Health policy makers are faced with competing alternatives, and for systems of health care
financing. The choice of financing method should mobilize resources for health care and …

Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has evolved as an alternative
health financing mechanism to out of pocket payments in low-and middle-income countries …

Analysed in this paper are national health accounts estimates for 191 WHO Member States
for 1997, using simple comparisons and linear regressions to describe spending on health …

This paper presents a framework to explore the relationship between health equity and
community empowerment. It traces the progression of the concept of participation to the …

Background The challenges of universal health coverage (UHC) in developing countries
with a significant proportion of the labor force that works in the informal sector include …

Diverse societies are now connected by globalization, but how do ordinary people feel
about law as they cope day-to-day with a transformed world? Tort, Custom, and Karma …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurability of risks in microinsurance
markets. Our aim is to enhance the understanding of impediments to and facilitators of …

Background Thailand's progress in reducing the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) puts the
country on track to achieve the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Whether this …

Methods This study features a descriptive cross-sectional survey design with a total sample
of 443. The target population consists of individuals with chronic diseases in selected health …

One of the most urgent and vexing problem around the world is how to finance and provide
health care for the more than two billion peasants and ghetto dwellers in low-and middle …