Health and Poverty

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, individual wealth status and patterns of delivery care utilization in Nigeria : a multilevel discrete choice analysis

Aremu, Olatunde and Lawoko, Stephen and Dalal, Koustuv | 2011
  • Author(s): Aremu, Olatunde and Lawoko, Stephen and Dalal, Koustuv
  • Publisher: Dove press
  • Pages: 167--174
  • Keywords: health care delivery, maternal health services, health services research, socio-economic indicators, nigeria

Targeting efficiency of poverty reduction programs in Pakistan

Arif, G.M. | 2006
  • Author(s): Arif, G.M.
  • Publisher: Asian development bank (ADB). Pakistan resident mission
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health care delivery, health programmes, women, poverty alleviation, pakistan
This paper examines the targeting efficiency of three large, nationally implemented poverty reduction programs: (i) the disbursement of zakat (charitable donations), (ii) microfinance, and (iii) the provision of health services through the Lady Health Workers Programme (LHWP).

Levels of spending and resource allocation to HIV programs and services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Arلn-Matero, Daniel | 2011
  • Author(s): Arلn-Matero, Daniel
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health programmes, disease control, aids, latin america, caribbean region
This paper describes HIV spending patterns in Latin American and Caribbean countries including analysis of the levels and patterns of domestic HIV spending from both public and international sources.

The right to health : a toolkit for health professionals

Asher, Judith and Hamm, Danielle and Sheather, Julian | 2007
  • Author(s): Asher, Judith and Hamm, Danielle and Sheather, Julian
  • Publisher: British medical association (BMA) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel
This toolkit lays out what the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health means for health professionals and their associations. Useful background guide.

Designing health & population programs to reach the poor

Ashford, Lori S. and Gwatkin, Davidson R. and Yazbeck, Abdo S. | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Ashford, Lori S. and Gwatkin, Davidson R. and Yazbeck, Abdo S.
  • Publisher: Population reference bureau (PRB)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health programmes, poverty, brazil, cambodia, tanzania, nepal, egypt
This report contains successful programs that have overcome the barriers for poor to receive care. Barriers like: lack of knowledge, lack of power, inaccessibility of facilities that provide decent care, unresponsive health providers, and the cost of services.
 

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This portal contains information on health (system) policies and practices to improve equity in the health sector and contribute to poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries. The portal is part of a wider programme, Information for Health Action (I4HA).