Publications

National Health Accounts Estimation Methods: Household Out-of-pocket Spending in Private Expenditure

Draft technical report commissioned by WHO on methods for improving measurement of out-of-pocket spending in health accounts.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 Oct 2006                                           Type: Project Reports

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The living situation of refugees, asylumseekers and IDP�s in Armenia, Ecuador and Sri Lanka: Millennium development indicators and coping strategies

This is the final draft of the report for this study prepared for UNCHR Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Author(s):Dr. Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Dr.Reggie Perera

Date: 1 Sep 2006                                           Type: Project Reports

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Global Review of Projecting Health Expenditures for Older Persons in Developing Countries

A review commissioned by the WHO Kobe Centre for Health and Development on the methods and approaches being used to project future health spending at the national level.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Ruki Wijesinghe

Date: 1 Aug 2006                                           Type: Monographs

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The Origins of Hong Kong's Domestic Health Accounts

Book chapter reviewing the establishment, first results and subsequent development of Hong Kong's Domestic Health Accounts System.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 Jun 2006                                           Type: Book chapters

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Future Policy Choices for the Health Sector in Asia

Briefing paper commissioned by UK DFID for the Asia 2015 Conference held in London 6-7 March 2006, which brought together key decision makers from around Asia and the world to learn from Asia's success, to identify future challenges �

Author(s):Veronica Walford, Mark Pearson, Ravi Rannan Eliya and Tharanga Fernando

Date: 1 Mar 2006                                           Type: Monographs

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Equity in Health and Health Care Systems in Asia

This book chapter reviews the evidence on health systems equity in Asia, with particular emphasis on developing countries.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan

Date: 1 Feb 2006                                           Type: Book chapters

 Edward Elgar Publishing

Domestic health expenditure in Hong Kong: 1989/90 to 2001/02

Results of the second Hong Kong Domestic Health Accounts project, which estimated health expenditures from 1989 to 2001

Author(s):Leung, G.M., Tin, K.Y.K., Rannan-Eliya, R., Leung, E.S.K., Lam, D.W.S., Lo, S.V.

Date: 1 Feb 2006                                           Type: Journal articles

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ILO Social Security Inquiry in Sri Lanka

Project report on ILO Social Security Inquiry pilot in Sri Lanka to test feasibility of routine collection of data on social security coverage in the country.

Author(s):HPRA

Date: 1 Sep 2005                                           Type: Project Reports

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Explaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: Comparative evidence from Asia.

This paper examines the incidence of catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures for health in six Asian countries, and discusses implications.

Author(s):Owen O'Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Charu C. Garg, Piya Ha

Date: 1 Jun 2005                                           Type: Monographs

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Projection of Impact of Aging on Health Care Expenditures, Sri Lanka 2001-2051

Sri Lanka has one of the fastest ageing populations in the world. This study develops an actuarial cost projection model to forecast future health spending.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 May 2005                                           Type: Project Reports

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