Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Towards Universal Health Coverage: thinking public

Towards Universal Health Coverage: thinking public

This report offers a comprehensive deep-dive analysis of public financing for health in LMICs by assessing the changing relationship between domestic public financing for health and the economy, the budget … Continue reading →

Thursday, 13 July 2017 · Leave a comment
Inequality of Wealth. Inequality of Health

Inequality of Wealth. Inequality of Health

The biological effects of inequality are not limited to increasing mortality. There is also an effect on the average population height. Two hundred years ago the Americans were the tallest … Continue reading →

Saturday, 10 December 2016 · Leave a comment
Unhealthy Development

Unhealthy Development

The ideological agenda to commercialise the NHS completely ignores decades of evidence and the expertise of the healthcare profession, driven instead by the interests of private healthcare companies, lobbyists and … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 28 September 2016 · Leave a comment
18 Charts That Make the Case for Public Health

18 Charts That Make the Case for Public Health

Over the past year, I have often been involved in conversations with audiences who are interested in understanding the concerns of public health. Through this dialogue, I have found that … Continue reading →

Thursday, 1 September 2016 · Leave a comment
Climate change and urban health vulnerability

Climate change and urban health vulnerability

This study examines the climate change and urban health vulnerability of suburban Pralab, Khon Kaen City, in the northeast of Thailand. Empirical data is drawn from a field study using … Continue reading →

Sunday, 7 August 2016 · Leave a comment
Review of country progress in addressing legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV services in Asia and the Pacific

Review of country progress in addressing legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV services in Asia and the Pacific

Countries in Asia and the Pacific have made significant progress in removing legal and policy barriers to universal  access to HIV services since 2012. However, much work remains to be done. … Continue reading →

Saturday, 4 June 2016 · Leave a comment
Health Financing Policy: The Macroeconomic, Fiscal, and Public Finance Context

Health Financing Policy: The Macroeconomic, Fiscal, and Public Finance Context

The study outlines the key components of the macroeconomic, fiscal, and public financial management context that need to be considered for an informed health financing discussion at the country level. … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 16 March 2016 · Leave a comment
Health information technology and patient outcomes

Health information technology and patient outcomes

Health information technology (IT) adoption, it is argued, will dramatically improve patient care. We study the impact of hospital IT adoption on patient outcomes focusing on the role of patient … Continue reading →

Saturday, 12 March 2016 · Leave a comment
Philanthropic Power and Development – Who shapes the agenda?

Philanthropic Power and Development – Who shapes the agenda?

This report  examines the role and impact of philanthropic foundations in development. It addresses the impacts and side effects of philanthropic engagement by taking a closer look at the priorities … Continue reading →

Monday, 7 March 2016 · Leave a comment

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