Health and Poverty

Identifying factors for job motivation of rural health workers in north Viet Nam

Dieleman, Maria Areke | 2003
  • Author(s): Dieleman, Maria Areke
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, poverty, vietnam
Article with the results of a research that was carried out among health workers in North Viet Nam to identify entry points for developing strategies that improve staff performance in rural areas. Conclusion is that motivation is influenced by financial and non-financial incentives.

Human resource management interventions to improve health workers' performance in low and middle income countries : a realist review

Dieleman, Maria Areke and Gerretsen, Barend and Wilt, Gert Jan van der | 2009
  • Author(s): Dieleman, Maria Areke and Gerretsen, Barend and Wilt, Gert Jan van der
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, human resources, poverty
The aim of the research was to explore if realist review provides better insight into the functioning of human resource management interventions in LMIC. The results shows that HRM interventions can improve health workers' performance, but that different contexts produce different outcomes.

Sources of healthcare financing among surgical patients in a rural Niger delta practice in Nigeria

Dienye, P.O. and Brisibe, S.F. and Eke, R. | 2011
  • Author(s): Dienye, P.O. and Brisibe, S.F. and Eke, R.
  • Publisher: Rural and remote health (RRH)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, hospitals, nigeria
In clinics in rural Nigeria, surgical patients are often unable to pay their hospital bill ; this is an impact on the hospital’s economic management. This study aimed to determine the pattern of hospital bill payment among rural surgical patients in a rural Nigerian community.

Innovative pro-poor healthcare financing and delivery models : landscaping from the Rockefeller foundation-sponsored initiative on the role of the private sector in health systems in developing countries

Dimovska, Donika | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Dimovska, Donika
  • Publisher: Results for development institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health economics, health services, health care delivery, health programmes, south asia, africa south of sahara
This report describes 33 innovative financing and delivery programs selected based on their relevance to broader health systems and potential to achieve positive impact for poor people. Financing mechanisms decribed include service delivery, risk pooling and provider purchasing and contracting.

Financing mental health services in low- and middle-income countries

Dixon, Anna | 2006
  • Author(s): Dixon, Anna
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 171--182
  • Keywords: health economics, mental health services, developing countries
This paper explores the impact of health care financing arrangements on the efficient and equitable utilization of mental health services. It examines the impact of financing mental health services from out-of-pocket payments, private health insurance, social health insurance and taxation.
 

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