2017
DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2016.1277228
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Within the triangle of healthcare legacies: comparing the performance of South-Eastern European health systems

Abstract: Significant differences in healthcare resources and outcomes were observed among three historical health-policy legacies in south-eastern Europe. These different routes towards common goals created a golden opportunity for these economies to learn from each other.

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“…However, as a middle income country, Serbia lost the funding abruptly when its HIV burden was estimated as “moderate” (The Global Fund, 2015). Furthermore, in 2012 Serbia was removed from the list of countries eligible for support in 2013 (Jakovljevic et al, 2017). …”
Section: What About Testing Strategies?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, as a middle income country, Serbia lost the funding abruptly when its HIV burden was estimated as “moderate” (The Global Fund, 2015). Furthermore, in 2012 Serbia was removed from the list of countries eligible for support in 2013 (Jakovljevic et al, 2017). …”
Section: What About Testing Strategies?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among these factors, both LEAB and HALE are strongly influenced by health interventions and other aspects of social development (Chan and Kamala Devi, 2015 ). A major reason for the variation between countries is that life expectancy reflects the mortality pattern of a population as well as the overall impact of the health system (Jakovljevic et al, 2017a ). An effective health system and policy are able to balance key predictors for both types of life expectancies, such as socio-economic factors and lifestyle patterns (Kabir, 2008 ; Lin et al, 2012 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When it comes to allocations for health care expressed as percentage of GDP, Serbia is slightly above the average of the European Union, with its 9.03%, i.e., approximately at the level of Belgium, Austria, Greece, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (60). In comparison to the EU countries, some non-EU countries and the average spending in the EU countries, the Republic of Serbia allocates rather modest absolute amount of funds for health care (61). Predictably, out-of-pocket expenditure per capita almost replicate the trends demonstrated by the domestic private expenditure for health care, both in nominal and PPP dollar terms.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 95%