... be contacted at: khort@unimelb.edu.au 19 11 2016 22 03 2017 22 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Governance Asia Developing countries Health system reform Universal health coverage In the context...

... liability company under the Companies Code 1973 (Act 179) may operate as a Private Commercial HI Scheme” (MOH, 2003, p. 16). Government policy Human resources management Developing countries Health services Public sector reform Community planning Majority of governments in Sub-Saharan...

...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...

... 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...

.../value The paper discusses the challenges faced in conducting such a policy analysis, the broad ranging and unremitting nature of the decentralisation process, and the contextual setting of the process of change. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Developing countries Nepal Focus...

... inconsistent beliefs. James Newell can be contacted at: j.n.newell@leeds.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Research Swaziland Developing countries Poverty Communicable diseases Social structure Since its introduction in 1993 there has been considerable experience...

... 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...