'Good health at low cost' 25 years on. What makes a successful health system?

By Dina Balabanova
Published by London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Published: March 08, 2013
Words: 112,922 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780902657915

Short description

In an extension to the original, this book filled with recent research explores five new countries asking why some low and middle income countries are able to achieve better health outcomes. With chapters focusing on Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Tamil Nadu (India) and Thailand, 'Good health at low cost' has identified a series of inter-linking factors necessary for a health system to succeed.

Extended description

First published in 1985, 'Good health at low cost' sought to describe how some less well off countries were able to achieve better health outcomes that others with similar incomes. An iconic publication of its day, it highlighted the linkages between the wider determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes using country case studies.

In an extension to the original analysis recent research explores five new countries asking why some low and middle income countries are able to achieve better health outcomes. With chapters focusing on Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Tamil Nadu (India) and Thailand, 'Good health at low cost' has identified a series of inter-linking factors necessary for a health system to succeed.

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children, thailand, india, health, bangladesh, ethiopia, governance, tamil nadu, kyrgyzstan, maternal, ghlc, lshtm, universal coverage

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