Is Private Health Care the Answer to the Health Problems of the World's Poor?

Background to the debate: The global burden of disease falls disproportionately upon the world's low-income countries, which are often struggling with weak health systems. Both the public and private sector deliver health care in these countries, but the appropriate role for each of these secto...

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Autores principales: Hanson, Kara, Gilson, Lucy, Goodman, Catherine, Mills, Anne, Smith, Richard, Feachem, Richard, Feachem, Neelam Sekhri, Koehlmoos, Tracey Perez, Kinlaw, Heather
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
Materias:
The PLoS Medicine Debate
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19067483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050233
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Sumario:Background to the debate: The global burden of disease falls disproportionately upon the world's low-income countries, which are often struggling with weak health systems. Both the public and private sector deliver health care in these countries, but the appropriate role for each of these sectors in health system strengthening remains controversial. This debate examines whether the private sector should step up its involvement in the health systems of low-income countries.

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