The economic burden on households of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes, poses major …

China's 3 year, CN¥ 850 billion (US $125 billion) reform plan, launched in 2009, marked the
first phase towards achieving comprehensive universal health coverage by 2020. The …

China successfully achieved universal health insurance coverage in 2011, representing the
largest expansion of insurance coverage in human history. While the achievement is widely …

National health systems need strengthening if they are to meet the growing challenge of
chronic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. By application of an accepted …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were previously considered to only affect high-income
countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both mortality and …

Southeast Asia faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases, now responsible
for 60% of deaths in the region. The problem stems from environmental factors that promote …

This paper summarizes the literature on the impact of state subsidized or social health
insurance schemes that have been offered, mostly on a voluntary basis, to the informal …

The global economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on household
expenditures and poverty indicators remains less well understood. To conduct a systematic …

Objective To monitor hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in China
two to three years after major reform of the health system. Methods Data from a national …

Background Out of pocket payments are the predominant method of financing healthcare in
many developing countries, which can result in impoverishment and financial catastrophe …