Health systems

Eldis Health Systems Guide - User Survey

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Alma Ata: Primary health care 30 years on

It is thirty years since the Alma Ata Declaration which outlined an international consensus on the need to provide universal access to primary health care (PHC). This key issues guide unpacks some of the challenges for the future of PHC and highlights promising models of health system arrangement and service delivery that are improving access for the poorest and most marginalised. It focuses on 4 main areas: the increasing marketisation of health and how governments respond; the challenge of responding to progressive and chronic illnesses; the emergence of new epidemics and the globalisation of public health responses and the pressure to keep up with new treatments and technologies. Click here for more.

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Improving employee retention in care industries: ( PHI , 2008); All long-term care agencies struggle to find and keep sufficient, reliable, and skilled staff capable of meeting client needs and providing great quality care. This workbook offers 12 concrete steps t...
Suggestions for new approaches to a pension and healthcare systems: ( B.J. Sikken;N. Davis;C. Hayashi;H. Olkkonen / World Economic Forum , 2008); Populations are ageing at an unprecedented rate. This will undermine the financial sustainability of not only traditional pension systems, but also conventional healthcare systems. This report argues ...
Social issues as a consequence of economic development and social reforms in Vietnam: ( G.T. Long / Vietnam Development Forum , 2008); This is the second of two volumes looking at social issues in transition economies in reference to Vietnam....