Romania - Functional Review : Health Sector
| dc.creator | World Bank | |
| dc.date | 2013-02-11T17:45:18Z | |
| dc.date | 2013-02-11T17:45:18Z | |
| dc.date | 2011-05-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T01:01:19Z | |
| dc.description | This Functional Review was carried by a Bank team upon request by the Government of Romania. As a starting point, it shows that: (i) health outcomes in Romania lag behind those of the EU; (ii) users are not satisfied with its lack of responsiveness - long lines, informal payments, discourteous handling of patients, poor cleanliness, lack of maintenance, and breach of safety measures; (iii) the poor and other vulnerable groups (for example Roma communities) suffer from a significant lack of access to services; and (iv) the fiscal contraction of 2008-2010 exposed the weakness of financial controls in the health sector. The Review examines four health functions in depth: service delivery, financing, stewardship and resources (including pharmaceuticals). Based on our findings, we present recommendations categorized by the three set of challenges that the sector is facing: (i) improving governance and management; (ii) streamlining the health service network and re-launching quality control systems; and (iii) increasing preventive services and equity. For any expansion of the sector to be sustainable, a number of pre-requisites will need to be in place, including a private sector development strategy, stronger fiscal controls, a system of health technology assessment, and stronger management in key agencies. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/plain | |
| dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/17056888/romania-functional-review-health-sector | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12290 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/12290 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414317 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | AGE GROUPS | |
| dc.subject | AGE STRUCTURE | |
| dc.subject | AGING | |
| dc.subject | AMBULATORY CARE | |
| dc.subject | AMBULATORY SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | BUDGET CEILING | |
| dc.subject | BUDGET INCREASE | |
| dc.subject | BURDEN OF DISEASE | |
| dc.subject | CAPITATION | |
| dc.subject | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES | |
| dc.subject | CARE PURCHASERS | |
| dc.subject | CENTER FOR HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | CERVICAL CANCER | |
| dc.subject | CHILD HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | CHRONIC CONDITIONS | |
| dc.subject | CHRONIC DISEASE | |
| dc.subject | CITIZENS | |
| dc.subject | CLEANLINESS | |
| dc.subject | CLINICAL GUIDELINES | |
| dc.subject | CLINICS | |
| dc.subject | COMMUNICABLE DISEASES | |
| dc.subject | CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS | |
| dc.subject | CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS | |
| dc.subject | CONTRIBUTION RATE | |
| dc.subject | COST STRUCTURE | |
| dc.subject | COST-EFFECTIVENESS | |
| dc.subject | DAY CARE | |
| dc.subject | DEATH RATE | |
| dc.subject | DEATHS | |
| dc.subject | DEBT | |
| dc.subject | DECISION MAKING | |
| dc.subject | DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | DEMOCRACY | |
| dc.subject | DIABETES | |
| dc.subject | DOCTORS | |
| dc.subject | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
| dc.subject | EMERGENCIES | |
| dc.subject | EQUITY IN ACCESS | |
| dc.subject | EXPENDITURES | |
| dc.subject | FAMILIES | |
| dc.subject | FEES FOR SERVICE | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL BARRIERS | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL CONTROLS | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL INCENTIVES | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL PROTECTION | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL RISK | |
| dc.subject | FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE | |
| dc.subject | GENERAL PRACTITIONERS | |
| dc.subject | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | |
| dc.subject | GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE NEEDS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE PROVIDER | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH DATA | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH EXPENDITURE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH EXPENDITURES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH FACILITIES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH FINANCING | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH FOR ALL | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INDICATORS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH MANAGEMENT | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH MINISTRIES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH NEEDS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH OUTCOMES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH POLICIES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH POLICY | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROMOTION | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PURCHASER | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH REFORM | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH REFORMS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SPENDING | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH STATUS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SYSTEMS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH WORKERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH WORKFORCE | |
| dc.subject | HIV | |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | |
| dc.subject | HOLISTIC APPROACH | |
| dc.subject | HOME CARE | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL BEDS | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL CARE | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL PATIENTS | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITAL SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITALIZATION | |
| dc.subject | HOSPITALS | |
| dc.subject | HR | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCES | |
| dc.subject | HYGIENE | |
| dc.subject | HYPERTENSION | |
| dc.subject | ILLNESS | |
| dc.subject | IMMUNIZATION | |
| dc.subject | IMMUNODEFICIENCY | |
| dc.subject | INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | INCOME | |
| dc.subject | INCOME COUNTRIES | |
| dc.subject | INCOME DISTRIBUTION | |
| dc.subject | INCOME GROUPS | |
| dc.subject | INFANT MORTALITY | |
| dc.subject | INFANT MORTALITY RATES | |
| dc.subject | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | |
| dc.subject | INFORMAL PAYMENTS | |
| dc.subject | INFORMAL SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | INFORMATION SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
| dc.subject | INTEGRATION | |
| dc.subject | LIFE EXPECTANCY | |
| dc.subject | LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH | |
| dc.subject | LIVE BIRTHS | |
| dc.subject | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | |
| dc.subject | LOW INCOME | |
| dc.subject | MALARIA | |
| dc.subject | MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | MATERNAL DEATHS | |
| dc.subject | MATERNAL MORTALITY | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL CARE | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL DOCTORS | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | |
| dc.subject | MEDICINES | |
| dc.subject | MIGRATION | |
| dc.subject | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | MORBIDITY | |
| dc.subject | MORTALITY | |
| dc.subject | NATIONAL HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND | |
| dc.subject | NATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES | |
| dc.subject | NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | |
| dc.subject | NURSE | |
| dc.subject | NURSING | |
| dc.subject | NURSING HOMES | |
| dc.subject | NUTRITION | |
| dc.subject | OLD SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | OUTPATIENT SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | PALLIATIVE CARE | |
| dc.subject | PATIENT | |
| dc.subject | PATIENT RIGHTS | |
| dc.subject | PATIENTS | |
| dc.subject | PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE | |
| dc.subject | PHARMACIES | |
| dc.subject | PHARMACY | |
| dc.subject | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | |
| dc.subject | PHYSICIAN | |
| dc.subject | PHYSICIANS | |
| dc.subject | PLASTIC SURGERY | |
| dc.subject | POLICY DOCUMENT | |
| dc.subject | POLICY FORMULATION | |
| dc.subject | PRESCRIPTION DRUGS | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY CARE | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | PRIVATE FINANCING | |
| dc.subject | PRIVATE INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | PRIVATE SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | PRIVATE SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | PROBABILITY | |
| dc.subject | PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS | |
| dc.subject | PROGRESS | |
| dc.subject | PROVISION OF SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC HOSPITALS | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC POLICIES | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC SPENDING | |
| dc.subject | QUALITY CONTROL | |
| dc.subject | QUALITY OF LIFE | |
| dc.subject | RADIOLOGY | |
| dc.subject | REHABILITATION | |
| dc.subject | RESPECT | |
| dc.subject | RISK FACTORS | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY MEASURES | |
| dc.subject | SCREENING | |
| dc.subject | SERVICE PROVISION | |
| dc.subject | SMOKING | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | SURGERY | |
| dc.subject | TB CONTROL | |
| dc.subject | TUBERCULOSIS | |
| dc.subject | USE OF HEALTH SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | VACCINATION | |
| dc.subject | VACCINATIONS | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE GROUPS | |
| dc.subject | WORKERS | |
| dc.subject | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | |
| dc.title | Romania - Functional Review : Health Sector |
