Yet, variations in built environment planning policies at the state-level may have resulted in differences in the equity of green space availability between cities that are difficult to predict.
In a paediatric ward in Guinea Bissau, pre-war CFR due to all diseases, and adjusted for various confounders, was higher than during the period of active fighting, possibly due to increased equity of care and availability of free drugs during the ensuing humanitarian response; the pneumonia CFR showed a similar trend (17.2% before the war, 13.1% during) [ 45].
In spite of the national health policy emphasis on equity in availability and access to health care, this has not yet been realised.
Many countries, for example, use the Reach Every District (RED) approach, which seeks greater equity and availability of routine immunization services.
It is widely acknowledged that the barriers for young people accessing primary health care are consistent and may be categorized as: acceptability, availability, accessibility, and equity of health services [ 19].
However, this approach has shortcomings, as there are a number of additional important dimensions, such as budget impact, equity, availability of alternatives, disease severity, etc. [ 11, 12], that are not incorporated.
Physician reports can provide an indication of how organizational factors may affect availability and equity of health care services.
We shall then attempt to determine their actual or potential impact on a range of indicators including drug prices expenditure and affordability, drug availability and equity of access.
The questions in this framework are used to describe equity of access to quality care in terms of availability of EmOC units, distribution of EmOC services and use and quality of these services.
These barriers relate to the availability, accessibility, acceptability and equity of health services [ 6].
Girls' reproductive and sexual freedom could be enhanced by the provision of adequate, unbiased information and services -especially regarding contraceptives- that comply with the standards of availability, accessibility, acceptability, good quality, relevance and equity.
