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Author:   Gerald Bloom (University of Sussex, England) ,  Barun Kanjilal ,  Henry Lucas (University of Sussex, England) ,  David Peters
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781849714174

ISBN 10:   1849714177
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   02 August 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Transition in the Indian Healthcare Market 3. Lessons from an Intervention Programme to make Informal Health Care Providers Effective in a Rural Area of Bangladesh 4. Drug Detailers and the Pharmaceutical Market in Bangladesh 5.China’s Rural Hospitals in the Transition to a Market Economy: A Case Study In Two Peri-Urban Counties In Guangxi Province 6. Informal Markets in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Commodities in Rural and Urban Bangladesh 7. Improving the Performance of Patent Medicine Vendors in Nigeria 8. Yes, they can. Peer Educators for Diabetes in Cambodia 9. Evidence of the Effects of Market-Based Innovations and International Initiatives to Improve the Performance of Private Providers 10. A Review of ICT Innovations by Private Sector Providers in Developing Countries 11. The Economics of Social Franchising for Health in Low and Middle Income Countries 12.Conclusions: Making Health Markets Work Better for Poor People

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Gerald Bloom is a Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies. He leads the IDS team in the Future Health Systems Consortium and convenes the health domain of the STEPS Centre at the University of Sussex. Barun Kanjilal is Professor of Health Economics at the Indian Institute for Health Management Research in Jaipur. Henry Lucas is a Researcher at the Institute of Development Studies in the Future Health Systems Consortium, focusing on social protection and health, and the application of new technologies. David H. Peters is Director of the Health Systems Programme in the Department of International Health of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Director of the Future Health Systems Consortium.

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