... convenes an annual National Health Assembly and related local-level assemblies which provide a structure and process for participation of a broad range of stakeholders in health policy making (Tangcharoensathien, 2015). Governance Asia Developing countries Health system reform Universal health...

...-profit community organisations whose aim is to improve their members’ access to HC systems: a group of people coming together to contribute towards meeting the costs of their HC needs (Atim, 2000). Ghana, as a developing country in West Africa, has introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS...

...Krishna Regmi; Jennie Naidoo; Alan Greer; Paul Pilkington Purpose Despite enormous progress in health globally, primary healthcare services in many developing countries are facing different challenges. Many studies have documented that decentralisation could be useful in supporting and developing...

... Research Swaziland Developing countries Poverty Communicable diseases Social structure The HIV and TB co‐epidemics have had a dramatic effect on GSH. Similar to the experience in other areas of Southern Africa (Bateman, 2001 ; Floyd et al., 1999 ; Mudiayi et al., 1997...

... in developing countries including: sustained communication and contact between volunteers and the organisation; volunteer programmes based in a centre with an established community focus; flexibility of time commitment; regular recruitment drives for volunteers from different generations and status levels...

... Developing countries Nepal Focus groups Health services Public policy Decentralized control Decentralisation is a typical change in health systems globally. There is a growing body of literature bearing witness to its complex and problematic character. It has been commended, for example, for its...

... to most of the continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches which depend on problem solving. In the hospitals of developing countries, in which even the basic processes are unsatisfactory, Five‐S approach may be suited for the initiation of the CQI process. Further research is needed to evaluate...

...Cassie Thomas Tuberculosis is the cause of a large burden of disease in less developed countries. With the development of drug resistance and the co‐epidemic of HIV, tuberculosis has already started to make a comeback in wealthier countries. The WHO’s solution to this global tuberculosis epidemic...

... to identify key elements of the present process and content of reforms to the UK NHS and examine the extent to which international learning would be important in developing these reforms. Particular emphasis is placed on learning from developing country experience. The paper therefore considers the policy...

...Malcolm MacLachlan; Stuart Carr The health services of many less‐developed countries continue to struggle. Donors also continue to contribute money, equipment and personnel in the hope of producing sustainable improvements in these health services. Despite this cumulative effort over many years...

...Charles Collins; Andrew Green Decentralization is an important element in the policy formulation and implementation of Primary Health Care (PHC) in developing countries. While this may well be the case, certain forms of“decentralization” policies can have negative implications for the development...