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Getting health workers to rural areas: innovative analytic work to inform policy making
World Bank, 2010Globally, decision makers face serious challenges in attracting health workers to rural areas. According to the authors, while decision makers have access to a wide range of policy options, the effectiveness of interventions is highly contingent on context.DocumentSupport the workforce
World Health Organization, 2010This briefing note posits that boosting the capacity of the health workforce is an integral part of health systems strengthening, and has to be a priority for achieving MDGs 4 and 5.DocumentAustralian aid to health service delivery in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Australian Agency for International Development, 2009New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are poor countries that represent very challenging developmental environments. This report examines the effectiveness of Australian Agency for International Development’s support to improve the delivery of essential health services in these three countries.DocumentSurvival and retention strategies for Malawian health professionals
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2005Malawi, like many southern African countries, is facing a critical human resources for health (HRH) crisis, preventing it from delivering acceptable quality health care services to its population. This report discusses the challenges and survival strategies of health care workers and suggests policy recommendations to tackle these difficulties.DocumentMidwifery provision in two districts in Indonesia: how well are rural areas served?
Health Policy and Planning, 2007Attention has focused recently on the importance of adequate and equitable provision of health personnel to raise levels of skilled attendance at delivery and thereby reduce maternal mortality.DocumentImproving health outcomes of the poor
World Health Organization, 2002This Report describes the priority interventions that can do most for the health of the poorest billion of the world’s populations. The authors believe that priority health interventions offer a peculiarly effective tool in the fight against poverty.Key interventions include:DocumentCataract surgery: ensuring equal access for boys and girls
Community Eye Health Journal, 2009Surgical intervention is necessary if children with cataract are to regain their sight. In many low- and middle-income countries, cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness among children.DocumentTrachoma and women: latrines in Ethiopia and surgery in Southern Sudan
Community Eye Health Journal, 2009Trachoma is an infectious disease of the eye caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Bacteria can spread via an infected person’s hands or clothing and may be carried by flies that have come into contact with discharge from the eyes or nose of an infected person.DocumentReaching women in Egypt: a success story
Community Eye Health Journal, 2009In Egypt women are not using eye care services as frequently as men, especially in rural areas. Therefore women in Egypt are more likely than men to suffer from low vision or blindness from avoidable causes. This article in Community Eye Health Journal considers how women can be reached within the community and their level of access to eye health services improved.