Master's Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Health Science, grade: MPH, University of Zurich (Swiss School of Public Health), course: Master of Public Health, language: English, abstract: In numerous political and theoretical discussions the restrictions in performance and service of health care systems are a constant argument. The debate on limited health resource availability and fairness of distribution leads to economic arguments on scarcity of funds, and efficiency of financing. This paper focuses on the explanation of equity of resource distribution by focussing especially on...