Böcker av Adam Wagstaff

Assesses China's rural health system before and during the reforms of the 2000s. This book outlines ideas for building on these reforms to further strengthen the system including over the long-term.

Vietnam's successes in the health sector are legendary. Its rates of infant and under-five mortality are comparable to those of countries with substantially higher per capita incomes. However, challenges remain in how to further expand coverage, increase quality of care, and contain the rapidly increasing health care costs.

Provides an overview of the key issues that arise in the measurement of health variables and living standards. This book outlines and explains essential tools and methods for distributional analysis, and, using worked examples, shows how these tools and methods can be applied in the health sector.

The authors provide information on progress and trends, including poor-non-poor disparities; health systems reform; the financing of health spending through domestic resources and aid; and improving the effectiveness of development assistance in health.