Poverty and health.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

DAC guidelines and reference series.

DAC guidelines and reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Health aspects.

Poverty.

Poor--Medical care.

Poor.

Medical policy.

Public goods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD ; Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.

Summary:

Health is higher on the international agenda than ever before. Concern for the health of poor people is a central development issue. In addition to its intrinsic value for individuals investment in health is an important and previously underestimated means of economic development; substantially improved health outcomes are a prerequisite if developing countries are to break out of the cycle of poverty. This DAC Reference Document on Poverty and Health jointly published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and WHO extends the analysis and recommendations of the D

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acronyms; Overview and Purpose; Key Actions to Promote a Pro-poor Health Approach; Summary; Chapter 1. Investing in Health to Reduce Poverty; Chapter 2. Supporting Pro-poor Health Systems; Chapter 3. Key Policy Areas for Pro-poor Health; Chapter 4. Frameworks and Instruments for Health Programming and Monitoring; Chapter 5. Policy Coherence and Global Public Goods; Bibliography; 1. HIV/AIDS: a development problem; 2. Tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse: preventable causes of poverty and ill health; 3. The role of information and communication technology in pro-poor health systems

4. What is the private health sector?5. Output-based approaches to aid; 6. The Aga Khan Health Service approach to user fees; 1. Official development assistance (ODA) to health, 1996-2001: annual averagecommitment and share in total aid allocated by sector; 2. Health-related Millennium Development Goals; 1. Sub-sectoral breakdown of ODA to health, 1999-2001; 2. The Main Determinants of Health

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [91]-92).

ISBN:

1-280-06060-3

9786610060603

92-4-068730-0

0-585-49270-0

OCLC:

751693863