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The world bank and international health policy: A critical review
Author(s) -
Ugalde Antonio,
Jackson Jeffrey T.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3380070312
Subject(s) - decentralization , globalization , developing country , health policy , ideology , economic growth , public health , value (mathematics) , economics , global health , development economics , political science , health care , medicine , politics , market economy , law , nursing , machine learning , computer science
This paper examines the World Bank's position regarding health and development as expressed in its report Investing in Health. After analysing selected recommendations from the report such as privatization, decentralization, cost recovery fees, nutrition and essential drug programmes, we conclude that the World Bank's approach to health fits its ideologically‐driven development model which favours nations of the North at the expense of the poor of the South. The DALY index has major theoretical flaws. As a guide to health policy makers it is of little value and could be used to deny essential health services to the poor of the third world.