Publications

From Mexico to Mali: progress in health policy and systems research

Call for renewed investments and commitments to building health systems research capacity in developing countries.

Author(s):Sara Bennett, Taghreed Adam, Christina Zarowsky Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Kent Ranson, Tim Evans, An

Date: 8 Nov 2008                                                Type: Journal articles

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Population Ageing and Health Expenditure: Sri Lanka 2001-2101

Publication presenting the model developed and results of the IHP project to forecast health expenditures in Sri Lanka.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 8 Oct 2008                                                Type: Research Studies Series

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Disability amongst the elderly in Sri Lanka: Comparison of disability rates in the censuses of 1981 and 2001

Study analyzing trends in disability as reported in the Censuses of 1981 and 2001.

Author(s):W. Indralal de Silva, W.P. Amarabandu, H.R. Gunasekera

Date: 1 Oct 2008                                                Type: Research Studies Series

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Low fertility trends

Report of a study by IHP Intern, Tashya de Silva, on global trends and issues related to very low fertility.

Author(s):Tashya de Silva

Date: 1 Sep 2008                                                Type: Working papers

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Sri Lanka: “Good Practice” in Expanding Health Care Coverage

Case study examining Sri Lanka's experience in extending coverage of health services to the poor.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Lankani Sikurajapathy

Date: 1 Jun 2008                                                Type: Book chapters

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Extending Social Health Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region: Progress and challenges

Technical paper prepared for Regional High-Level Meeting organized by ILO to discuss socially inclusive strategies to extend social security coverage in Asia-Pacific region.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 20 May 2008                                                Type: Monographs

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Review of Social Protection Policies and Programmes Strengthening Family Well-being

Social protection in Sri Lanka could be further strengthened and refined to reap better benefits. Many individuals cope with poverty and vulnerability rather than emerge out of it, thereby perpetuating a continuous cycle of poverty.

Author(s):A T P L Abeykoon, Ruwanthi Elawalagedara

Date: 14 Mar 2008                                                Type: Country Report

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Who pays for health care in Asia?

Journal of Health Economics paper presenting the analysis of progressivity of financing for healthcare in Asian countries by the Equitap project.

Author(s):O'Donnell, Owen, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Shiva Raj Adhikari, B

Date: 1 Mar 2008                                                Type: Journal articles

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Optimization of the configuration of public hospital infrastructure at the district level in South Asian countries

Final report on study funded by SANEI to examine variations in efficiency of hospital infrastructure in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and to identify contributing factors.

Author(s):Aparnaa Somanathan, Ravi Rannan-Eliya, Najmul Hossain, Badri Raj Pande, Bishnu Prasad Sharma, Lankan

Date: 28 Jan 2008                                                Type: Project Reports

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