... Panel Survey 2014–16 implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania. A total of 3,352 households were analysed. A threshold of 10% of total expenditure was used to establish how catastrophic the healthcare payments for outpatient care in Tanzania were. Findings At a 10% threshold...

...Manzoor Ahmad Malik; Wondimagegnehu Alemu Purpose Research has found a strong correlation between maternal healthcare and health insurance coverage. But, despite having one of the best health coverage systems in the developing world, Rwanda still faces formidable challenges in provision certain...

...Sitakanta Panda Purpose The author studies the determinants of public trust in government doctors and hospitals (DH) – a crucial indicator of the quality of a country's healthcare system – in India by analyzing the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2011–2012. Design/methodology/approach...

...Adu Owusu Sarkodie Purpose The Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Act, 2006 (Act 715) was passed in Ghana to grant several rights to PWDs, including access to public services such as healthcare. This paper investigates the inequality in resources and then later assesses the effect of disability...

...Matteo Migheli; Cinzia Di Novi Purpose The Obama’s reform of the US healthcare system has been a major topic of debate in the USA. The USA feels the need to provide 48 million residents with health insurance. The Affordable Care Act has this goal, but the several factors have limited its capacity...

... of 30 articles that pertain to the reduction of global barriers to human rights for women and girls (United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, 2009). The article of interest in this study is Article 12 that states “[...] Women have equal rights to affordable healthcare services.” Many...

... can be contacted at: f.carmichael@bham.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Ageing Healthcare Carers This paper focuses on the provision of informal care by older carers aged 65 and over. Although the peak age for becoming a carer is 45-65 (Hirst, 2002) and the majority...

... marginal product” in healthcare improvements. Second, the observed pattern seems to reflect poorer access of Blacks to prenatal, maternal, and infant healthcare. Third, it appears likely that, as suggested by Hart and indicated by recent research on increasing Black‐White IMR disparity, the pattern...