Social Health Insurance for Developing Nations

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Pub. in assn. with Harvard University. Publisher Marketing: 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 mobilizing revenue for health, reforming health sector performance, and providing universal coverage. This book reviews the specific design and implementation challenges facing SHI in low- and middle-income countries and presents case studies on Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, Colombia, and Thailand. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 137 (EAN 9780821369494, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Pinto, Diana Diana Pinto is an intellectual historian and policy analyst living in Paris.