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  Achieving the right balance: the role of policy-making processes in managing human resources for health problems

  World Health Organization, 2000

  There is often a gap between health policy formulation and its practical implementation.
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  Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century

  The Lancet, 2002

  Approaches to the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa have been heavily based on early experiences and policies from industrialised countries, where the disease affects specific risk groups. HIV/AIDS has been dealt with differently from other sexually transmitted or lethal infectious diseases, despite being Africa’s leading cause of death.
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  The role of local authorities in implementing health care with a gender perspective: the case of the Women's Total Health Care Program, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 1999

  In Brazil, relationships developed by public health providers with users are impregnated with a culture based on hierarchy between the genders both at decision-making and service provision levels. This paper discusses the role of local governments in introducing a gender perspective to the implementation of women’s health care policies and programs.
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  Clinical governance in primary care: improving quality in the changing world of primary care

  British Medical Journal, 2000

  What is the meaning of “clinical governance” in primary health care and how is quality health care to be defined?
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  Georgia: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 1999

  Prior to independence Georgia enjoyed one of the highest living standards and levels of per capita income in the Former Soviet Union (FSU). However, independence in 1991 was accompanied by a civil war in the regions of Abkhazia and Ossetia. This lasted until 1994, culminating in the formation of autonomous regions, and left Georgia with a disrupted economy.
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  China: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2000

  China’s population of 1.2 billion is the largest in the world. Population growth is relatively low however, as a result of the strenuous efforts of the government to control population growth, which was reflected in the ‘one child policy’.
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  Cambodia: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2000

  Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia – with about 40 per cent of households living below the poverty line. The poverty of Cambodians reflects the recent history, with over 30 years of civil war and genocide.
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  India: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 1999

  Following independence in 1947, India and its leaders believed that an interventionist industry-led approach to development was the key to eradicating poverty. Ambitious targets were set for the expansion of health services, according to strictly defined population based norms which would be provided free at the point of service.
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  Participation and accountability in health systems: the missing factor in equity?

  EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2000

  This paper discusses how to improve equity in health systems. In particular, it argues that social dimensions such as social networking, participation and governance are critical factors for vertical equity in health systems.
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  Bangladesh: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 1999

  In the late 1990s, Bangladesh implemented a national strategy – the Health and Population Sector Strategy – aimed at addressing some of the lessons learned from their fourth five-year plan.

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