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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and …

(5 days ago) WEB“Good health is the foundation of a country’s human capital, and no country can afford low-quality or unsafe healthcare,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said. “Low-quality care disproportionately impacts the poor, which is not only morally …

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-07-2018-low-quality-healthcare-is-increasing-the-burden-of-illness-and-health-costs-globally

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Every year nearly 6 million people die in developing …

(4 days ago) WEBA recent report by The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems found that 5.7 million people die in low and middle-income countries every year from poor quality healthcare …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/effects-and-costs-of-poor-quality-healthcare/

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WHO releases the largest global collection of health inequality data

(9 days ago) WEBThe data from the repository show that, in just a decade, the rich-poor gap in health service coverage among women, newborns and children in low- and middle …

https://www.who.int/news/item/20-04-2023-who-releases-the-largest-global-collection-of-health-inequality-data

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Health Care Systems in Low- and Middle-Income …

(1 days ago) WEBFigure 1 shows the sources of health care financing according to country income. On average, almost 50% of health care financing in low-income countries comes from out-of-pocket payments, …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1110897

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Dangers of poor quality health care revealed ‘in all …

(4 days ago) WEBIn a new report on the subject, the World Health Organization and partners cited problems with delivering quality health care across all Member States.. The finding is important because, although nations …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/07/1013942

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More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2019, prior to the pandemic, 68 per cent of the world’s population was covered by essential health services, such as pre-and post-natal care and reproductive …

https://www.who.int/news/item/12-12-2021-more-than-half-a-billion-people-pushed-or-pushed-further-into-extreme-poverty-due-to-health-care-costs

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Global health in low-income and middle-income countries: a …

(3 days ago) WEBGlobal health was founded on an egalitarian promise: improve health care for everyone, everywhere. As an area of research, education, and practice that leverages …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00143-1/fulltext

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How health aid can reach the world’s poorest people

(6 days ago) WEBForeign aid for health (e.g., COVID-19 vaccine subsidies through COVAX) prioritizes low-income countries over MICs. Income level reported as a national …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-health-aid-can-reach-the-worlds-poorest-people/

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Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing …

(8 days ago) WEBWhen health care is needed but is delayed or not obtained, people's health worsens, which in turn leads to lost income and higher health care costs, both of which contribute to poverty. 1,2 Deprivations …

https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1196/annals.1425.011

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Poverty and access to health care in developing countries

(1 days ago) WEBPeople in poor countries tend to have less access to health services than those in better-off countries, and within countries, the poor have less access to health services.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17954679/

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Improving health care quality in resource-poor countries

(5 days ago) WEBThe commission will be publishing its findings later this year. Kruk’s quest to improve health care quality has taken her to Ethiopia, India, Liberia, Tanzania, and …

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/improving-health-care-quality-in-resource-poor-countries/

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NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY: U.S. Health System Ranks Last …

(7 days ago) WEBAdditional report findings related to the U.S. include: Access to Care: Compared to people in other high-income countries, Americans of all incomes have the …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/press-release/2021/new-international-study-us-health-system-ranks-last-among-11-countries-many

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Health, Income, & Poverty: Where We Are & What Could Help

(Just Now) WEBA 2008 report found that $1.00 in SNAP expenditures generates $1.73 in economic activity and that SNAP is among the most effective economic stimulus …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20180817.901935/

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Identifying Major Health-System Challenges in Developing …

(6 days ago) WEBIntroduction. A 2016 commentary in this Journal Citation 1 raised a concern that heavy donor investments in expensive and hard to conduct National Health …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2021.1902671

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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022

(6 days ago) WEBIn all countries, health spending as a share of the overall economy has been steadily increasing since the 1980s, as spending growth has outpaced economic growth. 4 This growth is in part because of medical technologies, rising prices in the health sector, and higher demand for services. 5 In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022

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US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes …

(1 days ago) WEBThe United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/health/us-health-care-spending-global-perspective/index.html

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Health inequities and their causes - World Health Organization …

(9 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality is a health indicator that shows the wide gaps between rich and poor, both between and within countries. Developing countries account for …

https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/health-inequities-and-their-causes

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Rethinking Health Care from Global Perspective: American …

(4 days ago) WEBIn our previous discussion, we explored how various countries successfully implement diverse health care models to achieve universal coverage.From …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/rethinking-health-care-global-perspective-american-complexity

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Global Health - Our World in Data

(8 days ago) WEBThis change was driven by significant health advancements in poorer countries, which experienced very dramatic rises in life expectancy. From 1800 to today, the world developed from equally poor health in 1800, to great inequality in 1950, and back to more equality today, by achieving higher life expectancy for all. You can read more in our

https://ourworldindata.org/health-meta

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Countries With The Worst Healthcare In The World - William Russell

(1 days ago) WEBSwitzerland is the country with the most nurses per head, with 17.96 practicing nurses for every 1,000 people. This high rate is closely followed by Norway, …

https://www.william-russell.com/blog/countries-worlds-worst-healthcare/

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Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries - Journal of …

(9 days ago) WEBNutrition and Health in Developing Countries, Second Edition was written with the underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can be solved only …

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(09)00309-1/fulltext

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The impact of humanitarian aid on financial toxicity among cancer

(8 days ago) WEBThe ongoing crisis in Syria has divided the country, leading to significant deterioration of the healthcare infrastructure and leaving millions of people struggling …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11077-x

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The Geography of Poverty and Race in New Jersey

(2 days ago) WEBof neighborhoods in the Garden State. A clear trend is present; the number of poor neighborhoods in New Jersey is growing. Across 18 years, the number of high poverty …

https://www.njfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-Geography-of-Poverty-and-Race-in-New-Jersey-Oct-2020.pdf

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Ramaphosa says SA’s current health care system is unsustainable

(8 days ago) WEBPresident Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that while there may be different views on how the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will be progressively …

https://www.polity.org.za/article/ramaphosa-says-sas-current-health-care-system-is-unsustainable-following-nhi-uproar-2024-05-20

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Note to editors - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBFor example, only 17 percent of mothers and children in the poorest fifth of households in low- and lower-middle income countries received at least six of seven …

https://www.who.int/news/item/13-12-2017-world-bank-and-who-half-the-world-lacks-access-to-essential-health-services-100-million-still-pushed-into-extreme-poverty-because-of-health-expenses

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