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How power relations affect the implementation of policy on equity in access to anti-retroviral therapy: the case of rural health centres in Malawi
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L. Kaulungu Simwaka
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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In order to meet the increasing demand for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Malawi, the government embarked on a scale up initiative in 2004. The national ART scale-up plan contains several measures t...
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Consolidating processes for community – health centre partnership and accountability in Zambia
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C. Mbwili-Muleya;M. Lungu;I. Kabuba
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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In 2006 a team representing Zambia Equity Gauge and Lusaka District Health Board carried out a pilot project using a participatory reflection and action (PRA) approach in two districts of Zambia. T...
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Retention strategies for Swaziland's health sector workforce: assessing the role of non-financial incentives
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S. Masango;K. Gathu;S. Sibandze
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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This country study maps and assesses incentives for retaining heath workers, particularly non-financial incentives. It explores existing policies, their relevance to current factors ...
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Non-financial incentives and the retention of health workers in Tanzania: combined evidence from literature review and a focussed crosssectional study
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M Munga;D Mbilinyi
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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This report, published by EQUINET, details how non-financial incentives are being used in Tanzania as one way of encouraging health workers to remain in their posts. The report is split into two secti...
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Writing about equity in health in east and southern Africa: a writing skills manual
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R. Pointer;P. Norden;R. Loewenson
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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Equity in health implies addressing differences in health status that are unnecessary, unavoidable and unfair. Equity-motivated interventions seek to allocate resources preferentially to those with...
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Assessment of equity in the uptake of anti-retrovirals in Malawi
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A.S. Muula;E. Kataika
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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Malawi, like the rest of southern Africa, has a high adult HIV prevalence (estimated at about 12% in 2004) yet the country’s health sector is struggling, largely due to limited investment. This ...
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Migration of health workers in Kenya: the impact on health service delivery
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D. L. Mwaniki;C. O Dulo
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2008
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Like most other African countries, Kenya is facing a human resource crisis in the public health sector. Many health professionals, such as doctors and nurses, are emigrating to developed countries to ...
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A review of codes and protocols for the migration of health workers
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C. Pagett;A. Padarath
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2007
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This Equinet paper reviews current multi-lateral, bilateral and regional agreements, Codes of practice, strategies and position statements that govern the migration of health workers from East and Sou...
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The costs and benefits of health worker migration from East and Southern Africa
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R. Robinson
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2007
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This EQUINET discussion paper reviews the literature on health worker migration from East and Southern African (ESA) countries to developed nations. It finds that most research ignores the benefits, b...
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Trade and health in east and southern Africa
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EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa,
2007
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This Equinet policy brief explains why trade issues need to be understood and managed to promote health and highlights the main public health concerns arising from free trade agreements. Is shows that...
