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Improving access to reproductive and child health services in developing countries: are competitive voucher schemes an option?

Bhatia, Mrigesh and Gorter, A. C. (2007) Improving access to reproductive and child health services in developing countries: are competitive voucher schemes an option? Journal of International Development, 19 (7). pp. 975-981. ISSN 0954-1748

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Identification Number: 10.1002/jid.1361

Abstract

Reducing maternal and child mortality is an important goal of the Millennium declaration and a major concern for policy makers in developing countries. One of the important barriers to reducing maternal mortality is the low utilisation of maternal health services provided by the public health system through it supply side mechanisms. Demand side financing is increasingly being proposed as one of the options to increase access to reproductive and child health services and is generating great interest in a number of developing countries. Demand side financing not only promotes equity through improved access and better targeting of subsidies, but also provides incentives for efficiency and provider choice by involving the private sector. This paper discusses the concept of demand side financing, and analyses its strengths and limitations.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(IS...
Additional Information: © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Divisions: Social Policy
LSE Health
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited: 07 Mar 2011 10:17
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2024 21:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33120

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