Public health care in much of Africa is underfunded. There is a shortage of health care workers, and most doctors prefer to work in private practice.
The report provides an overview of the conference, the conference agenda, and participant lists. Evidence of the impact of social and ecological changes on the global environment and on human health was discussed among the Forum''s participants.
Safeguarding the Health Sector in Times of Macroeconomic Instability 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 a
This study indicates that people are changing perceptions about food towards healthier options when buying it.
The workshop seeks to address three topics: How to increase resources in order to move towards Universal Health Coverage? How to address equity within the framework of the UHC? How to finance health at a domestic level?
There are a number of problems in the health systems of three countries reviewed (South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania), which are mainly due to fragmentation in their insurance schemes.