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Poverty and Health - World Bank Group

(2 days ago) WEBLearn how poverty and ill health are interrelated and how the World Bank works to improve health equity and financial protection for the poor. See examples of projects that have reduced out-of-pocket costs, increased …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/health/brief/poverty-health

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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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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and …

(5 days ago) WEBA joint report by WHO, OECD and World Bank reveals that poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in low and middle …

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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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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Global Health - Our World in Data

(8 days ago) Explore data on life expectancy, child and infant mortality, and healthcare spending across countries and over time. See how global health has improved, but also ho…

https://ourworldindata.org/health-meta

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Every year nearly 6 million people die in developing …

(4 days ago) WEBThe World Bank Group announced its recommendations to improve the quality of care in the health sector, based on a comprehensive assessment of Colombia's healthcare system. The assessment used a …

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

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Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing …

(3 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/full/10.1196/annals.1425.011

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WHO releases the largest global collection of health inequality data

(9 days ago) WEBThe repository contains disaggregated data on health indicators and determinants across 22 dimensions of inequality, including income level. It shows …

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

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

(3 days ago) WEBThe reports reveal that more than half a billion people were pushed or further into extreme poverty due to health care costs before the pandemic, and the …

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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How health aid can reach the world’s poorest people

(6 days ago) WEBThe article analyzes how health donors allocate funds based on national and subnational poverty indicators and suggests ways to improve targeting and …

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

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Improving health care quality in resource-poor countries

(5 days ago) WEBA Harvard Chan professor chairs a commission to review and improve health care quality in low- and middle-income countries. She shares her insights from working …

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

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Health Literacy Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes in Low

(3 days ago) WEBThis leads to poor health outcomes and health inequalities (Aboumatar et al., 2013; Al Sayah et al., 2013; Bostock & Steptoe, 2012). and political contexts of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7751448/

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Global health - 80,000 Hours

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about the pressing problem of health in poor countries, where millions die of preventable or treatable diseases every year. Find out how you can help by funding, …

https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/health-in-poor-countries/

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Poverty and Health - World Health Organization

(3 days ago) WEBConcern for the health of poor people is a central development issue. In addition to its intrinsic value for individuals, investment in health is an important and previously …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42690/9241562366-eng.pdf

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Innovative approaches to strengthening health systems in low

(3 days ago) WEBPre-pandemic, inequalities to healthcare access and delivery within low-income countries have been attributed to many factors, including poor physical and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8498776/

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Health equity: challenges in low income countries - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe country's health indices are poor with high maternal mortality ratio of 435 deaths per 100,000 live births, infant and under 5 mortality rates are 75 and 137 per 1,000 live …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877288/

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Poverty and access to health care in developing countries

(1 days ago) WEBHealthcare Disparities. Humans. Poverty*. People in poor countries tend to have less access to health services than those in better-off countries, and within countries, the …

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

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

(Just Now) WEBThe United States has among the largest income-based health disparities in the world: Poor adults are five times as likely as those with incomes above 400 percent …

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

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Health inequities and their causes - World Health Organization …

(9 days ago) WEBLearn how social factors influence health status and outcomes in different countries and populations. Find out the costs and consequences of health inequities …

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

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Both rich and poor countries saw essential health services decline

(1 days ago) WEBMarch 24, 2022 – Many essential health services—including cancer and tuberculosis screenings, HIV testing, maternal health services, and child vaccinations—declined …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/both-rich-and-poor-countries-saw-essential-health-services-decline-during-covid/

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Maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF) – Annual Report 2017, UNFPA, 2018. Low coverage of MNH interventions much more common among the poorest …

https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Report-AlignMNH-Final-19Apr.pdf

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204

(3 days ago) WEBSubstantial progress has been made in reducing the global disease burden attributable to a range of risk factors, particularly those related to maternal and child …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00933-4/fulltext

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Scan With Me (SWiM): A train-the-trainer program to upskill MRI

(9 days ago) WEBAccess to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) remains among the poorest in the world. The lack of skilled MRI …

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00442-3/fulltext

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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda experience internet outages …

(6 days ago) WEBInternet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cprg0yn8q81o

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Malnutrition and health in developing countries - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBEpidemiology. Worldwide, an estimated 852 million people were undernourished in 2000–2002, with most (815 million) living in developing countries. 5 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1180662/

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Philippines plans vaccination drive as whooping cough outbreak …

(5 days ago) WEBThe latest data from the Philippine Department of Health (DoH) on Sunday showed at least 862 cases nationally – 50 times more than last year. At least 49 deaths …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/19/philippines-plans-vaccination-drive-as-whooping-cough-outbreak-claims-lives?traffic_source=rss

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Note to editors - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBA report from the World Bank and WHO shows that 800 million people spend at least 10 percent of their household budgets on health expenses, and 100 …

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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Children Free Full-Text Comparative Health Behaviour of Young

(9 days ago) WEBThe health status of Hungary’s population is unfavorable, with significant differences in health indicators not only compared to the EU15 but also to the Visegrad …

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/5/589

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Semafor Flagship: Shifting power, sinking performances Semafor

(8 days ago) WEBA protest at Google's offices. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images. Google fired more employees who protested the tech giant’s cloud computing deal with …

https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/04/23/2024/semafor-flagship-shifting-power-sinking-performances

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