BA/KIT Information Portal

Health and Poverty

Health systems 20/20 country brief : Mozambique

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Abt associates. Health systems 20/20 project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, poverty, mozambique
Health Systems Country Brief Mozambique assess the health system to identify 'best buys' for health systems strengthening, limited investments in health systems activities that are certain to realize important gains.

Health systems 20/20 country brief : Rwanda

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Abt associates. Health systems 20/20 project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, poverty, rwanda
Health Systems Country Brief Rwanda assess the health system to identify 'best buys' for health systems strengthening, limited investments in health systems activities that are certain to realize important gains.

Health workers' role in responding to the needs of the poor

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Department for international development (DFID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, health services, health policy, poverty
This briefing note provides insight to the factors that obstruct and incentivise health worker responsiveness to clients' needs. The note debates on how to scale up services that meet the needs of the poor and socially excluded.

Afghanistan health sector balanced scorecard : national and provincial results : round three 2006

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Ministry of public health (MoPH) etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, poverty alleviation, afghanistan
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) of Afghanistan has adopted the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a tool to measure and manage performance in delivery of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) throughout Afghanistan. The BPHS implementation is both pro-female and pro-poor.

Diagnostic tool : the institutional dimension of PRS monitoring systems

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, health information, poverty
This note presents the issues that should be considered in the implementation of a system for monitoring the execution of a PRS. The checklist is intended to generate country-specific information from the current PRS monitoring system, the demands, activities and capabilities of key stakeholders.
 

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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).