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  Monitoring and evaluation of decentralization reforms in developing country health sectors

  Partners for Health Reformplus, 2004

  The purpose of this paper, from Partners for Health Sector Reform/plus, is to provide planners, policymakers and researchers with guidance on measuring and evaluating decentralisation reforms in the health sector. The paper presents basic information on the rationales and definitions of different forms of decentralisation, as well as country experiences with health sector decentralisation.
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  Measuring the effects of behavior change and service delivery interventions in Guatemala with population-based survey results

  JHPIEGO Consortium, 2004

  This JHPIEGO report, presents the results from the Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Programme conducted in Guatemala. This programme was also run in Nepal and Burkino Faso. The MNH programme promotes the use of skilled maternal and newborn care, family and community involvement in this care, as well as supportive government policies to sustain these efforts.
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  Impact of a community-based comprehensive primary healthcare programme on infant and child mortality in Bolivia

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2003

  This article, published by ICDDR, B: Centre for Health and Population Research, reports on a study which examined the impact of a community-based comprehensive primary health care programme on child survival in Bolivia.
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  Clarifying health impact assessment, integrated impact assessment and health needs assessment

  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, UK, 2004

  This paper, produced by the NHS Development Agency, provides a straightforward summary of three approaches used across sectors to help improve health and reduce health inequalities: health impact assessment (HIA), integrated impact assessment (IIA) and health needs assessment (HNA).
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  Human capacity-building plan for scaling up HIV/AIDS treatment

  World Health Organization, 2003

  In order to meet the target of delivering simplified, standardised antiretroviral treatment services to 3 million people by the end of 2005, it is estimated that up to 100,000 people need to be trained.
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  Impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: the issue of human resources.

  US Agency for International Development, 2001

  As African countries scale up HIV/AIDS programmes, human resource policy and management must be considered a priority investment. Issues to be considered include: commitment of funds; development of provider skills to meet the changing patient mix and disease profiles; and diagnostic, care, and support therapies.
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  The interface between health sector reform and human resources in health

  Human Resources for Health, 2003

  The impact of health sector reform has modified critical aspects of the health workforce, including labour conditions, degree of decentralisation of management, required skills and the entire system of wages and incentives.
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  Identifying factors for job motivation of rural health workers in North Viet Nam

  Human Resources for Health, 2003

  A prerequisite of a well-functioning health system is a well-motivated workforce. The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam gives great importance to the development of a public health network, in order to provide good quality health care services. As most people live in rural areas, an extensive public health network is required in rural areas so as to provide appropriate care close to the people.
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  Health personnel in Southern Africa: confronting maldistribution and brain drain

  EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2003

  Considering the effects of maldistribution and the brain drain are having on the foundation of skilled human resources, how can healthcare systems function adequately and effectively in Southern Africa ?
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  The principles and practice of primary health care

  Network Learning, 2002

  This book offers an overview of the principles and practice of primary health care, focussing on the following topics: the common pattern of need, where a countries resources, levels of literacy and health facilities contribute to the nations levels of health

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