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    Conditional cash transfer programmes: a magic bullet to improve people's health and education?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).
    Conditional Cash Transfer (CCTs) programmes provide cash to poor households who meet certain health and education conditions such as regular school attendance and health check-ups for children at the clinic. This model of intervention is spreading rapidly throughout the developing world. Over 17 countrie...
    Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration, Government Programs, Health Policy, Poverty Areas
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    Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Central African Republic

    Gresenguet, Gerard; Moyen, Methode; Koff, Boniface; Bangamingo, Jean Pierre.
    In the Central African Republic (CAR) malaria is a major public health problem and hampers socioeconomic development. It accounts for 40 percent of complaints and 10 percent of deaths in health facilities (15;17). Pregnant women, who make up 4 percent of the population, and children under 5 years of age,...
    Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Artemisinins/administration & dosage, Cameroon/epidemiology, Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration, Drug Therapy, Combination/methods, Health Policy, Health Services/supply & distribution, Malaria/drug therapy, Central African Republic/epidemiology
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    Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Cameroon

    Ongolo-Zogo, Pierre; Bonono, Renee-Cecile.
    Malaria is the major cause of illness in Cameroon, responsible for 40 percent of medical consultations. For this reason, the Head of State along with his African Union peers in April 2000 and 2006 undertook to achieve universal access to malaria control interventions, including effective treatment (10;12...
    Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Artemisinins/administration & dosage, Cameroon, Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration, Drug Therapy, Combination/methods, Health Policy, Malaria/drug therapy
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    Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Mozambique

    Mbofana, Francisco; Machatine, Gertrudes; Moreira, Celeste.
    Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique. Approximately 6 million cases are reported each year. Malaria accounts for approximately 40 percent of all outpatient visits and 60 percent of pediatric hospital admissions. It is the leading cause of death among children admitted to pedi...
    Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Artemisinins/administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination/methods, Health Policy, Health Services Accessibility, Malaria/drug therapy, Mozambique
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    Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria control in Ethiopia

    Kebede, Amha; Woyessa, Adugna; Urga, Kelbessa; Messelle, Tsehaynesh; Jima, Daddi.
    Malaria in Ethiopia is one of the leading causes of death (21.8 percent), consultation in outpatient departments (17.8 percent) and hospital admissions (14.1 percent) (2;14). To overcome this problem, the Malaria Control Program (Federal Ministry of Health) has designed a communitybased malaria treatment...
    Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Artemisinins/administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination/methods, Ethiopia/epidemiology, Health Policy, Malaria/drug therapy
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    Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in the East African community

    Nabudere, Harriet; Upunda, Gabriel L; Juma, Malick.
    The World Health Organization (WHO) since June 1998 has advocated for the use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in countries where Plasmodium falciparum malaria is resistant to traditional antimalarial therapies such as chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and amodiaquine (19;22). In 2...
    Africa, Eastern/epidemiology, Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Artemisinins/administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination/methods, Health Policy, Malaria/drug therapy
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    STP: Herramientas SUPPORT para la toma de decisiones en políticas de salud informada por la evidencia: introducción
    STP: SUPPORT tools for decision-making in health policies informed by evidence: introduction

    Lavis, John N; Oxman, Andrew D; Lewin, Simon; Fretheim, Atle.
    Saber cómo buscar y utilizar la evidencia de la investigación puede ayudar a los responsables de la toma de decisiones en políticas y quienes los respaldan a hacer mejor y de manera más eficiente sus trabajos. Cada artículo de esta serie presenta una herramienta que puede ser utilizada por aquellos ...
    Health Policy, Health Programs and Plans/organization & administration, Policy Making
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    Outils du projet SUPPORT pour l´élaboration des politiques de santé éclairées par les données probantes: introduction
    SUPPORT Project Tools for Evidence-informed Health Policy Development: Introduction

    Lavis, John N; Oxman, Andrew D; Lewin, Simon; Fretheim, Atle.
    Savoir trouver et mettre à profit les données issues de la recherche peut aider les responsables de politiques et les personnes qui les assistent à mieux remplir leurs fonctions et à le faire de manière plus efficace. Chaque article fait connaître un outil qui pourrait servir à quiconque collabore...
    Health Policy, Health Programs and Plans/organization & administration, Policy Making
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    Ferramentas SUPPORT para a elaboração de políticas de saúde baseadas em evidências (STP) 1: o que é elaboração de políticas baseadas em evidências?
    SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-Based Health Policy Making (STP) 1: What is evidence-based policy making?

    Oxman, Andrew D; Lavis, John N; Lewin, Simon; Fretheim, Atle.
    Neste artigo, discutimos as três perguntas apresentadas a seguir: O que é evidência? Qual é o papel da evidência de pesquisa no fornecimento de subsídios para decisões sobre políticas de saúde? O que é elaboração de políticas baseadas em evidências? A política baseada em evidências cientÃ...
    Health Policy, Health Programs and Plans/organization & administration, Evidence-Informed Policy
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    STP: Herramientas SUPPORT para la toma de decisiones en políticas de salud informada por la evidencia 1: qué es la toma de decisiones en políticas informada por la evidencia
    STP: SUPPORT tools for decision-making in health policies informed by evidence 1: what is decision-making in policies informed by evidence

    Oxman, Andrew D; Lavis, John N; Lewin, Simon; Fretheim, Atle.
    En este artículo discutimos las tres preguntas siguientes: ¿Qué es la evidencia? ¿Cuál es el rol de la evidencia de la investigación en el respaldo de las decisiones en políticas de salud? ¿Qué es la toma de decisiones en políticas informada por la evidencia?...
    Health Policy, Health Programs and Plans/organization & administration, Policy Making
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