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Health financing in the Republic of Gabon /
Gabon is an upper middle income country, with reasonable spending on health, however, its health outcomes resemble that of a country that is low / low-middle income. Where has Gabon gone wrong, and what are the challenges that Gabon is facing in improving health outcomes? Gabon is an emerging econom...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2014]
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| Colección: | World Bank Study
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: Background
- Positive Developments in Gabon's Path to Universal Health Coverage
- Gabon in Perspective
- Next Steps in Gabon's Path to Universal Health Coverage
- What Could Work Better
- Note
- ch. 1 Background and Objectives
- Economic Background
- Population Dynamics and Demographic Changes
- Epidemiological Changes
- Health Service Infrastructure
- Health Service Providers
- Health Policy and Strategy
- Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Health Financing Reform
- Book Objectives
- Notes
- ch. 2 Health Outcomes, and Use of Health Services
- Introduction
- Key Findings
- Health Outcomes
- Health Service Use
- Summary
- Notes
- ch. 3 Health Financing
- Introduction
- Key Findings
- Global Comparisons
- Health Financing Functions
- Sources of Health Financing
- Spending Patterns for Public Financing for Health
- Summary
- Notes
- ch. 4 National Health Insurance Program
- Introduction
- Key Findings.
- Note continued: Historical Perspective
- Coverage
- Benefits Package
- Purchasing of Services
- Payment Mechanism and Verification
- Sources of Financing
- Spending Patterns
- Reserves or Net Savings
- What Has the NHIP Reform Achieved?
- Summary
- Notes
- ch. 5 Assessing Costs and Options for Bridging the Coverage Gaps
- Introduction
- Key Findings
- Costing the CNAMGS Expansion of Coverage
- Defining Fiscal Space for Health
- Favorable Macroeconomic Conditions
- Reprioritizing Health within Government Spending
- Generating Additional Earmarked Resources for Health
- Official Development Assistance for Health
- Increasing Efficiency of Government Health Spending
- Summary
- Notes
- ch. 6 Key Reform Issues and Policy Options
- Introduction
- Key Reform Issues
- How Can Gabon's Health Spending Achieve Value for the Money?
- Lessons to Be Learnt from Other Countries Around the Globe
- Recommendations for Future Studies
- Notes.