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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness …

(5 days ago) WEBThe report finds that poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels. It highlights the economic and social costs of low quality care, and the steps to improve it.

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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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 …

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

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World Bank and WHO: Half the world lacks access to …

(9 days ago) WEBA report from 2017 shows that 800 million people spend at least 10 percent of their income on health care, and 100 million are pushed into extreme poverty. The …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/12/13/world-bank-who-half-world-lacks-access-to-essential-health-services-100-million-still-pushed-into-extreme-poverty-because-of-health-expenses

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90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be …

(4 days ago) WEBThe UN health agency reports that over one year into the pandemic, essential health services are still affected by staff shortages, supply chain issues, and …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1090512

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Health Care Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

(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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More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due …

(4 days ago) WEBHe added that “the shockwaves of this health emergency are hitting hardest those countries that lack health systems capable of providing quality, affordable care for all.” If the world is to reach the goal …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/12/1107752

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Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide …

(1 days ago) WEBThis included analysing more than 500 scientific articles reporting on studies involving close to 8 million participants or health care services, from more than 80 low- and middle-income countries.

https://theconversation.com/low-and-middle-income-countries-struggle-to-provide-health-care-to-some-while-others-get-too-much-medicine-190446

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The Current State of Global Health Care Quality

(5 days ago) WEBTo improve the quality of health care globally, it is imperative first to be able to characterize and quantify the burden of low-quality care. To gain a comprehensive …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535654/

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Mortality due to low-quality health systems in the universal health

(3 days ago) WEBHealthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31668-4/fulltext

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Universal Health Coverage Overview - World Bank Group

(8 days ago) WEBAll people aspire to receive quality, affordable health care. Universal health coverage (UHC) is about people having access to the health care they need without …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/universalhealthcoverage

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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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Countries with Universal Healthcare 2024 - World Population Review

(6 days ago) WEBAccess to quality health care varies greatly by country.According to the World Health Organization, half of the world's people lack access to the health care they need. To …

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-universal-healthcare

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Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and …

(2 days ago) WEBHealth care workers in seven low- and middle-income African countries were only able to make accurate diagnoses one third to three quarters of the time, and clinical guidelines …

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/low-quality-healthcare-increasing-burden-illness-and-health-costs-globally

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25 Countries With Limited Access To Health Care - WorldAtlas

(1 days ago) WEBThe web page ranks the countries with the fewest doctors per million people, mostly in Africa, and explains the causes and consequences of the lack of health care. …

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-countries-with-the-fewest-doctors-in-the-world.html

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Access to Health Care Around the World Is Not Equal. COVID-19 …

(6 days ago) WEBHealth care systems around the world are struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic due to lack of workers, resources, and funding. The pandemic is almost …

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/unequal-health-care-access-covid19/

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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022 - Commonwealth …

(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 …

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

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African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

(8 days ago) WEBWhen adjusted for inflation, seven AU countries spent less per person on health care through public means in 2021 than they did in 2000, the year before the …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/26/african-governments-falling-short-healthcare-funding

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Creating Access To Health Technologies In Poor Countries

(8 days ago) WEBAbstract. Many people in developing countries lack access to health technologies. We present seven findings about processes that shape access, based on …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.962

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New center at Brown to study health care systems across countries

(2 days ago) WEBPROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — It’s an often-cited fact that the United States spends more money on health care than other high-income countries yet …

https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-04-24/health-systems

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I Studied Five Countries’ Health Care Systems. We Need to Get …

(6 days ago) WEBJeremy Lim, the director of the country’s Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation and an expert on its health care system, said that while …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/health-care-reform.html

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Rethinking Health Care from a Global Perspective: Looking Abroad

(9 days ago) WEBThe public system, also known as Medicare, covers most of the costs of hospital and physician services and some preventive and community health services. …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/rethinking-health-care-global-perspective-looking-abroad

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