Government-Sponsored Health Insurance in India
Author: World Bank Public financing for health in India is low, leaving households to rely heavily on out-of pocket payments for health expenses. New World Bank research finds over the … Continue reading →
Uganda: Government Sued Over Maternal Healthcare
Uganda’s government currently finds itself the subject of unwanted attention following the decision of more than 50 civil society groups to seek legal recourse that could fundamentally call into question … Continue reading →
Central-local government relations in Thailand’s health sector
World Bank – This paper focuses on efficiency and equity in the financing of health services, and the evolving role of central and local government in the health sector. Thailand … Continue reading →
CCT expansion to cover homeless people, street children
The government’s poverty reduction program- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is further expanding to reach out to children in need of special protection around the … Continue reading →
Rising food prices: time to put your money where your mouth is?
Behind the cold hard numbers of price increases, shrinking budgets and inflationary fears, the simple truth is high food prices can kill –or severely impair- people, especially kids from underprivileged … Continue reading →
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