Protecting the rural poor against the economic consequences of major illness : A challenge for Asian transitional economies. Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Major illness in the family has become an important cause of household impoverishment in China and the ex-command economies of Southeast Asia, as these countries have managed the transition to a market economy. This is related to the low levels of government funding of health care and the rising cost of medical care. The Governments of China and Cambodia have recently announced major policy initiatives to address this problem and the ...