Beyond Survival: Protecting Households from Health Shocks in Latin America.0804756759 Beyond survival; protecting households from health shocks in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Baeza, Cristian Cristian is the Romanian equivalent of the English given name Christian. Its female form is Cristina. Cristian may also refer to several places in Romania:
Stanford U. Press 2006 170 pages $20.00 Paperback Latin America development forum RA410 For many households in Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. , Chile, Columbia Columbia, cities, United States Columbia (kəlŭm`bēə). 1 City (1990 pop. 75,883), Howard co., central Md., between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. , Ecuador, Honduras and Mexico, getting sufficient preventative health care is problematic; for many a relatively minor illness, especially when the primary income is impacted, can cause a financial crisis from which no member of the family will completely recover. In this report based on case studies, Baeza, lead health policy specialist and Packard, senior economist, both of the World Bank, track the effects of sickness SICKNESS. By sickness is understood any affection of the body which deprives it temporarily of the power to fulfill its usual functions. 2. Sickness is either such as affects the body generally, or only some parts of it. , injury and significant life-cycle events such as age and the health financing and financial protection afforded to those who need it. They find some form of risk pooling and illness prevention may allow for those who can participate financially to help cover not only their own needs but those who cannot possibly afford to pay, and for whom a health crisis could send the family into the streets. Co-published by the World Bank and Stanford U. Press. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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