Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries

To elicit the public's views on health system issues, we conducted an opinion poll survey in Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. We focused on health inequalities. The results show high levels of dissatisfaction with government health services in all four of the countries. Access to gov...

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Main Authors: Bhatia, M., Rannan-Eliya, R., Somanathan, A., Huq, M. N., Pande, B. R., Chuluunzagd, B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5191
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spelling okr-10986-51912021-04-23T14:02:21Z Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries Bhatia, M. Rannan-Eliya, R. Somanathan, A. Huq, M. N. Pande, B. R. Chuluunzagd, B. To elicit the public's views on health system issues, we conducted an opinion poll survey in Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. We focused on health inequalities. The results show high levels of dissatisfaction with government health services in all four of the countries. Access to government health services was an important concern. A sizable number of respondents reported that their governments did not consider their views at all in shaping health care services. The policy implications of the study findings are discussed. [Health Affairs 28, no. 4 (2009): 1067-1077; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.1067] 2012-03-30T07:31:43Z 2012-03-30T07:31:43Z 2009 Journal Article Health Affairs 0278-2715 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5191 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Bangladesh Mongolia Nepal Sri Lanka
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description To elicit the public's views on health system issues, we conducted an opinion poll survey in Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. We focused on health inequalities. The results show high levels of dissatisfaction with government health services in all four of the countries. Access to government health services was an important concern. A sizable number of respondents reported that their governments did not consider their views at all in shaping health care services. The policy implications of the study findings are discussed. [Health Affairs 28, no. 4 (2009): 1067-1077; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.1067]
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author Bhatia, M.
Rannan-Eliya, R.
Somanathan, A.
Huq, M. N.
Pande, B. R.
Chuluunzagd, B.
spellingShingle Bhatia, M.
Rannan-Eliya, R.
Somanathan, A.
Huq, M. N.
Pande, B. R.
Chuluunzagd, B.
Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
author_facet Bhatia, M.
Rannan-Eliya, R.
Somanathan, A.
Huq, M. N.
Pande, B. R.
Chuluunzagd, B.
author_sort Bhatia, M.
title Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
title_short Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
title_full Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
title_fullStr Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
title_full_unstemmed Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
title_sort public views of health system issues in four asian countries
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5191
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