Policy Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Edited by
Slim Haddad, Professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the Université de Montréal

Enis Barýþ, Senior Public Health Specialist at the World Bank

Delampady Narayana, Professor, Reserve Bank of India Development Studies Chair at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Kerala , India
International Development Research Centre, IDRC Canada - Research for Health Equity 2007

Available online at: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114337-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

“……..presents the results of an international initiative to document the effects of how health systems in the developing world have responded to macroeconomic austerity and adjustment measures. Are these systems flexible and resilient to changes or are they rigid? In which circumstances and under which conditions do health systems respond favourably or unfavourably? What are the success stories?
Country studies from Burkina Faso , Zimbabwe , India , Thailand , Mexico , and Colombia discuss lessons learned and identify policy measures for safeguarding the health sector.

This book provides a look at the relationships between macroeconomic policy and interventions, health sector reform, and the health system in general, presenting new and detailed observations to inform policy choices within the health-care sector worldwide.
Its focus on health systems and services (including financing, quality, accessibility, and utilization), rather than on health status…. ……”