J E Ataguba
Biographic Data
| ID | 6174492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J E Ataguba |
| GIVEN NAMES | J E |
| FAMILY NAME | Ataguba |
| SIGNATURE | ATAGUBA J E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Paying for and receiving benefits from health services in South Africa
There is a global challenge for health systems to ensure equity in both the delivery and financing of health care. However, many African countries still do not have equitable health systems. Traditionally, equity in the delivery and the financing of health care are assessed separately, in what may be termed 'partial' analyses. The current debate on countries moving toward universal health systems, however, requires a holistic understanding of equ…
Factors influencing the burden of health care financing and the distribution of health care benefits in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa
In Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa, health care financing is progressive overall. However, out-of-pocket payments and health insurance for the informal sector are regressive. The distribution of health care benefits is generally pro-rich. This paper explores the factors influencing these distributions in the three countries. Qualitative data were collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with insurance scheme members, the…
Building on “the concept of prevention
BACKGROUND: In the article by Starfield and colleagues, it was suggested that the concept of prevention has gone astray. This article aims to extend their ideas. METHODS: Our methods are to take the Starfield et al article and argue that it is possible and useful to see prevention in a wider context, going beyond prevention in healthcare and viewing prevention as a social good. RESULTS: This wider view results in some questioning of the nature of…
Paying for and receiving benefits from health services in South Africa
There is a global challenge for health systems to ensure equity in both the delivery and financing of health care. However, many African countries still do not have equitable health systems. Traditionally, equity in the delivery and the financing of health care are assessed separately, in what may be termed 'partial' analyses. The current debate on countries moving toward universal health systems, however, requires a holistic understanding of equ…
Factors influencing the burden of health care financing and the distribution of health care benefits in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa
In Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa, health care financing is progressive overall. However, out-of-pocket payments and health insurance for the informal sector are regressive. The distribution of health care benefits is generally pro-rich. This paper explores the factors influencing these distributions in the three countries. Qualitative data were collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with insurance scheme members, the…
Building on “the concept of prevention
BACKGROUND: In the article by Starfield and colleagues, it was suggested that the concept of prevention has gone astray. This article aims to extend their ideas. METHODS: Our methods are to take the Starfield et al article and argue that it is possible and useful to see prevention in a wider context, going beyond prevention in healthcare and viewing prevention as a social good. RESULTS: This wider view results in some questioning of the nature of…
Paying for and receiving benefits from health services in South Africa
There is a global challenge for health systems to ensure equity in both the delivery and financing of health care. However, many African countries still do not have equitable health systems. Traditionally, equity in the delivery and the financing of health care are assessed separately, in what may be termed 'partial' analyses. The current debate on countries moving toward universal health systems, however, requires a holistic understanding of equ…
Factors influencing the burden of health care financing and the distribution of health care benefits in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa
In Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa, health care financing is progressive overall. However, out-of-pocket payments and health insurance for the informal sector are regressive. The distribution of health care benefits is generally pro-rich. This paper explores the factors influencing these distributions in the three countries. Qualitative data were collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with insurance scheme members, the…
Business (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Health Care Issues (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works)