Getting Better : Improving Health System Outcomes in Europe and Central Asia.
Fifty years ago, health outcomes in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia were not far behind those in Western Europe and well ahead of most other regions of the world. But progress since then has been slow. While life expectancy in the ECA region today is close to the global average, the...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank Group,
2013
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| Summary: | Fifty years ago, health outcomes in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia were not far behind those in Western Europe and well ahead of most other regions of the world. But progress since then has been slow. While life expectancy in the ECA region today is close to the global average, the gap with its western neighbors has doubled, and other middle-income regions have all surpassed ECA. Some countries in the region are doing better, but full convergence with the world's most advanced health systems is still a long way off. At the same time, survey evidence suggests that the health s. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1299734634 9781299734630 9780821398845 0821398849 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
