Improving the Health Coverage of the Rural Poor
Does Contracting-Out Mobile Medical Teams Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20303546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Cristia (0000-0002-8768-5457, Inter-American Development Bank), William N Evans (0000-0001-5446-268X, University of Notre Dame), Beomsoo Kim (0000-0003-4821-8271) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2014.976617 |
| OpenAlex | W2075645855 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
Low population density in rural developing countries coupled with deficient infrastructure, weak state capacity and limited budgets makes increasing health care coverage difficult. Contracting-out mobile medical teams may be a helpful solution in this context. This article examines the impact of a large-scale programme of this type in Guatemala. We document large impacts on immunisation rates for children and prenatal care provider choices. The programme increased substantially the role of physician and nurses at the expense of traditional midwives. The results indicate that mobile medical teams substantially increased coverage of health care services in Guatemala, and could be effective in other developing countries
Business · Context (archaeology) · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Population · Prenatal care · Scale (ratio) · Work (physics) · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |