Leatherman, Sheila | 2010
- Author(s): Leatherman, Sheila
- Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
- Pages: 237--243
- Keywords: health services, developing countries, health policy, health care delivery
Healthcare leaders and improvement experts representing 15 countries met in October 2008 to catalyze the adoption of quality improvement (QI) methods to improve healthcare quality in resource-poor settings. This article presents the issues discussed during this meeting.
Leatherman, Sheila and Dunford, Christopher | 2010
- Author(s): Leatherman, Sheila and Dunford, Christopher
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: 470--471
- Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty alleviation, financial institutions, microcredit
This article states that meeting global health needs calls for more intersectoral approaches. The linking of microfinance with appropriate health-related services is one that is discussed in this article.
Leftley, Richard | 2009
- Author(s): Leftley, Richard
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health insurance, poverty
This publication discusses innovations in insuring the poor. It focuses on microinsurance for health and agricultural risks.
Lehmann, Uta | 2009
- Author(s): Lehmann, Uta
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health policy, health services, africa
There has been a great deal of debate about the expediency, efficacy and modalities of task shifting. In this commentary it is argued that, while task shifting holds great promise, any long-term success of task shifting hinges on serious political and financial commitments.
Lehmann, Uta and Dieleman, Maria Areke and Martineau, Tim | 2008
- Author(s): Lehmann, Uta and Dieleman, Maria Areke and Martineau, Tim
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health personnel, poverty
Countries in middle- and low-income countries suffer from staff shortages and maldistribution of health personnel: e.g. low wages, poor working conditions contribute to the flight of health care personnel. This article explores the links between attraction and retention factors and strategies.