Health Economics for Developing Countries: A Survival Kit (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1998, 134 p.): Back Cover

Health Economics for Developing Countries: A Survival Kit (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1998, 134 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Publication Series - Health Policy Unit
		Acknowledgements
		Preface
		Chapter 1: Health Economics and its Contribution to Health Planning
		Chapter 2: Economic Development and Health
		Chapter 3: Financing Economic and Health Development
		Chapter 4: Health Care: the State versus the Market
		Chapter 5: Demand, Supply and the Price System
		Chapter 6: Concepts of Economic Efficiency
		Chapter 7: Inputs, Resources and Costs
		Chapter 8: Outputs, Health and Health Indicators
		Chapter 9: The Techniques of Economic Evaluation
		Chapter 10: National Accounts and the Health Sector
		Chapter 11: Health Sector Finance and Expenditure
		Chapter 12: Sources of Finance for the Health Sector
		Chapter 13: Budgetary Procedures: Budgetary Reform and Programme Budgeting
		Chapter 14: Approaches to Financial Planning: Resource Allocation Planning and the Financial Master Plan
		Selected Bibliography
		Glossary
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The Evaluation and Planning Centre (EPC) is a multi-disciplinary group concerned with health policy, planning, management and evaluation issues in developing countries. Through research, overseas assignment and teaching it focuses on:

· national hearth policies and planning
· district health services
· primary health care
· health services management
· refugee health care

The Centre has close working links with similar groups in developing countries.

EPC is an independent research unit within the Department of Public Health and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The staff hold academic teaching and research posts recognised by the University of London.

EPC receives support from:

· London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medic
· Overseas Development Administration
· World Health Organization and UN agencies
· Aid agencies, foundations and research council

EPC staff specialize in:

· epidemiology and community health
· development and health economics
· medical and social anthropology

· health policy and sociology