Why should the poor insure? Theories of decision-making in the context of health insurance.

abstract：:This article presents research findings into the effectiveness of an innovative equity fund approach to improving access to public sector health services for the poor in Kirivong Operational Health District in Cambodia. The operational health district is the lowest organizational level in the Cambodian health system, ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Jacobs B,Price N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most government health facilities in Cambodia perform poorly, due to lack of funds, inadequate management and inefficient use of resources, but mostly due to poor motivation of staff. This paper describes contracting as a possible tool for Ministries of Health to improve health service delivery more rapidly than the m...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Soeters R,Griffiths F

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is widely recognised along with the benefits of linking them at the legal/policy, health systems, and service delivery levels. However, despite increased rhetoric about the need for this three-tiered approach, integrated service delivery h...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Hopkins J,Collins L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contracting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has been shown to increase health service delivery output considerably over relatively short time frames in low-income countries, especially when applying performance-related pay as a stimulus. A key concern is how to manage the transition back to government-operated s...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Jacobs B,Thomé JM,Overtoom R,Sam SO,Indermühle L,Price N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate and compare the cost-effectiveness of selected interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in Mexico. METHODS:A spreadsheet-based model was used to examine five scenarios, each estimated using both zidovudine (ZDV) and nevirapine (NVP). Scenarios differ according to coverag...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Rely K,Bertozzi SM,Avila-Figueroa C,Guijarro MT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrating mental health with general medical care can increase access to mental health services, but requires helping generalists acquire a range of unfamiliar knowledge and master potentially complex diagnostic and treatment processes. METHOD:We describe a model for integrating complex specialty care wit...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Wissow LS,Tegegn T,Asheber K,McNabb M,Weldegebreal T,Jerene D,Ruff A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caesarean section rates have been increasing worldwide, raising the question of the appropriateness of the selection of cases for the procedure. This paper examines the levels and correlates of delivery-related complications and caesarean section deliveries in 18 selected states of India in terms of specific maternal ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Mishra US,Ramanathan M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Nepal, women residing in rural areas tend to bypass local birth centres and deliver at urban hospitals, despite the availability of obstetric care in these centres. This study investigated the incidence of bypassing, characteristics of bypassers and their reasons for bypassing the birth centres. METHODS:...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Karkee R,Lee AH,Binns CW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formalized task shifting structures have been used to rapidly scale up antiretroviral service delivery to underserved populations in several countries, and may be a promising mechanism for accomplishing universal health coverage. However, studies evaluating the quality of service delivery through task shifting have la...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Asfaw E,Dominis S,Palen JG,Wong W,Bekele A,Kebede A,Johns B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional medicine is commonly assumed to be a crucial health care option for poor households in developing countries. However, little research has been done in Asia to quantify the reliance on traditional medicine and its determinants. This research contributes to filling in this knowledge gap using household surve...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Thorsen RS,Pouliot M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998 Bangladesh began a sector wide approach (SWAp) to the extension of health care to vulnerable groups in the country. The central feature of this approach is the funding of an essential service package (ESP) emphasizing maternal care, certain communicable diseases and child health. This study examines the way in...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Ensor T,Dave-Sen P,Ali L,Hossain A,Begum SA,Moral H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health facilities assessments are an essential instrument for health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. These assessments are used to conduct health facility censuses to assess the capacity of the health system to deliver health care and to identify gaps in the coverage of health ser...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Nickerson JW,Adams O,Attaran A,Hatcher-Roberts J,Tugwell P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the demonstrated efficacy of vitamin A supplements in reducing childhood mortality, health officials now have to decide whether it would be efficient to target the supplements to high risk children. Decisions about targeting are complex because they depend on a number of factors; the degree of clustering of prev...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Loevinsohn BP,Sutter RW,Costales MO

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa, health care financing is progressive overall. However, out-of-pocket payments and health insurance for the informal sector are regressive. The distribution of health care benefits is generally pro-rich. This paper explores the factors influencing these distributions in the three co...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Macha J,Harris B,Garshong B,Ataguba JE,Akazili J,Kuwawenaruwa A,Borghi J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking and drinking constitute two risk factors contributing to the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Both issues have gained increased international attention, but tobacco control has made more sustained progress in terms of international and domestic policy commitments,...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Gneiting U,Schmitz HP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely accepted that substantial reductions in maternal mortality and severe morbidity are impossible to achieve without an effective referral system for complicated cases. Early detection and referral to higher levels of care might also substantially reduce neonatal deaths due to the complications of childbirth...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Murray SF,Davies S,Phiri RK,Ahmed Y

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although performance-based financing (PBF) receives increasing attention in the literature, a lot remains unknown about the exact mechanisms triggered by PBF arrangements. This article aims to summarize current knowledge on how PBF works, set out what still needs to be investigated and formulate recommendations for re...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Renmans D,Holvoet N,Orach CG,Criel B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contributing to the ongoing debate about policy feedback in comparative public policy research, this article examines the evolution of healthcare financing policy in Ghana. More specifically, this article investigates the shift in healthcare financing from full cost recovery, known as 'cash-and-carry', to a nation-wid...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Wireko I,Béland D,Kpessa-Whyte M

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have recently adopted policies that remove user fees for facility-based delivery services. There is little rigorous evidence of the impact of these policies on utilization of delivery services and no evaluations have examined effects on neonatal mortality rates (NMR). ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： McKinnon B,Harper S,Kaufman JS,Bergevin Y

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concerns about appropriate pricing strategies and the high market share of subsidized condoms prompted Population Services International (PSI)/Myanmar to adopt a total market approach (TMA). This article presents data on the size and composition of the Myanmar condom market, identifies inefficiencies and rec...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Htat HW,Longfield K,Mundy G,Win Z,Montagu D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), making the best use of scarce resources is essential to achieving universal health coverage. The design of health benefits packages creates the opportunity to select interventions on the basis of explicit objectives. Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis (DCEA) provide...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Arnold M,Nkhoma D,Griffin S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1993 World Development Report is proving to be an influential document for the development of the health sector policies in developing countries. One important aspect of the Report concerns its proposals for Disability Adjusted Life Years as a measure of health change and hence effectiveness of interventions. This...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Barker C,Green A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Irrational use of medicines is a serious problem in China and has been the primary target of China's national essential medicines programme (NEMP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the NEMP on rational use of medicines in China. METHODS:A nationwide sample of 3 76 700 prescriptions written...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Gong Y,Yang C,Yin X,Zhu M,Yang H,Wang Y,Li Y,Liu L,Dong X,Cao S,Lu Z

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, in response to the high maternal mortality, driven largely by unsafe abortions, the government of Ghana, in partnership with other organizations, launched the reducing maternal mortality and morbidity (R3M) programme in seven districts in Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern, to improve comprehensive abortion c...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Sundaram A,Juarez F,Ahiadeke C,Bankole A,Blades N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Access to quality obstetric care is considered essential to reducing maternal and new-born mortality. We evaluated the effect of the introduction of a multifaceted voluntary health insurance programme on hospital deliveries in rural Nigeria. Methods:We used an interrupted time-series design, including a con...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Brals D,Aderibigbe SA,Wit FW,van Ophem JCM,van der List M,Osagbemi GK,Hendriks ME,Akande TM,Boele van Hensbroek M,Schultsz C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home visiting programmes are increasingly recognized as one of the most effective interventions to improve child health and development in low-income settings. However, the best platforms to deliver such programmes remain unclear. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the relative effectiveness of child d...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Brentani A,Walker S,Chang-Lopez S,Grisi S,Powell C,Fink G

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Community-based health insurance (CBI) is a common mechanism to generate financial resources for health care in developing countries. We review for the first time provider payment methods used in CBI in developing countries and their impact on CBI performance. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review of the...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Robyn PJ,Sauerborn R,Bärnighausen T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last 20 years Lao People's Democratic Republic has successfully developed and adopted some 30 health policies, strategies, decrees and laws in the field of health. Still, the implementation process remains arduous. This article aims at discussing challenges of health policy development and effective impleme...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Jönsson K,Phoummalaysith B,Wahlström R,Tomson G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of community health workers (CHWs) has been explored as a viable option to provide home health education, counselling and basic health care, notwithstanding their challenges in training and retention. In this manuscript, we review the evidence and discuss how the digitalization affects the CHWs programmes for ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Mishra SR,Lygidakis C,Neupane D,Gyawali B,Uwizihiwe JP,Virani SS,Kallestrup P,Miranda JJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Access to hospitals in megacities in low and middle income countries might be hampered by travel barriers and distance. We assessed the 'inverse care law' hypothesis: whether hospitals tended to be built in the relatively better-off areas through the time. Methods:A longitudinal time-series study (1966 to 20...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Chavehpour Y,Rashidian A,Raghfar H,Emamgholipour Sefiddashti S,Maroofi A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00