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Barriers of Early TB Diagnosis among the Poor in Highly Urbanized Areas in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014Over the last decade, there was a significant drop in mortality and morbidity cases attributed to tuberculosis (TB). The high TB Case Detection (CDR) and Treatment Success Rates (TSR) may have underpinned the decreasing prevalence. Despite these successes, TB still appears to be a major health problem in the country.DocumentThe Sponsored Program of the Philippine National Health Insurance – Analyses of the Actual Coverage and Variations across Regions and Provinces
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014This study established the breadth of socialized Philippine health insurance, known as the PhilHealth Sponsored Program. It examined the extent of coverage relative to its target "poor" population, how much coverage rates varied across provinces and the factors likely to explain variation.DocumentThe Impact of the Cheaper Medicines Act on Households in Metro Manila: A Qualitative Study
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014This research forms part of the "Health Systems Research Management in the Department of Health (DOH)", a project funded by the DOH and implemented by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies.DocumentState reconstruction in Zimbabwe: seminar report
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2011The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa hosted a policy advisory group seminar Siavonga, in Zambia, June 2011 on the theme “State Reconstruction in Zimbabwe”.DocumentInequality of opportunity in child health in the Arab world and Turkey
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012Growth and development in childhood is determined by both genotype (nature) and phenotype (nurture), with the influence of the latter being particularly crucial during a child’s first few years.DocumentLessons for global health from global environmental governance
Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2015Global health governance has developed beyond the consideration of different policy choices; it now encompasses the design of sophisticated collective action processes that involve both state and non-state actors and aim to address increasingly complex transnational challenges.DocumentPrimary health care facility infrastructure and services and the nutritional status of children 0-71-months-old and their caregivers attending these facilities in four rural districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010The objective of this study is to assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their caregivers attending PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces in South Africa. The design used is a cross-sectional survey.OrganisationJournal of Human Ecology (JHE)
The Journal of Human Ecology (J Hum Ecol) is a peer reviewed, internationally circulated journal.DocumentRecent developments in ensuring quality of care in health establishments in South Africa
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013Improving the quality of health care has been an important objective of the South African Department of Health for a number of years. Recently, there has been greater focus on health systems strengthening and capacity-building to ensure improved quality of health services and sustainability of the public health system in South Africa.DocumentThe eHealth strategy for South Africa 2012-2016: How far are we?
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013Efforts to develop an eHealth strategy for South Africa date back several years. In July 2010, the National eHealth Steering Committee, consisting of senior managers from the National and Provincial Departments of Health (DoH), produced the 16th version of the draft strategy, which covered the five-year period from 2010 to 2015.Pages