconomic policy and interventions, health sector reform, and the health system in general, presenting new and detailed observations to inform policy choices within the health-care sector worldwide. It is unique in its focus on health systems and services (including financing, quality, accessibility, and utilization), rather than on health status. It will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students studying or active in health sciences and international development studies; professionals and practitioners in donor organizations, development organizations, and NGOs worldwide; and policy advisors and decision-makers in the health-care sector.

Author : Alexander S. Preker,April Harding
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821344943

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Innovations in Health Service Delivery by Alexander S. Preker,April Harding Pdf

As the largest expenditure category of the health systems in both industrialised and developing countries, hospital care provision has been the focus of reforms over recent decades. This publication reviews recent trends in hospital policy reforms and options around the world; and includes case studies which offer insights into lessons learned. Issues considered include: differences in income levels, cultural settings and market environments; organisational changes such as increased management autonomy and privatisation; the need for parallel reforms and effective evaluation mechanisms.