Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries An economic and policy perspective

by Hanson, Kara

• ISBN13: 9780199566761
• ISBN10: 0199566763
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Economic and Policy Perspectiveoutlines the key aspects and issues concerning health systems of low- and middle-income countries, recognising the current global context within which these systems operate and the dynamics of this context. It brings together a set of renowned authors to tackle the issues that face population health and health care in the twenty-first century. The focus is predominantly low- and middle-income countries, with a distinct meeting of economic and policy perspectives, and grounding analysis of key issues within the broader international context. The book therefore provides a unique and comprehensive analysis of health systems, with a very different and unique 'flavour' in the field. It should have wide appeal to those engaged in health and health care, including health professionals, researchers and students, as well as those outside traditional health professions but with increasing interest within health issues, such as trade policy makers, researchers and students.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. xvii
The 'health system'
What is a 'health system'?	p. 3
Health systems and institutions	p. 21
The 'health sector': financing, purchasing, provision, and performance
Measuring and evaluating performance	p. 49
Revenue collection and pooling arrangements in financing	p. 77
Delivering health services: incentives and information in supply-side innovations	p. 103
Human resources and the health sector	p. 125
Pharmaceuticals and the health sector	p. 147
Health and systems in the wider context
The health system and international trade	p. 173
The health system and external financing	p. 193
The health system and wider social determinants of health	p. 219
The health system and global changes	p. 243
The future of health systems
Global health diplomacy: the 'missing pillar' of health system strengthening	p. 267
Index	p. 281
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