Download or read book Private Health Sector Assessment in Mali written by Mathieu Lamiaux and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under its Health in Africa Initiative, IFC intended to conduct a country assessment of the private health sector in Mali, working in close collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Mali. The Core objective of the Mali Country Assessment Report was to work closely with the Government of Mali and Development partners to develop recommendations for a reform program to strengthen the existing policy framework for the public-private interface in the health sector and to improve the delivery of health related goods and services for all Malians. As part of this, the purpose of the book was to: Determine the role the private sector currently plays in Malis health care system. Present a diagnose of the nature and effectiveness of the existing interface between the public and private sectors in Mali, health system constraints, as well as the business enabling and investment environment. Assist the World Bank Group to engage in policy dialogue with stakeholders in Malis health care system, and particularly with public officials and policy makers; and help develop detailed recommendations for the Government of Mali with policy makers and key stakeholders.
Download or read book Poverty and Life Expectancy written by James C. Riley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multidisciplinary study that reconstructs Jamaica's rise from low to high life expectancy and explains how that was achieved. Jamaica is one of the small number of countries that has attained a life expectancy nearly matching that in richer countries, despite having a much lower level of per capita income.
Download or read book Invertir En Salud written by Pan American Health Organization and published by Pan American Health Org. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esta publicacion agrupa los informes finales de tres proyectos de investigacion en los que se exploraron los efectos de la inversion en salud sobre el crecimiento economico, la productividad de la familia y el alivio de la pobreza en America Latina y el C
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries written by Dean T. Jamison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-04-02 with total page 1449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Download or read book Learning from Economic Downturns written by Xiaohui Hou and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book builds on the lessons of the most recent global financial crisis, especially in Europe and Central Asia and proposes a more effective role for the health sector as part of a safety net function and as a stabilizer for the population during a crisis.
Download or read book Belize Health Sector Assessment written by Gerard Martin La Forgia and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financing Health Care in Jamaica written by Maureen A. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health at a Glance 2019 OECD Indicators written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health at a Glance compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across OECD members, candidate and partner countries. It highlights how countries differ in terms of the health status and health-seeking behaviour of their citizens; access to and quality of health care; and the resources available for health. Analysis is based on the latest comparable data across 80 indicators, with data coming from official national statistics, unless otherwise stated.
Download or read book Jamaica written by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses Jamaica’s Request for Stand By Arrangement (SBA) and Cancellation of the Current Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Fiscal discipline and proactive debt management have helped reduce public debt by more than 25 percent of GDP since the start of the extended arrangement under the EFF. Macroeconomic stability is becoming entrenched as evidenced by low inflation, the buildup of foreign currency reserves, and a decline in the current account deficit. Important reforms are also being undertaken to unlock Jamaica’s growth potential. In view of the country’s recent track record and authorities’ commitment to reforms and maintaining an open dialog with the IMF, the IMF staff supports the request for the precautionary SBA.
Download or read book Closing the Gap in a Generation written by WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.
Download or read book OECD Health Policy Studies Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector What Works written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a framework to understand why there are waiting lists for elective surgery in some OECD countries and not in others. It also describes how waiting times are measured in OECD countries and reviews different policy approaches to tackling excessive waiting times.
Download or read book Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy written by Inter-American Development Bank and published by IDB. This book was released on 2004 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caribbean Countries Health Care System Profiles Handbook Strategic Information Development and Opportunities written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caribbean Countries Health Care System Profiles Handbook - Strategic Information, Development and Opportunities
Download or read book Afghanistan written by Arthur Homer Furnia and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Small Farmer in Jamaican Agriculture an Assessment of Constraints and Opportunities written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Health Policy Studies Waiting Times for Health Services Next in Line written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report reviews a range of policies that countries have used to tackle waiting times for different services, including elective surgery and primary care consultations, but also cancer care and mental health services, with a focus on identifying the most successful ones.
Download or read book Natural Disasters written by Pan American Health Organization and published by Pan American Health Org. This book was released on 2000 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes statistics.
