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Author Waelkens, Maria-Pia

Title The Role of Social Health Protection in Reducing Poverty : the Case of Africa
Published Geneva : International Labour Office, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (54 pages)
Series Extension of Social Security Paper No. 22
Extension of Social Security Paper No. 22
Contents Cover; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Poverty implications of ill health; 3 Social protection in health: an overview; 4 The effectiveness of social protection in health: the potential of community health insurance; 5 The impact of social health protection: access to health as lever for economic performance; 6 Conclusions; References; ESS Papers already published
Summary Concentrates on sub-Saharan Africa and more particularly on its large majority of poor people working in the informal economy. Examines the evidence that supports the commonly accepted hypothesis that social health protection contributes to poverty reduction and economic growth
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Subject Human services -- Developing countries
Poor -- Developing countries
Poverty -- Developing countries
Public welfare -- Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author Soors, Werner
Criel, Bart
ISBN 9789221170211
9221170217