13 Result(s)

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Equity of primary care service delivery for low income “sicker” adults across 10 OECD countries

Despite significant investments to support primary care internationally, income-based inequities in access to quality health care are present in many high-income countries. This study aims to determine whether...

Simone Dahrouge, William Hogg… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2018)

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Theorising health inequalities: Introduction to a double special issue

Katherine E Smith, Ted Schrecker in Social Theory & Health (2015)

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Globalization and the health of Canadians: ‘Having a job is the most important thing’

Globalization describes processes of greater integration of the world economy through increased flows of goods, services, capital and people. Globalization has undergone significant transformation since the 19...

Ronald Labonté, Elizabeth Cobbett, Michael Orsini… in Globalization and Health (2015)

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Global health and national borders: the ethics of foreign aid in a time of financial crisis

The governments and citizens of the developed nations are increasingly called upon to contribute financially to health initiatives outside their borders. Although international development assistance for healt...

Mira Johri, Ryoa Chung, Angus Dawson, Ted Schrecker in Globalization and Health (2012)

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Access to primary healthcare services for the Roma population in Serbia: a secondary data analysis

Serbia has proclaimed access to healthcare as a human right. In a context wherein the Roma population are disadvantaged, the aim of this study was to assess whether the Roma population are able to effectively ...

Leanne Idzerda, Orvill Adams, Jonathan Patrick… in BMC International Health and Human Rights (2011)

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The 'diagonal' approach to Global Fund financing: a cure for the broader malaise of health systems?

The potentially destructive polarisation between 'vertical' financing (aiming for disease-specific results) and 'horizontal' financing (aiming for improved health systems) of health services in develo** coun...

Gorik Ooms, Wim Van Damme, Brook K Baker, Paul Zeitz… in Globalization and Health (2008)

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Globalization and social determinants of health: The role of the global marketplace (part 2 of 3)

Globalization is a key context for the study of social determinants of health (SDH): broadly stated, SDH are the conditions in which people live and work, and that affect their opportunities to lead healthy li...

Ronald Labonté, Ted Schrecker in Globalization and Health (2007)

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Globalization and social determinants of health: Introduction and methodological background (part 1 of 3)

Globalization is a key context for the study of social determinants of health (SDH). Broadly stated, SDH are the conditions in which people live and work, and that affect their opportunities to lead healthy li...

Ronald Labonté, Ted Schrecker in Globalization and Health (2007)

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Globalization and social determinants of health: Promoting health equity in global governance (part 3 of 3)

This article is the third in a three-part review of research on globalization and the social determinants of health (SDH). In the first article of the series, we identified and defended an economically oriente...

Ronald Labonté, Ted Schrecker in Globalization and Health (2007)