BA/KIT Information Portal

Health and Poverty

Alliance for health policy and systems research (HPSR)

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health information, health services research
The Alliance HPSR is an international collaboration based in the Health Systems and Services Cluster in the World Health Organization (WHO). The Alliance aims to promote the generation and use of health policy and systems research as a means to improve the health systems of developing countries.

K4health : knowledge for health

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health. Center for communication programs (CCP) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, maternal health services, public health
The mission of K4Health is to increase the use and dissemination of evidence-based, accurate and up-to-date information to improve health service delivery and health outcomes worldwide.

HIFA 2015 : Healthcare information for all by 2015

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Global healthcare information network (GHI-net)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health information, data bases
HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information for All by 2015) is a campaign and knowledge network. Its goal is: by 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider.

APRN : African parliamentary poverty reduction network

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: African parliamentary poverty reduction network (APRN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: poverty alleviation, governance, africa
The African Parliamentary Poverty Reduction Network (APRN) brings together parliamentary committees involved in the design, implementation and oversight of poverty reduction policies (including PRSPs).

Poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSP)

| 2009- .
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International monetary fund (IMF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, poverty alleviation
On this webpage you can find the PRSP's of all countries and the accompanying IMF/World Bank Joint Staff Advisory Notes (JSANs)/Joint Staff Assessments (JSAs). Also available on web.worldbank.org, by agreement with the member countries.
 

About this portal

This portal contains information on health (system) policies and practices to improve equity in the health sector and contribute to poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries. The portal is part of a wider programme, Information for Health Action (I4HA).