Health systems
- Performance-based financing
- Over the past 15 years, performance-based financing (PBF) has been implemented in an increasing number of developing countries as a means of improving health worker performance. This article resists viewing PBF as a strategic tool to reform the health sector. The paper argues that such an economically-driven intervention does not adequately respond to patient and community needs, upon which health system reform should be based.
Latest Additions
- Sexual and reproductive health rights
- ( BioMed Central , 2012)
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This volume (Volume 11 supplement 3) entitled 'Contextualisingrights: the lived experience of sexual and reproductive health rights'includes the following articles:
... - How agricultural interventions can improve the nutritional status of children
- ( E. Masset;L. Haddad;A. Cornelius;J. Isaza-Castro / British Medical Journal , 2012)
- This systematic review's main objective was to assess the effectiveness of agricultural interventions in improving the nutritional status of children indeveloping countries.The review included 23 stud...
- Obligations and responsabilities with respect to the right to water
- ( UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , 2010)
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Safe drinking water and sanitation are indispensable to sustain life and health. This publication explains “The Right to Water” (RTW), issued by the WHO and three other international or...
- Developing communities suffer from low-quality water
- ( J. Cameron (ed);P. Hunter (ed);P. Jagals (ed) / World Health Organization , 2011)
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Economic evaluation of drinking-water supply options is crucial. The aim of this book is to give decision-makers, health professionals and analysts a comprehensive view of the arguments and challen...
- Investing in how best to make safe hygiene practices matters of daily routine
- ( V. Curtis;W. Schmidt;S. Luby / The Lancet Infectious Diseases , 2011)
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Evidence shows the benefit of improved hygiene (e.g. improved hand-washing and safe stool disposal). However, although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventin...
