Cancer has become a leading cause of death and disability and a serious yet unforeseen challenge to health systems in low- and middle-income countries. A protracted and polarized cancer transition is under way and fuels a concentration of preventable risk, illness, suffering, impoverishment from ill health, and death among poor populations. Closing this cancer divide is an equity imperative. The world faces a huge, unperceived cost of failure to take action that requires an immediate and large-scale global response.
"Closing the Cancer Divide" presents strategies for innovation in...
Cancer has become a leading cause of death and disability and a serious yet unforeseen challenge to health systems in low- and middle-income countr...
Among the most serious challenges facing health systems in lower and middle income countries is establishing efficient, fair, and sustainable financing mechanisms that offer universal protection. Lack of financial protection forces families to suffer the burden not only of illness but also of economic ruin and impoverishment. In Latin America, financial protection for health continues to be segmented and fragmented; health is mainly financed through out-of-pocket payments.
"Financing Health in Latin America" presents new and important insight into the crucial issue of financial...
Among the most serious challenges facing health systems in lower and middle income countries is establishing efficient, fair, and sustainable finan...
