The Geography of Universal Health Coverage: Why geographic information systems are needed to ensure equitable access to quality health care
Roth2, Susann; Ebener, Steeve; Kijsanayotin, Boonchai; Landry, Mark; Marcelo, Alvin; Parry, Jane | April 2016
Abstract
To narrow the gap between availability of coverage and effective coverage, it is necessary to understand the social, economic, demographic, and geographic composition of the target population, and that portion of it for whom quality interventions have to be effective. This requires disaggregated and spatially distributed data, not only for the target population and the concerned points of service delivery, but also for the topography that clients have to cross in order to access services.
In many parts of Asia and the Pacific, there is adequate national level data on health service provision, but this often belies significant subnational disparities in service access by particular groups or in specific geographical areas. Moreover, available data often only capture health services provided by the public sector
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Roth2, Susann; Ebener, Steeve; Kijsanayotin, Boonchai; Landry, Mark; Marcelo, Alvin; Parry, Jane. 2016. The Geography of Universal Health Coverage: Why geographic information systems are needed to ensure equitable access to quality health care. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8801. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9257-392-8
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978-92-9257-391-1
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2071-7202 (Print)
2218-2675 (e-ISSN),
Keywords
Health System Developments
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Health Service Management
Health Care Quality
Health Aspects of Poverty
Child Health
Health aid
Medical Statistics
Child Nutrition
Health Costs
Medical Economics
Medical and health care industry
Delivery of health care
Prevention of disease
Nutrition and state
Sanitation systems
Health status indicators
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