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Dina Balabanova
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 183
Citations - 6294
Dina Balabanova is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health policy. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 161 publications receiving 4778 citations. Previous affiliations of Dina Balabanova include European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies & University of California, San Francisco.
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A future for the world's children? A WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission
Helen Clark,Awa M. Coll-Seck,Anshu Banerjee,Stefan Peterson,Sarah L Dalglish,Shanthi Ameratunga,Dina Balabanova,Maharaj K. Bhan,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,John Borrazzo,Mariam Claeson,Tanya Doherty,Fadi El-Jardali,Asha George,Angela Gichaga,Lu Gram,David B Hipgrave,Aku Kwamie,Qingyue Meng,Raúl Mercer,Sunita Narain,Jesca Nsungwa-Sabiiti,Adesola O. Olumide,David Osrin,Timothy Powell-Jackson,Kumanan Rasanathan,Imran Rasul,Papaarangi Reid,Jennifer Harris Requejo,Sarah Rohde,Nigel Rollins,Magali Romedenne,Harshpal Singh Sachdev,Rana Saleh,Yusra Ribhi Shawar,Jeremy Shiffman,Jonathon L Simon,Peter D. Sly,Karin Stenberg,Mark Tomlinson,Rajani Ved,Anthony Costello +41 more
TL;DR: The case for placing children, aged 0–18 years, at the centre of the SDGs is presented: at the heart of the concept of sustainability and the authors' shared human endeavour.
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To retain or remove user fees?: reflections on the current debate in low- and middle-income countries.
Chris James,Kara Hanson,Barbara McPake,Dina Balabanova,Davidson R. Gwatkin,Ian Hopwood,Christina Kirunga,Rudolph Knippenberg,Bruno Meessen,Saul S. Morris,Alexander S. Preker,Yves Souteyrand,Abdelmajid Tibouti,Abdelmajid Tibouti,Pascal Villeneuve,Ke Xu +15 more
TL;DR: Reflections on the recent user fees debate are provided, drawing from the evidence presented and subsequent discussions at a recent UNICEF consultation on user fees in the health sector, and relates the debate to the wider issue of access to adequate healthcare.
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Good Health at Low Cost 25 years on: lessons for the future of health systems strengthening
Dina Balabanova,Anne Mills,Lesong Conteh,Baktygul Akkazieva,Hailom Banteyerga,Umakant Dash,Lucy Gilson,Lucy Gilson,Andrew Harmer,Ainura Ibraimova,Ziaul Islam,Aklilu Kidanu,Tracey Perez Koehlmoos,Supon Limwattananon,Supon Limwattananon,V. R. Muraleedharan,Gulgun Murzalieva,Benjamin Palafox,Warisa Panichkriangkrai,Walaiporn Patcharanarumol,Loveday Penn-Kekana,Timothy Powell-Jackson,Viroj Tangcharoensathien,Martin McKee +23 more
TL;DR: These experiences show that improvements in health can still be achieved in countries with relatively few resources, though strategic investment is necessary to address new challenges such as complex chronic diseases and growing population expectations.
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Health service utilization in the former soviet union: evidence from eight countries.
TL;DR: Use of health care was markedly lower among those with fewer household assets or a shortage of money, and those dissatisfied with their material resources, factors that explained some of the effects of age.
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Understanding informal payments for health care: the example of Bulgaria.
Dina Balabanova,Martin McKee +1 more
TL;DR: The study showed that the principle of comprehensive free coverage existing in Bulgaria until 1989 has been significantly eroded and Initiating a public debate on informal payments is important in a health care reform process that purports to increase accountability.