Health and Poverty

An assessment of the distribution of health service benefits in Tanzania

Makawia, Suzan | 2010
  • Author(s): Makawia, Suzan
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health economics, health insurance, health services, tanzania
This report presents a system-wide analysis of the distribution of health care benefits in Tanzania, across the range of providers available in the country, comparing the distribution of benefits among households of different socio-economic status.

Who has access to counseling and testing and anti-retroviral therapy in Malawi : an equity analysis

Makwiza, Ireen | 2009
  • Author(s): Makwiza, Ireen
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health services, health policy, disease control, aids, poverty, malawi
The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Malawi poses multiple challenges from an equity perspective. This paper synthesises available information to bring an equity lens on Counselling and Testing (CT) and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) policy, practice and provision in Malawi.

Motivational determinants among physicians in Lahore, Pakistan

Malik, Ahmad Azam | 2010
  • Author(s): Malik, Ahmad Azam
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, health policy, health services, pakistan
Motivational determinants differed across different levels of care, sectors and genders. Nonetheless, the important motivators across setups in this study were mostly intrinsic and socio-cultural, which are difficult to affect while the demotivators were largely organizational.

Poor people's experiences of health services in Tanzania : a literature review

Mamdani, Masuma and Bangser, Maggie | cop. 2004
  • Author(s): Mamdani, Masuma and Bangser, Maggie
  • Publisher: Women's dignity project (WDP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, poverty, tanzania
This review examines key findings on poor people’s experiences of health services about 7 issues: access, health care charges, participation and decision making, governance and accountability, exemptions and waivers, how poor people cope, health care seeking behaviour and choice of providers.

Retention of health workers in Malawi : perspectives of health workers and district management

Manafa, Ogenna | 2009
  • Author(s): Manafa, Ogenna
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, physicians, nurses, malawi
Shortage of human resources is a major problem facing Malawi, where more than 50% of the population lives in rural areas. This study explores how the cadres of clinical health officers and enrolled nurses are managed and motivated and the impact this has on their performance.
 

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