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Have systems reforms resulted in a more efficient and equitable allocation of resources in the Uganda health sector?
F. Ssengooba (ed) / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2006
One of the claims of the sector-wide approach in the health sector is that improved coordination mechanisms should lead to a better allocation of resources within the sector. In particular, it is argu...
HIV in Pakistan: preventing a future epidemic in most-at-risk groups
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2009
Very low levels of HIV and AIDS awareness and condom use, together with high-risk sexual behaviours in vulnerable groups such as injecting drug-users and sex workers, make Pakistan a potenti...
Health care financing in complex emergencies: a background issues paper on cost-sharing.
T. Poletti / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2003
There is considerable interest in the introduction of cost-sharing as an element of health care financing in emergency and post-emergency situations, but many questions remain. This paper from the Lon...
International Health Partnership: 2008 external review
S Conway;A Harmer;N Spicer / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2008
This Short-term review of the International Health Partnership (IHP+) was commissioned by the IHP+ Scaling-up Reference Group to assess whether programme partners are adhering to their commitments and...
Promoting health equity in conflict-affected fragile states
K. Ransom;T. Poletti;O. Bornemisza;E. Sondorp / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2007
This paper, by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, looks at the factors that threaten health equity and health care equity in conflict and post-conflict fragile states, and identifies ...
Stolen smiles: the physical and psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe.
C Zimmerman;M Hossain;K Yun / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2007
Trafficking is a severe form of violence against women and a serious violation of human rights. Women and adolescents who are trafficked often suffer serious abuse, exploitation and degradatio...
The health risks and consequences of trafficking in women and adolescents: findings from a European study
C. Zimmermann; B. Adams / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2003
This report presents the findings of a two-year multi-country study on women's health and trafficking to the European Union. It is an initial inquiry into an area about which little research has previ...
Contracting out health services in fragile states
N. Palmer; L. Strong; A. Wali; E. Sondorp / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2006
This paper, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine, discusses the benefits and challenges to contracting out health services to NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in fragile states...
Human resource studies in health for poor and transitional countries
C. Hongoro; B. McPake; F. Ssengooba; V Oliveira-Cruz / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 2004
This paper, published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Health Systems Development Programme, examines the issues and research questions surrounding human resources and health in d...
Effective regulation of private sector health service providers
L. Kumaranayake / London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , 1998
This paper, written for the World Bank Mediterranean Development Forum held in 1998, proposes operational principles for designing and implementing effective regulation of private sector health servic...

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