Stakeholder participation
Interest in promoting participation as a feature of health system reform is not new. With the rise of Primary Health Care in the 1970s, community involvement and "empowerment" were seen as essential ingredients of health improvement. During the 1980s, by contrast, the term "participation" became widely used to describe self-provision or cost-sharing measures.
More recently, the emphasis has shifted to stakeholder consultation in sector reform (through SWAps and PRSPs). With the rise of rights-based approaches, emphasis is increasingly being placed on the participation of service users not as "beneficiaries" or "consumers" but as citizens who have the right to have a say in the shaping of health policy.
- Effectiveness of district health boards in interceding for the community
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This study, produced by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR) at the University of Zambia, aims to assess the effectiveness of health governance structures, in the form of District Health Boards (DHBs) in enhancing equity of access and community participation in the delivery of health care services in Zambia.
Recommended readings
- Participation and accountability in health systems: the missing factor in equity?
- ( R. Loewenson / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2000)
- This paper discusses how to improve equity in health systems. In particular, it argues that social dimensions such as social networking, participation and governance are critical factors for vertical...
- Beneficiary, consumer, citizen: perspectives on participation for poverty reduction
- ( A. Cornwall / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , 2000)
- Published by Sida, this book traces the evolution of the concept of “participation” in the development discourse since its emergence in the late 1970s. It addresses the new challenges presented by an ...
- Technical note on enhancing stakeholder participation in aid activities
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 1995)
- This technical note, produced by the Department for International Development (DFID), aims to define what constitutes good practice when using participatory approaches to development, based on the exp...
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- What should be done to ensure adequate sanitation and hygiene in schools?
- ( IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2007)
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To be successful, water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) programmes in schools should focus on providing both effective facilities and effective education. Some of the problems schools face...
- How can effective, transparent and accountable aid be delivered to Burma?
- ( E. Stover;V. Suwanvanichkij;A. Moss / Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley , 2007)
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This document sheds light on the factors that have contributed to Burma’s health situation and the spread of infectious diseases in Burma, and across its borders. It also explores options for...
