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Performance-based financing
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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.

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Sexual and reproductive health rights
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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:

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How agricultural interventions can improve the nutritional status of children
( E. Masset;L. Haddad;A. Cornelius;J. Isaza-Castro / British Medical Journal , 2012)
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( UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , 2010)

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)

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)

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...

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