Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is often a neglected topic of intervention
in humanitarian crises despite its wide‐ranging impact on women and girls' well‐being …

Background Escalating global health expenditures pose a threat to healthcare financing
sustainability, requiring the exploration of alternative financing policies and resource …

Introduction Target 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for the guaranteeing of
universal health service coverage without generating financial risks for households and …

Background Rural‒urban disparity in catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) is a well-
documented challenge in low-and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, limiting …

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in
Indonesia, accounting for 38% of the total mortality in 2019. Moreover, healthcare spending …

Background Many high-income countries have made significant progress towards achieving
universal health coverage. Nevertheless, out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure continues …

Background Over the past decade, Member States of the WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region
have sustained remarkable achievements with regard to improving reproductive health of …

Access to healthcare services is fundamental to health and well-being, yet approximately
half of the world's population is unable to access healthcare services in times of need, which …

Better data on unmet healthcare need can strengthen global monitoring of universal health
coverage Page 1 Better data on unmet healthcare need can strengthen global monitoring of …

The dissertation consists of three chapters that examine the impact of parental illness on
child health in Bangladesh, the lasting effects of early childhood interventions in Burkina …