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原文传递 Transport Connectivity and Health Care Access

题名：	Transport Connectivity and Health Care Access
其他题名：	Evidence from Liberia
责任者：	Iimi, Atsushi；Rao, Kulwinder
关键词：	Transport — Roads & Highways；Health, Nutrition and Population — Health Systems Development & Reform；Health, Nutrition and Population — Health and Poverty；Rural Development — Rural Roads & Transport
学科分类：	交通运输规划与管理
摘要：	Health care access is an important policy concern, especially in rural areas. It is especially challenging in developing countries, where rural residents are poorer and less likely to be insured than those living in urban areas. Using the case of Liberia, this paper examines the effects of transport connectivity on health care access. The Ebola crisis in 2014 and 2015 clearly revealed the vulnerability of the country's transport and health systems to unexpected external shocks. Paying particular attention to the possible challenge of endogeneity associated with infrastructure investment, the study found that transport connectivity, especially greater road density, can increase access to health care, but there was no significant effect of road quality. This may be because of significantly skewed underlying data. The vast majority of roads in Liberia are in poor condition. The study also found that the statistical effect of road density varies depending on distance from a health facility. The effect is particularly significant within a 30- to 50-kilometer radius. Not only rural accessibility, but also broader transport connectivity needs to be developed to increase health care access.
出版机构：	World Bank
完成日期：	2018-04-20T15:50:15Z
报告类型：	咨询报告
详细地址：	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447201524065506724/Transport-connectivity-and-health-care-access-evidence-from-Liberia
资源类型：	科技（咨询、行业）报告
初始创建时间：	2018-04-21T05:12:16Z