Health equity in Lebanon: a microeconomic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The health sector in Lebanon suffers from high levels of spending and is acknowledged to be a source of fiscal waste. Lebanon initiated a series of health sector reforms which aim at containing the fiscal waste caused by high and inefficient public health expenditures. Yet these reforms do not address the issues of health equity in use and coverage of healthcare services, which appear to be acute. This paper takes a closer look at the micro-level inequities in the use of healthcare, in access, in ability to pay, and in some health outcomes.

Methods

We use data from the 2004/2005 Multi Purpose Survey of Households in Lebanon to conduct health equity analysis, including equity in need, access and outcomes. We briefly describe the data and explain some of its limitat

SUBMITTER: Salti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2864280 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature