Global evidence on inequities in rural health protection: new data on rural deficits in health coverage for 174 countries

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Xenia Scheil-Adlung

ESS working paper, no. 47, ILO

2015

Abstract

social protection

health insurance

rural worker

medical care

access to care

vulnerable groups

scope of coverage

rural area

urban area

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Title: Global evidence on inequities in rural health protection; new data on rural deficits in health coverage for 174 countries
Creators: Xenia Scheil-Adlung
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Social Protection Department.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2015
Series: ESS working paper; no. 47
Number of pages: xiv, 69 p. :statistics
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995218737302676
Table of contents: The need to share resources equally between rural and urban populations and the discourse on universal health coverage -- Addressing the information gap: a fresh look at data and methodologies -- The evidence: inequities in acess to health care in rural and urban areas -- Policies ending the rural/urban divide: extending health protection to all and targeting the social determinants of inequities -- Conclusions.