Beyond survival : Protecting households from health shocks in Latin America

Beyond Survival: Protecting Households from Health Shocks breaks new ground in the ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection from the costs of health care. The book reviews existing and new evidence on the mechanisms and magnitude of impoverishing effects of health events (disease...

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Tác giả chính: Baeza, Critian C.
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:Undetermined
Được phát hành: Washington, DC. The World Bank 2006
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Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Tóm tắt:Beyond Survival: Protecting Households from Health Shocks breaks new ground in the ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection from the costs of health care. The book reviews existing and new evidence on the mechanisms and magnitude of impoverishing effects of health events (diseases, accidents and life cycle health events), and the importance of public policy to prevent such impoverishing. The book reviews options for policy makers on how to protect and help household to protect themselves against these impoverishing effects.