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Primary Care for the Poor: The Potential of Micro-Health Markets to Improve Care

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dc.contributor.authorCoarasa, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorDas, Jishnu
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:52:05Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:52:05Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractMuch of the primary curative care provided to the poor by the private sector occurs not at large hospitals but at small, single-person clinics. While such micro-health providers increase access, questions persist about quality. Some have argued that the micro-health sector needs to be better regulated. This note cites recent studies in arguing that the micro-health sector needs to be better understood. A more evidence based approach may enable the World Bank Group to better target investments and interventions and help these providers fulfill an important role serving the poor. The following recommendations are made at the conclusion of this paper: (1) Effort, rather than hardware or training, may count the most. (2) Scaling up interventions to improve quality requires understanding and addressing market failures. (3) Changing the way impacts are measured will lead to smarter investments.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24016883/primary-care-poor-potential-micro-health-markets-improve-care
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/23657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23657
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint;No. 345
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEE-FOR-SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVE
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH AFFAIRS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE MARKETS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE QUALITY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FUNDING
dc.subjectHEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTOR
dc.subjectMEDICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POLICY
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHARMACISTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVER
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE CLINICS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALITY CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titlePrimary Care for the Pooren
dc.title.subtitleThe Potential of Micro-Health Markets to Improve Careen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-02-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:23:32.820959Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24016883/primary-care-poor-potential-micro-health-markets-improve-care
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okr.identifier.report94424
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty and Health
okr.unitTC GP-Director Regions IBRD (GTCD1)
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