Background To quantify extent of catastrophic household health expenditures, determine
factors influencing it and estimate Fairness in Financial Contribution (FFC) index in Georgia to …

This study presents an in-depth investigation of out-of-pocket payments for health services,
formal and informal, in the Republic of Georgia. The main purpose of the study is to: (a) …

Based on a household survey conducted in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, this paper examines
current patterns of health care-seeking behaviour and the extent of out-of-pocket payments. …

Background One of the most common barriers to improving immunization coverage rates is
human resources and its management. In the Republic of Georgia, a country where …

Background There is large gap in mental illness treatment globally and potentially especially
so in war-affected populations. The study aim was to examine health care utilization …

Introduction: In the era of declining development assistance for health, transitioning externally
funded programs to governments becomes a priority for donors. However, the process …

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The often-prominent role of external assistance in health financing in low- and middle-income
countries raises the question of how such resources can enable the sustained or even …

Introduction An accurate estimation of the population size of men who have sex with men (MSM)
is critical to the success of HIV program planning and to monitoring of the response to …

Northern voices dominate Global Health discussions. Of recent Lancet Commissions, excluding
representatives from international organizations, 70% of commissioners on the Women …