Ssengooba, Freddie | 2007
- Author(s): Ssengooba, Freddie
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health policy, health personnel, health services, bangladesh, uganda
This paper focuses on the mechanisms through which unintended human resource effects have arisen, using the case studies of Bangladesh and Uganda, two countries that have faced many reforms attempting to improve health systems performance and delivery of care.
Steinhardt, Laura C. | 2009
- Author(s): Steinhardt, Laura C.
- Publisher:
- Pages: 1--17
- Keywords: health care delivery, health economics, afghanistan
This paper analyses the effect of wealth status on care-seeking patterns and health expenditures in Afghanistan, based on a national household survey conducted within public health facility catchment areas.
Steketee, Richard W. and Eisele, Thomas P. | 2009
- Author(s): Steketee, Richard W. and Eisele, Thomas P.
- Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health care delivery, disease control, malaria, health programmes, africa south of sahara
This study examined recent evidence from nationally representative household surveys to document whether national malaria programs have been achieving equity in the delivery of malaria prevention and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stringhini, Silvia | 2009
- Author(s): Stringhini, Silvia
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health economics, health personnel, tanzania
This study attempts to assess whether and in what ways informal payments occur in Kibaha, Tanzania. Moreover, it aims to assess how informal earnings might help boost health worker motivation and retention.
Stuckler, David and Basu, Sanjay and McKee, Martin | 2010
- Author(s): Stuckler, David and Basu, Sanjay and McKee, Martin
- Publisher: Public library of science]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health policy, development strategies, poverty alleviation, disease control
This study evaluated whether differential progress towards health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was associated with economic development, public health funding, or health system infrastructure. It also examined the impact of joint epidemics of HIV/AIDS and noncommunicable diseases.