A primeira infância é uma etapa fundamental para o desenvolvimento, em
termos cognitivos, socioemocionais e físicos. A importância do investimento no
desenvolvimento infantil (DI) ou políticas de primeira infância fundamenta-se em vários
argumentos. O principal é o direito de todas as crianças a...
Optimizing clinical practice based on data, evidence and
guidelines is a challenge faced in every health system
around the world. The way the challenge manifests
itself at the level of the patient has been remarkably
consistent over time: tough decisions made at the
intersection of clinical expertise, pa...
The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It
summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of policies for
improving health care financing.
The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings attend...
The availability of public reporting initiatives on the quality of health and longterm care providers has increased since the 1990s when many countries began
introducing choice of care provider policies.
One of the primary reasons for public reporting of quality information is to
assist patients and user...
Cette note de politique a été élaborée par l?équipe pays du projet « Soutenir l?utilisation des bases factuelles issues de la recherche (SURE) dans les politiques de santé en Afrique ». Elle porte sur les stratégies de viabilisation de l?assurance maladie universelle au Burkina Faso. Les finance...
Cette note d’information stratégique a été préparée à la demande de la Direction des
Ressources Humaines du Ministère de la Santé Publique pour informer les délibérations
préparatoires à l’élaboration de la stratégie nationale de développement des ressources
humaines pour la santé dan...
This policy brief was prepared at the request of the Human Resources Directorate of the Ministry of Public Health to inform the deliberations leading to the development of the national strategic plan for the health workforce. It describes the magnitude, the consequences and the underlying factors of the ...
The problem: Although mental illness constitutes a large proportion of the burden of disease in Zambia, it receives inadequate attention. Mental health was not among the twelve priority areas in the National Health development plan and was not provided for in the basic package of services defined by the ...
Las estrategias implementadas en las últimas tres décadas para incrementar la cobertura y acceso
de comunidades excluidas a prestaciones de salud, se caracterizaban por una organización basada
en programas verticales entregados en los establecimientos de salud de la red de servicios, de
segundo y terc...
Nurse practitioners are ‘registered nurses with additional
educational preparation and experience who possess and
demonstrate the competencies to autonomously diagnose,
order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe
pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures within their
legislated scope of pract...
