Tag: health care delivery
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Devolution and human resources in primary healthcare in rural Mali
Abstract: Key issues with regard to human resources in the devolution of health services are highlighted, using experiences from Mali and elsewhere. There is a need for: (1) strengthening public accountability; (2) capacity development of all actors; and (3) more attention for human resources policy. Author(s): Lodenstein, Elsbet; Dao, Dramane Source(s): , Human resources for…
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Strategies for coping with the costs of inpatient care : a mixed methods study of urban and rural poor in Vadodara district, Gujarat, India
Abstract: This study aims to explore and compare mechanisms employed by the urban and rural poor for coping with inpatient expenditures, in order to help identify formal mechanisms and policies to provide improved social protection for health care. Author(s): Ranson, Michael Kent; Jayaswal, Rupal; Mills, Anne J. Source(s): , Health policy and planning 13 p.,…
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An assessment of decision space and [district] health care sector performance following decentralisation in Kenya
Abstract: Decentralisation is beginning to bring some positive change to the district health sector in Kenya, but more needs to be done to support or subsidize poor districts. Author(s): Otieno, Mathews Odunga Source(s): , viii, 53 p., ill., graphs, tabs, 30 cm Published: 2009 Royal tropical institute (KIT) [etc.], Amsterdam (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=183294
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How not to decentralise : accountability and representation in health boards in Tanzania
Abstract: This paper investigates issues of representation of and accountability to users of public services in local management structures. The study challenges the assumption that user representation in health governance structures helps to make services better adjusted to their needs. Author(s): Boon, Suzan Source(s): , SNV publications; H0702-08 24 p., ill., tabs SNV publications H0702-08…