Ali, Gamal Khalafalla Mohamed | 2009
- Author(s): Ali, Gamal Khalafalla Mohamed
- Publisher:
- Pages: 139--142
- Keywords: medical care, pharmaceuticals, health economics, sudan
One method for financing medicines is a Revolving Drug Fund (RDF) in which, after an initial capital investment, drug supplies are replenished with monies collected from the sales of drugs. This paper highlights the findings of a recent evaluation study of the RDF in Khartoum state, the Sudan.
Amin, Ruhul and Shah, Nirali M. and Becker, Stan | 2010
- Author(s): Amin, Ruhul and Shah, Nirali M. and Becker, Stan
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health care delivery, health services, poverty, bangladesh
This study examined socioeconomic differentials in maternal and child health-seeking behavior in selected rural areas in Bangladesh. Findings are that within rural areas, where overall poverty is greater and access to health care more difficult, wealth differentials in utilization remain pronounced.
Amone, Joseph | 2005
- Author(s): Amone, Joseph
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health policy, hospitals, uganda
In developing countries, user fees may represent an important source of revenues for private-non-for-profit hospitals, but they may also affect access, use and equity. This survey was conducted in ten hospitals of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau to assess differences in user fees policies.
Andrea, Penelope and Fergusson, Clare | 2008
- Author(s): Andrea, Penelope and Fergusson, Clare
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health policy, poverty
This publication seeks to strengthen efforts to achieve the MDGs by helping policymakers incorporate human rights into the design and implementation of the health component of national poverty reduction strategies (PRSs).
Angel-Urdinola, Diego and Cortez, Rafael and Tanabe, Kimie | 2008
- Author(s): Angel-Urdinola, Diego and Cortez, Rafael and Tanabe, Kimie
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health care delivery, poverty, nicaragua
In Nicaragua there are large inequities in access and quality of health services across socioeconomic groups and regions. Long distances, lack of medicines and high costs constitute the main constraints causing individuals to seek informal care or not to seek care at all.