Reducing the burden of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica is a national policy. The Government of Jamaica has recognized the importance of preventing and controlling NCDs and created the National...
In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in poverty without adequate access to health and social services. Of a total population of 84 million, 25 percent were considered poor and 16 percent, extremely poor...
In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in poverty without adequate access to health and social services. Of a total population of 84 million, 25 percent were considered poor and 16 percent, extremely poor...
A social development perspective is used to seek an answer to why the incidence of absolute poverty is so different among developing countries in East Asia, South Asia and Latin America? It concludes that...
Quality of health care is a multidimensional and multifaceted concept interwoven with value judgments about what constitutes good quality. This lack of linearity partly explains the large number of definitions...
The organization, delivery and financing of rural health care at the village level have been de facto privatized with the implicit approval of the Government. Privatization is defined here as the transfer...
This paper analyzes the root causes underlying the rapid increase in health care costs: demand factors, supply factors, financial incentives, and administrative inefficiency. It argues that continuing...