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  International experiences in removing user fees for health services: implications for Mozambique

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  This report considers if user fees for health services should be removed and reviews the experiences of countries that have gone down this route. It also provides an overview of the history of ‘user fee’ implementation in Sub-saharan Africa, and analyses the effect of ‘user fee’ charges using a ‘business model’ framework.
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  Developing new technologies to address neglected diseases: the role of Product Development Partnerships and Advanced Market Commitments - Developing-new-technologies-to-address-neglected-diseases.pdf

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  This paper focuses on the complementary roles of Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and Advanced Market Commitments (AMCs), as mechanisms to incentivise industry towards the development of health technologies for neglected diseases.
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  A public consultation on DFIDs Health Strategy 2006: a synthesis of views

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  This report synthesises written submissions to DFID collected in July 2006 via a public consultation process. The report identifies gaps in the response to health challenges, key areas to be strengthened and outlines how health architecture can be improved to deliver better health for the poor.
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  Strengthening linkages for sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS: progress, barriers and opportunities for scaling up

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  This review explores the policy, financing and institutional factors that enable or constrain the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programmes, with policy and programmes for HIV prevention, and AIDS treatment and care.
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  Cost-effective delivery of specialist medical services to the st. helena population – review of options - draft recommendations

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  This report reviews the health care context of St. Helena and suggests a number of methods of improving delivery, including: the use of telemedicine; making formal arrangements for travel and accommodation; and exploring government and health insurance.
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  HIV antiretroviral therapy: can franchising expand coverage? Revised version

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2006

  Franchising aims to increase the supply of an established product or service by contracting a number of independent retailers in different localities to offer those products or services to consumers. It also aims to raise demand by allowing those retailers to sell an established brand.
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  An assessment of technical assistance provision to the Pakistan health sector

  Department for International Development, UK, 2007

  This report covers a range of issues concerned with the procurement and management of technical assistance for the health sector in Pakistan.
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  Evaluation of links between North and South healthcare organisations

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2008

  This report contains the results of an independent evaluation into Global Health Partnerships as outlined in Lord Crisps report, Global Health Partnerships: The UK contribution to health in developing countries (March 2003).
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  Scaling-up ITN access and use in sub-Saharan Africa : Estimated LLIN requirements and coverage outcomes based on the global delivery strategy mix

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2008

  This report presents the relative cost-effectiveness of scaling-up delivery of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN). It concludes that there is currently unrealistic optimism on the levels of access to LLINs and their use that can be achieved within the next few years, and on the numbers of LLINs needed to reach these targets.
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  Helpdesk Report: Availability of essential medicines

  Department for International Development, UK, 2012

  Medicines are integral of any healthcare system, and limited access to medicines undermines health systems’ objectives of equity, efficiency and health development. In African countries, where it is estimated that 50–60% of the populace lack ‘‘access’’ to essential medicines, health problems associated with limited drug benefits are more damaging.

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