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Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 2
Vietnam Development Forum, 2008This is the second of two volumes looking at social issues in transition economies in reference to Vietnam.DocumentCan the ubiquitous power of mobile phones be used to improve health outcomes in developing countries?
Globalization and Health, 2006This article published in the journal Globalization and Health investigates the idea that fixed and mobile telephones are, or could be, an effective healthcare intervention in developing countries. The research consisted of a search of online information databases.DocumentThe slow race
Demos, 2006This report from the Institute of Development Studies, in the UK, argues that innovations in science and technology to combat poverty should be citizen led, with development and use of technology designed around specific local needs.DocumentThe quality of medical advice in low-income countries
World Bank, 2008This paper from the World Bank provides an overview of recent work on measuring the quality of medical care in four low- and middle-income countries: India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Paraguay. The authors describe methods of testing and watching doctors that are relatively easy to implement and yield important insights about the nature of medical care in these countries.DocumentMargaret Chan puts primary health care centre stage at WHO
The Lancet, 2008This editorial from the Lancet describes the priorities of Margaret Chan, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), for her term which runs until June 2012. It states that progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had stalled and that the world is now in the second phase of the global drive to meet these targets.DocumentHealth systems and commercialisation: in search of good sense
United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2004This paper from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development looks at the impact of commercialisation of health systems. The report is split into five sections.DocumentStrengthening human resources for health to deliver HIV/AIDS and other priority services in Côte d’Ivoire
Health Systems 20/20, 2008Cote d'Ivoire has a shortage of health workers in the health system. According to the World Health Organization there is approximately one nurse for every 1,666 inhabitants. This paper describes the Health Systems 20/20 project’s assessment of the human resources for health (HRH) in both public and private sectors between 2005 and 2006.DocumentHealth workforce in Bangladesh: who constitutes the healthcare system?
Bangladesh Health Watch, 2008This report from Bangladesh Health Watch assesses the state of the health workforce in 2007 in Bangladesh with a special focus on production, availability, and quality of services.DocumentA comparative analysis of public social assistance systems in Belgium and health equity funds in Cambodia: an overview of lessons learned
Studies in Health Services Organisation and Policy, 2008Belgium has a solidly implemented multi-purposed public social assistance system that is the result of a long social and political history.DocumentHealth and social protection in transitional Asia: challenges and ways forward
Studies in Health Services Organisation and Policy, 2008Apart from geographical proximity China, Cambodia and Lao face a major common challenge: how to make a successful transition from a planned economy to a market economy.Pages