Small hospitals have less opportunity for achieving economies of scale and constraints on the range of services that can be provided. As the demand for acute medical and surgical beds declines, the number of facilities with less than 30 beds is projected to increase over the next 10 years. In light of th...
A core question for policy-makers will be the extent to which investments
in preventive actions that address some of the social determinants of health
represent an effi cient option to help promote and protect population health.
Can they reduce the level of ill health in the population? How strong is the...
La elaboración de esta publicación se dio como parte de la Iniciativa de Prevención de la Violencia y las Lesiones (VIP) en el marco
de Salud y Seguridad Humana, desarrollado e implementado por un grupo de instituciones, cordinado por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de ...
Treating water can reduce the prevalence of diarrhoea by up to 70 percent. Although there are several inexpensive water treatment technologies available, statistics show that every 15 seconds a child dies due to waterborne diseases. Over 700 million people still lack access to safe drinking water. While ...
The world is experiencing a serious human resource shortage in the health sector, which the World Health Assembly calls 'a crisis in health'. This Report systematically explains the human services crisis, particularly in the world's poorest countries. The Report considers the complex mix of factors that ...
Saunders, M;
Magnanti, B. L;
Correia Carreira, S;
Yang, A;
Alamo-Hernández, U;
Riojas-Rodriguez, H;
Calamandrei, G;
Koppe, J. G;
Krayer von Krauss, M;
Keune, H;
Bartonova, A.
Organophosphate pesticides are widely used on food crops grown in the EU. While they have been banned from indoor use in the US for a decade due to adverse health effects, they are still the most prevalent pesticides in the EU, with Chlorpyrifos (CPF) being the most commonly applied. It has been suggeste...
Limited research exists on researchers' knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) in the eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). This multi-country study explores researchers' views and experiences regarding the role of health systems and policy research evidence in health policymaking in the EMR, including the ...
In order for health workers to provide quality care and meet their communities’ changing health care needs, they must become lifelong learners dedicated to updating their professional knowledge, skills, values, and practice. Continuing professional development (CPD) encompasses all of the activities th...
This policy brief examines the
Partners for Children (PFC) program—California’s
public pediatric community-based palliative
care benefit to children living with life-threatening
conditions and their families. Preliminary analysis
of administrative and survey data indicates that
participation in the P...
International health system performance comparisons have the potential to provide a rich source of evidence as well as policy influence.• Country comparisons that are not conducted with properly validated measures and unbiased policy interpretations may prompt adverse policy impacts and so caution is r...
