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Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of poverty reduction. Poor people suffer most from ill-health and disease; by the same token, people are more likely to fall into poverty because of ill-health. Health is a fundamental human right and the attainment of better health is an essential worldwide social goal. In addition, reflecting the vicious cycle of poverty and ill-health, health is a focal issue in development. In fact, three of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) require substantial improvements in the health sector by 2015, namely, reduction of child mortality, improvement of maternal health, and combating of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. Although international concern about health is increasing, health outcomes do not appear to be improving at a steady rate. A fundamental problem is that necessary and affordable services do not reach those in need. The most vulnerable are the least protected. What factors hinder the poor from accessing the healthcare services they need? This is our fundamental concern. Family characteristics, such as economic or education level, affect the behaviour of family members when they seek healthcare services. Ot

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Author

Hiroko Uchimura (eds.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9786612673672

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Business, Science