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Legislation on the for-profit private health sector in east and southern Africa
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013International evidence shows that, if left unregulated, the for-profit sector may lead to distortions in the quantity, distribution and quality of health services, as well as anti-competitive behaviour (Marriott 2009).DocumentThe Health System Cost of Postabortion Care in Uganda
Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2014How much does treating complications resulting from abortion procedures cost? In Uganda, postabortion care costs an estimated $13.9 million per year. The costs would go up to $20.8 million per year, if all women had access to such care services.DocumentImplementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences and lessons learned in three African countries
Malaria Consortium, 2014Integrated community case management (iCCM) of malaria, pneumoniaand diarrhoea at the community level has been a growing focus of community healthcare delivery across sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years, as well as in Malaria Consortium’s Africa regional programme.DocumentCommunity dialogues for healthy children: encouraging communities to talk
Malaria Consortium, 2012Integrated community case management (ICCM) – an approach where community-based health workers are trained to identify, treat and refer children under-five with pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria – is increasingly being used across sub-Saharan Africa to supplement the gaps in basic healthcare provision.DocumentDeveloping intervention strategies: innovations to improve community health worker motivation and performance
Malaria Consortium, 2012During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children.DocumentInsecticide treated nets: the role of the commercial sector - case study of three countries in sub-Sahara Africa
Malaria Consortium, 2012Studies in the 1980s and after showed the value of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in the prevention of malaria. This learning paper takes a detailed look at the approaches of direct support to the commercial (ITN) market that were implemented by Malaria Consortium and its partners as part of mixed models of malaria prevention in three sub-Sahara African countries.DocumentIt's all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids
Malaria Consortium, 2014Job aids are commonly used to enhance the performance of health workers. There is limited guidance in the literature about practical applications of recommended criteria for a well-designed job aid.DocumentSustaining good governance in water and sanitation in Uganda
Institute for Security Studies, 2010Uganda is blessed with many rivers and lakes, and abundant groundwater. Yet this plentiful supply of water is not easily accessible to many Ugandan families in both urban and rural areas. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation are fundamental to the health, human survival and development of any society.DocumentValuing and compensating caregivers for their contributions to community health and development in the context of HIV and AIDS: an agenda for action
Huairou Commission, 2010This paper concerns the valuation and compensation of caregivers for their ongoing contribution to community health and development in the context of HIV and AIDS.Pages