How people-centred health systems can reach the grassroots: experiences implementing community-level quality improvement in rural Tanzania and Uganda.

abstract：:Although many public hospital physicians in Vietnam offer private service on the side, little is known about the magnitude and nature of the phenomenon so-called dual practice, let alone the dynamics between the public and private health sectors. This study investigates how and to what degree public hospital physician...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Do N,Do YK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the quality of services provided by public and private hospitals in Bangladesh. The premise of the paper was that the quality of hospital services would be contingent on the incentive structure under which these institutions operate. Since private hospitals are not subsidized and depend on income f...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Andaleeb SS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indonesia has seen an emergence of local health care financing schemes over the last decade, implemented and operated by district governments. Often motivated by the local political context and characterized by a large degree of heterogeneity in scope and design, the common objective of the district schemes is to addr...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Sparrow R,Budiyati S,Yumna A,Warda N,Suryahadi A,Bedi AS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of disease due to injuries has elicited virtually no public health response in the countries of central and eastern Europe, even though injuries have long been a much greater problem in the east of Europe than in the west, with children especially affected. This paper seeks to identify factors that have inh...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： McKee M,Zwi A,Koupilova I,Sethi D,Leon D

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite efforts taken by the Government of India, mothers and newborns are excluded from the maternal and child health services, especially those in poorer and weaker sections of the society. Hence, we have utilized the most recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) data to assess the socio-economic inequities in ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Krishnamoorthy Y,Majella MG,Rajaa S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although logic models are now touted as an important component of health promotion planning, implementation and evaluation, there are few published manuscripts that describe the process of logic model development, and fewer which do so with community involvement, despite the increasing emphasis on participatory resear...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Afifi RA,Makhoul J,El Hajj T,Nakkash RT

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor mental health is a pressing global health problem, with high prevalence among poor populations from low-income countries. Existing studies of conditional cash transfer (CCT) effects on mental health have found positive effects. However, there is a gap in the literature on population-wide effects of cash transfers...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Ohrnberger J,Fichera E,Sutton M,Anselmi L

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Decentralization of the health care system in China has led to an increasing need for income generation at all operational levels, both for curative services and for public health programmes. In general, people have accepted the costs of curative services, although the impact of charges on health-seeking behaviour has...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Yu D,Manderson L,Yuan L,Wei W,He H,Chen Y

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2011 United Nations (UN) General Assembly Political Declaration on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) brought NCDs to the global health agenda. Essential medicines are central to treating chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Our study aimed to quantify access to essential med...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Vialle-Valentin CE,Serumaga B,Wagner AK,Ross-Degnan D

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：: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：:The redistributive effects of a social insurance programme are determined by how the programme is paid for-who pays and how much do they pay?-and how the benefits are distributed. As a result, the redistributive effects of a social health insurance programme should be evaluated on the basis of its net benefit-the diff...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Huang N,Yip W,Chou YJ,Wang PJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social accountability is increasingly invoked as a way of improving health services. This article presents a theory-driven qualitative study of the context, mechanisms and outcomes of a social accountability program, Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), implemented by World Vision (WV) in Zambia. Primary data were collecte...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Schaaf M,Topp SM,Ngulube M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES We describe modern and alternative health services use in terminal illness of adults, and assess whether utilization patterns of TB/AIDS patients are distinct from those of patients suffering from other illnesses. METHODS Data are from post-mortem interviews with close relatives or caretakers of the decease...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Reniers G,Tesfai R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When seeking to ensure financial sustainability of a health programme, existence of a line item in the Ministry of Health (MOH) budget is often seen as an essential, first step. We used immunization as a reference point for cross-country comparison of budgeting methods in Sub-Saharan African countries. Study objective...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Griffiths UK,Asman J,Adjagba A,Yo M,Oguta JO,Cho C

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:OBJECTIVES Like many other developing countries, South Africa provides free medicines through its public health care facilities. Recent policies encourage generic substitution in the private sector. This study explored South African consumer perceptions of drug quality and whether these perceptions influenced how peop...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Patel A,Gauld R,Norris P,Rades T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three broad strategies for health financing reform include: 1) cost recovery through user fees to expand access and improve quality of health services along with means testing to increase equity; 2) reallocation of existing resources to improve efficiency and access; and 3) assessment of the efficiency and quality of ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Leighton C

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost-effectiveness of introducing hepatitis B vaccine into routine infant immunization services in Mozambique, which took place in the year 2001. METHODS:A decision analytic model was used to estimate the impact of hepatitis B vaccination. This model was developed for the WHO to estimate the ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Griffiths UK,Hutton G,Das Dores Pascoal E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistently low quality and inadequacy of health services provided in public facilities has made the private sector an unavoidable choice for consumers of health care in Nigeria. Ineffective state regulation, however, has meant little control over the clinical activities of private sector providers while the pric...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Ogunbekun I,Ogunbekun A,Orobaton N

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Syrian conflict has caused enormous displacement of a population with a high non-communicable disease (NCD) burden into surrounding countries, overwhelming health systems' NCD care capacity. Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) developed a primary-level NCD programme, serving Syrian refugees and the host population in I...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Ansbro É,Garry S,Karir V,Reddy A,Jobanputra K,Fardous T,Sadique Z

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Realist evaluation furnishes valuable insight to public health practitioners and policy makers about how and why interventions work or don't work. Moving beyond binary measures of success or failure, it provides a systematic approach to understanding what goes on in the 'Black Box' and how implementation decisions in ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Adams A,Sedalia S,McNab S,Sarker M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examine socio-economic status (SES) and geographic differences in willingness of respondents to pay for community-based health insurance (CBHI). METHODS:The study took place in Anambra and Enugu states, south-east Nigeria. It involved a rural, an urban and a semi-urban community in each of the two states....

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Onwujekwe O,Okereke E,Onoka C,Uzochukwu B,Kirigia J,Petu A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As growth in development assistance for health levels off, development assistance partners must make allocation decisions within tighter budget constraints. Furthermore, with the advent of comprehensive and comparable burden of disease and health financing estimates, empirical evidence can increasingly be used to dire...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Haakenstad A,Templin T,Lim S,Bump JB,Dieleman J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal deaths account for about half of all deaths among children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, making prevention a major priority. This paper reports on a study of neonatal deaths in 12 areas of Bangladesh served by a large NGO programme, which had high coverage of reproductive health outreach services and re...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Mercer A,Haseen F,Huq NL,Uddin N,Hossain Khan M,Larson CP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that a regular and reliable transfer of cash to households with orphaned and vulnerable children has a strong and positive effect on child outcomes. However, conditional cash transfers are considered by some as particularly intrusive and the question on whether or not to apply conditions to cash tran...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Skovdal M,Robertson L,Mushati P,Dumba L,Sherr L,Nyamukapa C,Gregson S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National Health Accounts (NHA) are an important tool to demonstrate how a country's health resources are spent, on what services, and who pays for them. NHA are used by policy-makers for monitoring health expenditure patterns; policy instruments to re-orientate the pattern can then be further introduced. The National ...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Tangcharoensathien V,Laixuthai A,Vasavit J,Tantigate NA,Prajuabmoh-Ruffolo W,Vimolkit D,Lertiendumrong J

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:There is increasing interest in the prospects for managed market reforms in developing countries, stimulated by current reforms and policy debates in developed countries, and by perceptions of widespread public sector inefficiency in many countries. This review examines the prospects for such reforms in a developing c...

journal_title：Health policy and planning

authors： Broomberg J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00