Tracking Resources For Primary Health Care A Framework And Practices In Low And Middle Income Countries
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Tracking Resources For Primary Health Care A Framework And Practices In Low And Middle Income Countries
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Author : Hong Wang
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2020-06-03
Tracking Resources For Primary Health Care A Framework And Practices In Low And Middle Income Countries written by Hong Wang and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-03 with Medical categories.
The global health community is broadly in agreement that achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hinges upon both an escalation of the financial resources dedicated to primary health care (PHC) and a more effective use of those resources: more money, better spent. This book introduces and explicates the end-to-end resource tracking and management (RTM) framework, which includes five components that determine effective and efficient financing for PHC: resource mobilization, allocation, utilization, productivity, and targeting.In addition, this book compiles detailed results from the most recent RTM-based resource tracking efforts for PHC in selected countries. This is to demonstrate how the RTM framework can be used to bring a set of separate resource tracking efforts at different stages of flow of funds into a comprehensive process with an end-to-end 'storyline'. In order to build a functional PHC system that addresses access, quality, and equity issues, this book highlights the key (public) financing issues that researchers, technical advisors, and policy makers would need to address in addition to more resources.
Global Health Economics Shaping Health Policy In Low And Middle Income Countries
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Author : Paul Revill
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2020-05-21
Global Health Economics Shaping Health Policy In Low And Middle Income Countries written by Paul Revill and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-21 with Business & Economics categories.
This book contains a collection of works showcasing the latest research into global health economics conducted by leading experts in the field from the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York and other partner research institutions. Each chapter focuses upon an important topic in global health economics and a number of separate research projects. The discussion delves into health care policy evaluation; economic evaluation; econometric and other analytic methods; health equity and universal health coverage; consideration of cost-effectiveness thresholds and opportunity costs in the health sector; health system challenges and possible solutions; and others. Case study examples from a variety of low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) settings are also showcased in the final part of this volume.The research presented seeks to contribute toward increasing understanding on how health policy can be enhanced to improve the welfare of LMIC populations. It is strongly recommended for public health policymakers and analysts in low- and middle-income country settings and those affiliated to international health organizations and donor organizations.
Strategic Investment For Health System Resilience
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Author : Feng Zhao
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2024-08-23
Strategic Investment For Health System Resilience written by Feng Zhao and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-23 with Medical categories.
As efforts to build emergency-ready health systems intensify across the globe, Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience: A Three-Layer Framework provides a practical investment framework and a diverse set of country cases to inform decision-making and strategic resource allocations. The framework includes layer 1, risk reduction—promoting emergency-ready primary health care, public health, prevention, and community preparedness; layer 2, detection, containment, and mitigation capabilities; and layer 3, advanced case management and surge response. This three-layer framework prioritizes interventions that prevent a public health threat from developing in the first place (layer 1), limit its spread should one emerge (layer 2), and manage a widespread crisis that compromises a health system's ability to deliver care sustainably (layer 3). All three layers play a role in achieving health system resilience, but not all of them have been leveraged equally in the past. Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience offers a glimpse of the relatively low cost of investments in improving the operation of the weakest parts of the three layers. Layer 1 functions are estimated to cost between US$2 per capita in low-income countries and US$4 per capita in lower-middle-income countries. The framework applies equally to short-term epidemics of communicable diseases and to slow-moving trends in noncommunicable diseases. The pace of the needed response to health threats can vary, but all require a system that is resilient across multiple layers of response. Although there is no universal blueprint for every setting, it behooves all countries to seize the moment and invest in the three layers in ways that fit their needs.
Public Policy Challenges In Rethinking Public Health Comparative Perspectives
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Author : Katherine A Fierlbeck
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2024-09-03
Public Policy Challenges In Rethinking Public Health Comparative Perspectives written by Katherine A Fierlbeck and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-03 with Political Science categories.
This volume challenges current thinking on post-pandemic public health reform, which assumes that public health systems will naturally be strengthened in light of the shortcomings exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, this volume asks why public health is such an intractable and difficult area for effective public policy initiatives and suggests two kinds of answers. The first is 'because of the very nature of public health', which is difficult to clearly define and conceptualize. The second answer is 'because of the specific contextual features of each discrete healthcare system within which public health is situated.'This comparative analysis examines how the public health systems of eight major jurisdictions are structured, the key public health challenges exposed by the pandemic, and the kinds of political constraints or policy directions informing public health reforms. The analyses interrogate the extent to which public health reform is constrained or facilitated by the larger international context, the key policy tensions or trade-offs in pursuing public health reform, and the way in which public health reforms fit into wider social and political priorities or narratives.
Public Health Intervention For The Covid 19 Pandemic From Virus To Vaccine
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Author : David M Patrick
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2022-03-11
Public Health Intervention For The Covid 19 Pandemic From Virus To Vaccine written by David M Patrick and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-11 with Medical categories.
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic and life as we knew it paused indefinitely. Confusion, doubts and uncertainty became daily companions as the world watched the pandemic consume country after country.At the University of British Columbia, Canada, a class of aspiring epidemiologists partnered with the professionals working at the frontline of COVID-19 healthcare and research, to examine key questions which would capture a snapshot of the historical pandemic.What caused this outbreak? How does a virus spread? What are the best potential treatments; how did we achieve the development of vaccines, and how do they work? What are the strategies to tackle a two-front war against the virus and the spread of dangerous misinformation and pseudoscience? These questions and more are examined throughout this volume.
Mental Health In Central And Eastern Europe Improving Care And Reducing Stigma Important Cases For Global Study
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Author : Richard M Scheffler
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2020-02-10
Mental Health In Central And Eastern Europe Improving Care And Reducing Stigma Important Cases For Global Study written by Richard M Scheffler and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-10 with Psychology categories.
This book provides updated coverage on the mental health systems in Eastern and Central Europe. Based on up-to-date data, field visits and case studies, the chapters present the financing, organization and public policy issues of Eastern and Central European countries. Solutions are also proposed to tackle major mental health problems facing the region. Mental Health in Central and Eastern Europe is a valuable reference for stakeholders in the mental health communities.
Effective Pandemic Response Linking Evidence Intervention Politics Organization And Governance A World Scientific Reference On Pandemics In 3 Volumes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2024-10-18
Effective Pandemic Response Linking Evidence Intervention Politics Organization And Governance A World Scientific Reference On Pandemics In 3 Volumes written by and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-18 with Medical categories.
This multi-volume reference set contributes new thinking and evidence to a critical global issue: How can we better understand, prepare for, and respond to global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic which shocked the whole planet in recent years? This is foundationally relevant to a global infectious disease crisis, but there are other pandemics — non-communicable diseases, mental health, climate change, commercial impacts on health — that also require effective responses.This set uniquely combines the evidence and perspectives from diverse disciplines ranging from public health sciences such as epidemiology, medical and clinical sciences, and social sciences including political science, economics, and organizational science. These views are brought together through an innovative new framework linking evolving disease-focused science with analysis of the interaction of Institutions, Politics, Public Health Systems Organization, and Governance processes (IPOG) to address crises. More is needed than the technical perspectives on preparedness and response from public health and medical science to be ready for current and future crises in population health.Volume 1 focuses on the gathering of intelligence and evidence and its use for population-focused and clinical intervention through the crisis evolution and resolution. Volume 2 introduces institutions, politics, organization of public health systems and governance (IPOG) as key 'upstream' determinants of pandemic response with insights from social science and its applications in pandemic response. It describes the framework and methodology for using the IPOG approach. Volume 3 collects a wide range of jurisdiction-based analyses of how IPOG factors influenced different experiences in pandemic preparedness and response in case studies of national and sub-national experiences in North America, South America, Africa, Northern and Central Europe, and South Asia.What emerges are imperatives for future investment in preparedness and response for population health, for researchers working together across disciplines, and for the education and training of future leaders, practitioners, and researchers. All of these efforts should be enhanced and coordinated to recognize the impact of IPOG processes and be prepared to respond to them in future crisis and expand our knowledge to support this preparation.
Health Care Policy In East Asia A World Scientific Reference In 4 Volumes
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language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2019-11-25
Health Care Policy In East Asia A World Scientific Reference In 4 Volumes written by and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-25 with Business & Economics categories.
During the past three decades, health care systems in the East Asian regions of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have undergone major changes. Each system has its unique achievements and challenges. Global health care policymakers are increasingly interested in understanding the changes that have taken place in these four systems. This four-volume reference set is designed to help health care professionals, academics, policymakers, and general readers gain a good grasp of the background and latest developments in the health care systems of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. This reference set provides an in-depth comparative health policy analysis and discussion of health care reform strategies in each of these systems. One unique feature of this set is that each volume has been edited by a leading scholar who has been deeply involved in the development of the health care system in that particular region. Each of these editors also has invited both scholars and practitioners to provide a first-hand description and analysis of key health care reform issues in that system. The many examples provided in each volume demonstrate how findings of evidence-based policy research can be implemented into policy practice.Volume 1 describes and discusses China's ambitious and complex journey of health care reform since 2009. The Chinese government has achieved universal health insurance coverage and has embarked on reforms of the service delivery system and provider payment methods that are aimed at controlling health expenditure growth and improving efficiency. This volume includes pilot and social experiments initiated by the government and researchers and their evaluations that have guided the formulation of health reform policies. It provides information on how to make reforms work at the local and provincial levels. The findings detailed in this volume will contribute to a global knowledge base in health care reforms.Volume 2 provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of the Japanese health care system. Japan has a long history of health care system development and provision of universal health coverage, with a mature and well-developed health care system among East Asian countries. However, due to increases in health care costs, economic stagnation and the country's rapidly aging population, Japan has undergone significant health care reform during the last two decades, both in the delivery as well as financing of health services in its hospital sector, medical technology sector and long-term care insurance. Despite these challenges and reforms, health outcomes among the Japanese population have been progressively among the best in the world. This volume shows how policy research can lead to policy analysis, implementation and assessment. It also provides valuable lessons learnt for mutual learning among other health care systems.Volume 3 offers a comprehensive review of the developments in South Korea's national health insurance system since 1989 in terms of financing, delivery systems, and outcomes. The volume analyzes the efficiency of cost and service delivery by public sectors versus private sectors. It points out areas of challenge to future Korean health care reform. Chapter authors in this volume are leading experts involved in Korean health care policy implementation.Volume 4 reviews the development and achievements of Taiwan Health Insurance since 1995. Because of its continuous reform in payment, services delivery, and pharmaceutical technology, Taiwan has been considered a model example of universal health insurance among global health systems. This volume shows the processes used to translate policy research findings into policy changes. While the health care reform in Taiwan is ongoing, the Taiwan example provides a real-world and practical understanding of health care system changes.In summary, this four-volume set makes an outstanding contribution to health care system reform and policy research, based on solid scholarly work. It also introduces policy researchers and academic communities to current debates about health systems, health financing, and universal health coverage. This reference volume is a must for anyone keen on East Asia's health care system reform dynamics and changing scene.
Embracing Mixed Health Systems Navigating The Development Trap
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Author : April L Harding
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2024-10-18
Embracing Mixed Health Systems Navigating The Development Trap written by April L Harding and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-18 with Medical categories.
This book examines policies and programs which overcome the barriers that too often impede policy makers and aid agencies from effectively engaging with private health providers to assure and improve care.The private health sector plays a critical role in developing countries, as it often provides a large share of all care. In most countries, it is impossible to improve health services and products without engaging the private sector, and without this engagement health outcomes stagnate. Yet, policy makers and aid agencies often overlook this, preferring to stick with familiar approaches to health goals — grounded in public agencies and public services. This ingrained public-sector-centrism undermines program effectiveness and sustainability.Using case studies from Bangladesh's tuberculosis program to Estonia's contracted primary care, to Brazil's hospital public-private partnerships, this book gives examples of how policy makers and aid agencies are making efforts to involve the private sector in their health systems. Building from these examples, this book explores the implications for the kind of development assistance that is necessary to be more effective in supporting these initiatives.This book is an invaluable resource for policy makers, analysts, economists, and development specialists looking to improve programs, policies, and systems and leverage all of the resources in low- and middle-income countries to advance public health.
Narrative Universes Of Disability
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Author : Someshwar Sati
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-04-28
Narrative Universes Of Disability written by Someshwar Sati and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-28 with Philosophy categories.
This volume explores and critically examines how disability is communicated to and comprehended by individuals and societies, focussing on the shaping of these narratives within diverse disciplinary environments, and their interrelation with institutions like academia. It delves into the intersection between disability and several new areas of study, such as translation studies, citizenship, inclusive design and accessibility, thereby broadening the scope of the discipline of disability studies. The volume highlights how disability embodiment shapes narrative structure, and challenges deeply entrenched ableist stratifications, hegemonies and hierarchies that prevail in the humanities and social sciences. It examines the theoretical, methodological and ethical narratives of human embodiment and disability by bringing together papers from various parts of the globe, from multiple disciplinary perspectives, focusing on diverse time segments, and dealing with different kinds of disability. Read together, the contributions to this volume reevaluate how disabled body-minds have been historically devalued down the ages, suggesting new ways of understanding/re-thinking this oppression and marginalization. This anthology is a valuable resource for students and researchers in cultural and critical disability studies.