This book is the first and only study on implementing Universal Health Coverage in poor, rural and informal settings, with end-to-end guidance for rolling out a

Healthcare for all at affordable prices is still a major but universally elusive goal. Everyone spends money on healthcare, and it is the most impoverishing con

Analyses the relationship between income and subjective well-being, and in particular in the context of developing countries. Several chapters focus on China an

Specialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of

Over the past twenty years, many low- and middle-income countries have experimented with health insurance options. While their plans have varied widely in scale