The purpose of this guide is to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on the key components of a well functioning health system. It aims to inform dialogue and the sharing of good practice by policy actors and decision makers globally around issues such as: health promotion; access to medicines; health systems financing; health service delivery; governance and health; and human resources for health.
- Neglected tropical disease control and health services
- While neglected tropical disease control and health services are linked, little is known of what actually happens at the interface between the two entities. This paper examines this, focusing particularly on sub-Saharan Africa’s countries and reviewing related studies.
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- Intercultural Health Policies in Latin America
- S. Ruiz Cervantes / Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
- Historically, indigenous peoples’ access to health services in Latin America has been limited due to a variety of social, economic and cultural factors. The misunderstanding of indigenous peoples’ world view and their definition...
- Open access nutrition training module
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2013
- Chronic undernutrition affects nearly 200 million children in low and middle income countries, with vitamin and mineral deficiencies affecting many more, and there is strong evidence that undernutrition is associated with up to 35% of all c...
- What is the provision of obstetric care in informal settlements in Nairobi?
- J.C. Fotso; A. Ezeh; R. Oronje / PubMed Central, 2008
- In sub-Saharan Africa, the unprecedented population growth that started in the second half of the twentieth century has evolved into unparalleled urbanisation and an increasing proportion of urban dwellers living in slums and shanty towns, ...
- What is known about social determinants of health in urban settings?
- T. Kjellstrom / World Health Organization, 2008
- This report summarises the social determinants of health in urban settings and provides guidance and examples of interventions that have been effective in achieving health equity. It is divided into 7 sections. Section 1 provides an introdu...
- Examining health inequalities in an urban context
- World Health Organization, 2010
- This report exposes the extent to which urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases (malnutrition, diabetes, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection) and health problems (homicide), which can be traced ba...
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