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  Delivering health services in fragile states and difficult environments: 13 key principles

  Health Unlimited, 2007

  This report by Health Unlimited draws out key policy recommendations and operational implications for stakeholders involved in delivering health services in fragile states and difficult environments.
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  Rehabilitation under fire: health care in Iraq 2003-7

  Medact, 2008

  This Medact report describes how the war in Iraq and its aftermath continue to have a disastrous impact on the physical and mental health of the Iraqi people and sets out the measures that are needed to improve health and health services. It assesses the current state of the health system, including the impact of insecurity, and the workforce, supplies, medicines and equipment it lacks.
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  Achieving child survival goals: potential contribution of community health workers

  The Lancet, 2007

  This Lancet article assesses the role, impact and cost-effectiveness of community health workers (CHW) focusing on their potential for improving child survival rates. The paper looks at who community health workers are and the interventions that can be delivered in community settings.
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  Primary health care for older people: a participatory study in 5 Asian countries

  HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre, 2008

  This study documents the perceptions of older people, care-givers, and health service providers in terms of knowledge of active and healthy ageing, access and quality of Primary Health Care (PHC) services.  It particularly looks at the increasing experiences of older people in managing stroke and diabetes conditions.
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  Community health workers: a review of concepts, practice and policy concerns

  Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems, 2007

  This paper, prepared for the International Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems, provides an overview of the concepts and practice of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in several developing and developed countries.
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  The forgotten tribe: people with disabilities in Zimbabwe

  Progressio, 2007

  Disabled people in Zimbabwe are more likely to experience poverty and discrimination due to social and cultural norms as well as problems with accessing health, education and employment. Legislation makes no provision for affirmative action or positive discrimination and policies remain vague or unenforced.
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  Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works

  The Lancet, 2006

  This Lancet paper is the second in a series of articles on maternal survival. It examines different strategies to reduce maternal mortality. These include single interventions close to a life-threatening complication and preventative measures. The paper finds that whilst there are numerous interventions for maternal health, few have maternal mortality as an outcome.
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  Posting of trained birthing attendants: a comparison of home- and facility based obstetric care

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2005

  This article, published in Health and Science Bulletin, reports on a study conducted between 1987 and 2001 in Matlab, Bangladesh, where both home- and facility-based obstetric care approaches have been implemented. It examines whether a home-based approach to professional birth attendance is associated with a more equitable utilisation pattern than a facility-based approach.
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  Emergency medical care in developing countries: is it worthwhile?

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2002

  This paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) reviews evidence indicating the need to develop and/or strengthen emergency medical care systems in developing countries. It looks at emergency medical care in the community, during transportation, as well as at first contact and in regional referral facilities.
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  Human resources for health: a gender analysis

  Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network, 2007

  This paper discusses gender issues manifested within health occupations and across them. It examines gender dynamics in medicine, nursing, community health workers and home carers and explores from a gender perspective issues concerning delegation, migration and violence, which cut across these categories of health workers.

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