Reclaiming the Resources for Health : A Regional Analysis of Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa

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ISBN: 9781779220660 | 1779220669
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Copyright: 3/9/2008

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This book provides a source of evidence and analysis to support and advance the work of health policy makers, researchers and activists and the diverse academic, state and civil society community involved in health equity within east and southern Africa.

Progress in health equity in east and southern Africa	p. 1
Opportunities for health in east and southern Africa	p. 5
Health status in east and southern Africa	p. 13
Access to health care in east and southern Africa	p. 21
Equity through reclaiming the resources for health	p. 28
References	p. 33
Reclaiming the economic resources for health	p. 35
The dispossession of African wealth at the cost of African health	p. 37
Reclaiming resources for health	p. 50
Food sovereignty as a means to improve nutrition	p. 53
Protecting health in trade agreements	p. 62
References	p. 69
Building universal, comprehensive people-centred health systems	p. 71
What kind of health system reclaims the resources for health?	p. 73
Organising health systems around primary health care	p. 74
Lessons learned from the roll out of antiretroviral therapy	p. 81
Threats to equity-oriented health systems	p. 87
Reasserting public interest in health systems	p. 94
References	p. 102
Fair financing of health systems	p. 105
Adequate resources for a national health system	p. 107
Fair financing of health systems	p. 114
Mobilising resources for health through progressive revenue	p. 116
Reducing out-of-pocket funding, including user fees	p. 120
Predictable external financing	p. 128
Equitable allocation of resources for health	p. 131
Mobilising support for fair financing	p. 137
References	p. 138
Valuing and reclaiming investments in health workers	p. 141
Valuing health workers	p. 143
Adequate health workers with relevant training	p. 144
An outflow of health workers	p. 151
Valuing and retaining health workers	p. 157
Reclaiming resources from health worker migration	p. 163
References	p. 169
Organising people centred health systems	p. 171
Empowering communities for health	p. 173
Supporting empowerment in health systems	p. 177
Mechanisms for people centred health systems	p. 183
Social action for public interests	p. 190
References	p. 198
Taking action to reclaim the resources for health	p. 201
Commitments and actions to advance equity in health	p. 203
Progress and targets in reclaiming the resources for health	p. 212
A focus for action	p. 216
References	p. 220
Index	p. 222
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