Health and economic development in South-eastern Europe [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Copenhagen, : World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 600
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Health aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Balkan Peninsula Economic policy; Europe Economic conditions Case studies
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Demographic and economic trends in south eastern Europe -- 2 Health in south eastern Europe recent trends patterns and socioeconomic inequalities in health -- 3 Health systems and policies in south eastern Europe -- 4 Health as a driver of economic development conceptual framework and related evidence for south eastern Europe -- 5 Concluding remarks and recommendations -- Annex 1 Notes on Country Specific Information on Poverty and Health -- Annex 2 Notes on Country Specific Information on Roma Health -- Annex 3 Notes on Econometric Data.
• Sommario/riassunto: Health is increasingly seen as a robust predictor of economic growth. In the present report the contribution of health to economic development is examined in the context of south-eastern Europe, where the dynamics of health cooperation gained momentum following the Second Ministerial Health Forum co-organized by the Council of Europe Development Bank, the Council of Europe and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, with the special participation of ministers of finance. The report presents the socioeconomic context and the evolution of the health sector. It examines the trends and patterns observable in the areas of disease burden and socioeconomic inequalities in health, and the development of the health systems and policies as well as the way they should evolve in order to meet the future specific health challenges. The report demonstrates the economic importance of health for the countries of south-eastern Europe. Health, as a human capital ingredient, is especially relevant for sustained economic development and social cohesion. These two political objectives figure prominently on the EU agenda and play a central role in the European Union's Lisbon agenda.
• Titolo autorizzato: Health and economic development in South-eastern Europe
• ISBN: 1-280-84177-X; 9786610841776
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828685503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II