Tag: health services
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Monitoring quality of care and accountability mechanisms at the district level : the potential role of the National health insurance scheme in Ghana
Abstract: A framework for monitoring the quality of care by the NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme) at district level in Ghana was developed and an exploratory study of the current accountability mechanisms is presented. Author(s): Martens, Merel; Toonen, Jurrien; Wal, Bertram Van Der Source(s): , KIT working papers series; WPS.H6 40 p., ill KIT working…
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Community driven development in Bangladesh : factors behind the reality
Abstract: A review of community driven development in Bangladesh demonstrates that both formal and informal organizations can bring about people centric development through empowerment. Successful cases include social forestry, community-based health management, microfinance, and cereal banks. Author(s): Baroi, Harold Sougato; Rabbani, Golam Source(s): , Canadian social science; Vol. 7, No. 4 p. 74-81, ill Canadian…
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Strengthening fairness, transparency and accountability in health care priority setting at district level in Tanzania
Abstract: Health care organization and management systems were analysed to explore the challenges of implementing an Accountability for Reasonableness (A4R) approach to priority setting in Tanzania. Despite rhetoric on decentralisation, actual practice in the district involved little community participation. Author(s): Maluka, Stephen Oswald Source(s): , Global health action; vol. 4 11 p., ill., tabs Global…
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Negotiating on a seesaw : the decentralisation of education and health services in Uganda and Tanzania from a local perspective and in a historical context
Abstract: Between 1997 and 2001, central governments of Uganda and Tanzania expanded the responsibilities of local management committees of schools and dispensaries. The effects on the way in which these management committees engage with central government and with the local polity are examined. Author(s): Prinsen, Gerard Source(s): , xi, 322 p., ill., graphs, maps, tabs…
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VNG international’s Local government capacity programme
Abstract: The 2012-2016 plan for the Local Government Capacity Programme (LGCP) Programme of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) is outlined. The consequences of the new priorities of Dutch international development policy (water, agriculture, security, reproductive health) are highlighted. Author(s): VNG Source(s): , 10 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 VNG international, The Hague (English ISBN/ISSN:…
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Global forum on local development (GFLD) : pursuing the MDGs through local government, Kampala, Uganda, October 4th-6th, 2010
Abstract: WEBSITE: The goal of the Global Forum on Local Development is to broaden and deepen the paradigm of local development through democratic local governments to achieve the MDGs, and to unpack what it takes for local governments to deliver local development outcomes. Author(s): UNCDF Source(s): , Published: 2010 United nations capital development fund (UNCDF),…
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Decentralisation, governance and health-system performance : ‘where you stand depends on where you sit’
Abstract: Drawing on evidence from Bolivia, Chile, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Uganda, it is shown that a balance between centralisation of some functions and decentralisation of others, along with improved mechanisms of accountability, is needed to achieve health system objectives. Author(s): Mitchell, Andrew; Bossert, Thomas J. Source(s): , Development policy review; Vol. 28, Issue 6…
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Improving district level health planning and priority setting in Tanzania through implementing accountability for reasonableness framework : perceptions of stakeholders
Abstract: The analysis of health care priority-setting in Tanzania suggests that the Accountability for Reasonableness framework could be an important tool for improving priority-setting processes in the contexts of resource-poor settings. Author(s): Maluka, Stephen Source(s): , BMC Health services research; vol. 10, no. 322 44 p., ill., tabs BMC Health services research vol. 10, no.…
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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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A study of the impact of decentralization on access to service delivery
Abstract: A cross-country empirical examination of the core dimensions of decentralization reform on access to health care and water supply in developing countries indicates that a multi-dimensional approach is more effective than decentralization through only one dimension. Author(s): Saavedra-Costas, Pablo A. Source(s): , vii, 128 p., ill., tabs Published: 2009 Scholarly materials and research at…