Background As middle-income countries become more affluent, economically sophisticated and productive, health expenditure patterns are likely to change. Other socio-demographic and political changes that accompany rapid economic growth are also likely to influence health spending and financial protection.   Methods This study investigates the relationship between growth on per-capita healthcare...

Poverty alleviation is one of the greatest challenges faced by low-income and middle-income countries. China, which had largest rural poverty-stricken population, has made tremendous efforts in alleviating poverty especially since implementation targeted (TPA) policy 2014, 2020, all national counties (NPCs) have been out poverty. This study combines deep learning with multiple satellite dataset...

Background: A dramatic increase in healthcare expenditures is a major health policy concern worldwide. Understanding factors that underlie the growth in healthcare expenditures is essential to assist decision-makers in finding best policies to manage healthcare costs. We aimed to examine the determinants of healthcare spending in Iran over the periods of 1978-2011. Methods: A time series ana...

We analyze the differences in CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita between developing countries and how these are influenced by a series of affluence, structural, demographic, climatic variables. First, regression analysis provides new evidence on determinants countries. find an N-shaped relationship with GDP negative impact agriculture share average daily minimum temperatures, while u...

BACKGROUND Universal health care systems seek to ensure access to care on the basis of need, rather than income, but there are concerns about preferential access to cardiovascular and specialist care for high income patients. In this study, I used population-based, individual-level health, income and utilization data to determine whether whether there is evidence for differential access to phys...