TY - BOOK AU - Yazbeck,Abdo ED - World Bank. TI - Attacking inequality in the health sector: a synthesis of evidence and tools T2 - World Bank e-Library SN - 9780821377406 PY - 2009///] CY - Washington, DC PB - World Bank KW - Equality KW - Health aspects KW - Health services accessibility KW - Poor KW - Medical care KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - World health KW - Healthcare Disparities KW - Cross-Cultural Comparison KW - Developing Countries KW - Health Policy KW - Health Status Disparities KW - Socioeconomic Factors KW - Inégalité sociale KW - Aspect sanitaire KW - Santé, Services de KW - Accessibilité KW - Pauvres KW - Soins médicaux KW - Études transculturelles KW - Santé mondiale KW - MEDICAL KW - Health Risk Assessment KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Medizinische Versorgung KW - gnd KW - Soziale Gerechtigkeit KW - Internationaler Vergleich KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index; An unacceptable reality -- Approaching a complex and persistent problem -- The importance of "listening" -- A menu of pro-poor policies -- Brazil, filling the cracks in universal coverage -- Cambodia: contracting with nongovernmental organizations to serve the poor -- Cambodia: health equity fund for the poor -- Chile: integrated services program for the poor -- Colombia: expanding health insurance for the poor -- India: community-based health care services -- Indonesia: health cards for the poor -- Kenya: expanding immunization reach through campaigns -- The Kyrgyz Republic: health financing reform and the poor -- Mexico: paying the poor to use health services -- Mexico: providing subsidized health insurance to the poor -- Nepal: participatory planning -- Rwanda: community-based health insurance -- Tanzania: social marketing for malaria prevention -- Vigilance; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011 N2 - The last 10 years have seen a resurgence in interest and research around inequalities in the health sector. While a disproportionate share of the new research has focused on measuring inequality in the health sector, work is emerging on how to understand the causes of inequality and on identifying successful approaches for tackling the problem. This book summarizes the operational lessons emerging from this new focus. It is intended to be an operational resource for change agents within and outside government in low and middle countries committed to improve access and use of critical health se UR - http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio12617345 ER -