Browsing 2016 fellows by Subject "Equity"

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      Making free public healthcare attractive: optimizing health equity funds in Cambodia 

      Jacobs, Bart; Bajracharya, Ashish; Saha, Jyotirmoy; Chhea, Chhorvann; Bellows, Ben; Flessa, Steffen; Antunes, Adelio Fernandes (2018-06-25)

      Background: Following the introduction of user fees in Cambodia, Health Equity Funds (HEF) were developed to enable poor people access to public health services by paying public health providers on their behalf, including non-medical costs for hospitalised beneficiaries (HEFB). The national scheme covers 3.1 million pre-identified HEFB. Uptake of benefits, however, has been mixed and a substantial proportion of poor people still initiate care at private facilities where they incur considerable out-of-pocket costs. We examine the benefits of ...
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      Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations: Lessons for improving health and social equity 

      Tan, Si Ying; Foo, Chuan De; Verma, Monica; Hanvoravongchai, Piya; Cheh, Paul Li Jen; Pholpark, Aungsumalee; Marthias, Tiara; Hafidz, Firdaus; Putri, Likke Prawidya; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Giang, Kim Bao; Nachuk, Stefan; Wang, Hong; Lim, Jeremy; Legido-Quigley, Helena (2023-06-02)

      The COVID-19 pandemic had an inequitable and disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, reversing decades of progress toward healthy populations and poverty alleviation. This study examines various programmatic tools and policy measures used by governments to support vulnerable populations during the pandemic. A comparative case study of 15 countries representing all World Health Organization's regions offers a comprehensive picture of countries with varying income statuses, health system arrangements and COVID-19 public health measures. ...