Innovations in health system finance in developing and transitional economies

• Other Authors: Dor, Avi, 1956-, Chernichovsky, Dov., Hanson, Kara.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2009.
• Series: Advances in health economics and health services research ; v. 21.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Economics > General.; Medical > Health Care Delivery.; Health economics.; Health systems & services.; Medical care > Finance.; Medical care, Cost of.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781848556652 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 338 p.).

Low- and middle-income countries face major challenges to their health systems. These include a high burden of communicable disease and an emerging non-communicable disease burden. Coverage of effective services and interventions is inadequate and often constrained by funding availability. At the sa...