Health and Poverty

A process evaluation of user fees abolition for pregnant women and children under five years in two districts in Niger (West Africa)

Ridde, Valéry and Diarra, Aissa | 2009
  • Author(s): Ridde, Valéry and Diarra, Aissa
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health economics, maternal health services, niger
There is little evidence on the subject of abolition of user fees in West Africa. This article presents a process evaluation of an NGO intervention to abolish user fees in Niger for children under five years and pregnant women.

A scoping review of the literature on the abolition of user fees in health care services in Africa

Ridde, Valéry and Morestin, Florence | 2011
  • Author(s): Ridde, Valéry and Morestin, Florence
  • Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health economics, health policy, africa
In Africa, user fees constitute a financial barrier to access to health services. This article presents a scoping study that reviewed the current literature on the processes of abolishing user fees in Africa and their different effects.

Evaluating the impact of community based health interventions : evidence from Brazil's Family health program

Rocha, Romero and Soares, Rodrigo R. | 2009
  • Author(s): Rocha, Romero and Soares, Rodrigo R.
  • Publisher: Global development network (GDN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health programmes, poverty, brazil
The conclusion of the evaluation is that for the poorest regions implementation of the program is robustly associated with increased labor supply of adults, reduced fertility and increased schooling. Evidence suggests that the FHP is a highly cost-effective tool for improving health in poor areas.

Determining priority retention packages to attract and retain health workers in rural and remote areas in Uganda

Rockers, Peter | 2011
  • Author(s): Rockers, Peter
  • Publisher: U.S. Agency for international development (USAID). CapacityPlus
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health personnel, uganda
This report provides the results of a survey that was conducted among current students in health training programs as well as health workers practicing in rural districts to investigate preferences for potential attraction and retention strategies for postings in rural areas in Uganda.

Bangladesh's progress in health : healthy partnerships and effective pro-poor targeting

Rodriguez Pose, Romina and Samuels, Fiona | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Rodriguez Pose, Romina and Samuels, Fiona
  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health policy, bangladesh
Despite the unpromising situation from which Bangladesh emerged as a nation almost 40 years ago, the country has achieved some extraordinary improvements for the most vulnerable sectors of society. The health and population sector has shown impressive progress.
 

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