Health Equity and Financial Protection in Timor-Leste

This report analyses equity and financial protection in the health sector of Timor-Leste. In particular, it examines inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and the progressivity of health care financing. Data ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: World Bank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2016
Series:Other Health Study
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This report analyses equity and financial protection in the health sector of Timor-Leste. In particular, it examines inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and the progressivity of health care financing. Data are drawn from the 2009-2010 Demographic and Health Survey, the 2001-2002 and 2007-2008 Living Standards and Measurement Surveys as well as 2011-2012 Household Income Expenditure Survey, and the Ministry of Finance. All analyses are conducted using original data and performed using the health modules of the ADePT software