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  Making the connection - decentralising the management of health information in low- income countries

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  How does the shift towards decentralisation of health services in low-income countries affect the way in which health information is managed? Researchers from the University of Sheffield investigated the effects of the introduction of a new health management information system (HMIS) into primary healthcare (PHC) and how it affected the role of local managers.
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  Family planning plus: HIV/AIDS basics for NGOs and family planning program managers integrating reproductive health and HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs & CBOs: Volume I

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2003

  This curriculum was developed to provide staff of non-governmental organisations and the community at large a deeper understanding of the dynamics and effects of HIV/AIDS and to sensitise them to the current issues and challenges that people living with HIV/AIDS face.
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  Partners for positive action: social mobilization for HIV/AIDS prevention, care & support: integrating reproductive health & HIV/AIDS for NGOs, FBOs and CBOs: volume 4

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2003

  This manual describes a training programme to help participants (mid-level program or field managers) develop basic skills of mid-level field and program managers in planning social mobilisation efforts at multiple levels to address HIV/AIDS issues in Nepal.The manual demonstrates that a single workshop is not enough to fully address the complexities of social change.
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  Reform for all: health care reform in two Indian states

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  In a country the size of India, what problems arise when the government introduces a programme of health reforms?  How can these reforms reach every part of the country?  Researchers analysed health reform programmes in the two neighbouring Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to find what lessons could be learned from their successes and failures.  They found that the poorest members of soci
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  At your service? Family planning programmes in Bangladesh

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  The Bangladesh National Family Planning Programme is highly successful. Contraceptive use reached 49 percent in 1996. However, external funding is expected to decline over the next decade as demand for services increases. How can the Programme improve its financial sustainability and provide more cost-effective service delivery?
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  Understanding the links: globalization, health sector reform, gender and reproductive health

  Ford Foundation, 2003

  The paper considers the relevance of globalisation for women’s reproductive health and rights in the context of health sector programs and provides a gender analysis of sector-wide programs (SWAPs) and sector reforms examining how reproductive health is defined in sector-wide programs.
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  Working for God?: evaluating service delivery of religious not-for-profit health care providers in Uganda

  World Bank, 2003

  This paper exploits a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to address the question: What motivates religious not-for-profit (RNP) health care providers?The literature provides two general explanations for what drives not-for-profit actors.
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  Immunization and health reform: making reforms work for immunization

  World Health Organization, 2001

  This document aims to provide some insight into how quality immunisation services can be sustained in a reformed and decentralised health system, especially if integration involves disbanding the vertical Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).This document presents two case studies of countries, which have approached reforms in very different ways, and highlights the lessons learned presente
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  Public spending and outcomes: does governance matter?

  World Bank, 2002

  This paper examines the role of governance, as measured by level of corruption and quality of bureaucracy, and asks how it affects the relationship between public spending and outcomes.The paper discusses the following questions:how effective is public spending in improving social indicators such as infant mortality?
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  Decentralization and public services: the case of immunization

  World Bank, 2003

  This paper studies the impact of political decentralisation on childhood immunisation. The study confirms predictions in the theoretical literature about the negative impact of local political control on services that have public goods characteristics.

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