Health Policy Research in South Asia : Building Capacity for Reform

The richness of the research papers in this volume makes it difficult to quickly capture the main themes and implications of their research. But three repeated themes can be highlighted: equality of public spending, the role of the private sector,...

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Main Authors:	Yazbeck, Abdo S., Peters, David H.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH & ANALYSIS SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING PROCESS POLICY FRAMEWORK INEQUALITY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES SUBSIDIES EQUITY FINANCING RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSES EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FOR HEALTH POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGIES HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES INDICATORS SURVEYS PRIVATE SECTOR ASSESSMENTS PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS HEALTH SECTOR STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE BEDS BURDEN OF DISEASE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEATHS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIPHTHERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL SERVICES PACKAGE FEED FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME INDEXES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INPATIENT CARE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MEDICAL POLICY MEDICAL RECORDS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL TREATMENT MORBIDITY MORTALITY NUTRITION ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY OUTPATIENT SERVICES PARTNERSHIP PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE ROADS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2812790/health-policy-research-south-asia-building-capacity-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15071

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Summary:	The richness of the research papers in this volume makes it difficult to quickly capture the main themes and implications of their research. But three repeated themes can be highlighted: equality of public spending, the role of the private sector, and the role of consumers. On the theme of equality in public expenditures, research in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka shows that in some parts of South Asia-such as south India and Sri Lanka-governments do a much better job of distributing subsidies in the health sector than other regions. The research overwhelmingly documents the dominance of the private sector in Bangladesh and India and finds a very strong private sector in Sri Lanka. The research also highlights different policy instruments available to the government for working with the private sector to achieve health sector outcomes. A third general theme is the role of consumers and the mechanisms available to them to influence health services delivery. The authors in this volume have supported the belief that individuals and households can make a difference in how health services are delivered. While the three themes summarized above cut across several of the chapters in this volume, a more basic theme underlies all the chapters and is the main motivation for conducting health policy research. That theme is that empirical research can and should challenge basic assumptions about the health sector and will provide policymakers some of the tools needed to improve and monitor the performance of the sector.

Health Policy Research in South Asia : Building Capacity for Reform

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