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Concepts in and perspectives on global health diplomacy
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013Health has been brought into foreign policy processes for several centuries, as a goal of foreign policy; a tool of foreign policy, to secure economic or security interests of states and an intended outcome in the collective negotiation of competing interests.DocumentAnnotated literature review: African actors, global health governance and performance-based funding
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013Performance-based funding (PBF) has become increasingly popular in global health financing.DocumentLiterature review on codes of practice on international recruitment of health professionals in global health diplomacy
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (hereinafter called the “Code”) adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2010 was the culmination of efforts by many different actors to address the maldistribution and shortages of health workers globally.DocumentLiterature review on co-operation in essential medicines production and procurement between Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and Brazil, India and China
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013Access to essential medicines is one of the key requirements for achieving equitable health systems and better public health in east and southern Africa (ESA). One constraint to this is that the region’s medicine production capacity remains weak.DocumentAfrican participation and partnership in performance-based financing: A case study in global health policy
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2014Participation is a key policy concept in global health, and relates to the ability of stakeholders to engage with and shape health policy at four intersecting levels: local, national, regional and global.DocumentThe engagement of east and southern African countries on the WHO Code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel and its implementation
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2014The World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel’ adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2010 was the culmination of efforts by many different actors to address the maldistribution and shortages of health workers globally.DocumentGlobal actors in health policy
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2012Many institutions exist in global health, with different governance mechanisms and funding, powers and mandates. This brief explores the range and influence of global health actors and the implications for health diplomacy within east and southern Africa.DocumentImplementing the international health regulations in Africa
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2012The notification and prevention of the spread of diseases and other public health risks across borders is a longstanding area of health diplomacy. The International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) were adopted by the 58th World Health Assembly in May 2005 to control the spread of diseases and public health risks across borders.DocumentFinancing universal coverage in east and Southern Africa
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2013Financing universal health coverage (UHC) is not only about how to generate funds for health services. It is also about how these funds are pooled and used to purchase services. This policy brief explores options for financing UHC in East and Southern Africa (ESA).DocumentLivelihood empowerment against poverty program impact evaluation in Ghana
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014This document constitutes the quantitative impact evaluation report of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Program of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Government of Ghana (GoG). LEAP is a social cash transfer program which provides cash and health insurance to extremely poor households across Ghana.Pages