Actualmente en Colombia no existen lineamientos de carácter nacional diseñados para la atención diferencial en salud de la población habitante de calle, aunque se ha avanzado en plantear algunas recomendaciones relacionadas con cómo debería ser la atención integral a dicha población, y en el nive...
Over the last two decades, major gains have been made in global health: life expectancy has increased dramatically; polio eradication is tantalizingly within reach; six million more children survived until their fifth birthday; malaria deaths halved, while more than 20 million people living with HIV gain...
Variations in definitions used for “migrant” and for different groups of migrants in different areas can affect health systems’ policies and migrants’ access to health care. This systematic review explored this issue using evidence from academic peer-reviewed and grey literature in 169 publicatio...
The number of female migrants of childbearing age is rapidly increasing, which entails specific needs for maternal health services. Through a systematic review of the academic literature and a critical interpretive synthesis of policy frameworks, the authors of this review aimed to assess interventions a...
This report is intended to inform the deliberations of those engaged in developing policies
on sustainability of health knowledge translation initiatives policies as well as other
stakeholders with an interest in such policy decisions. It summarizes the best available
evidence regarding the design and im...
La présente note d’information stratégique vise à éclairer les parties concernées par la
faible adhésion des citoyens aux divers systèmes d’assurance maladie sur le marché
camerounais et propose trois options visant à améliorer l’accès équitable aux services
et soins de santé. Le syst...
Sudan health system is based on the district health system approach, which emphasizes
the principles of primary health care (PHC). Nevertheless, the decentralization of the
public sector resulted in more deterioration of the PHC system particularly in rural and
peripheral areas due to lack of financial r...
The problem: High Maternal Mortality. Uganda?s maternal mortality has moderately declined from 670 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 430 per 100,000 live births in 2008. This annual decline of 13 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is unlikely to achievemeet the MDG target of 168 per 100,000 live bi...
Birthing Centers/organization & administration,
Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration,
Maternal Health Services/organization & administration,
Maternal Mortality,
Midwifery/education,
Delivery, Obstetric,
Perinatal Mortality,
Prenatal Care,
Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration,
Uganda
La!muerte!de!una!mujer!durante!el!embarazo,!o!dentro!de!los!42!días!siguientes!a!
la! terminación! de! éste,! es! una! tragedia! familiar! y! comunitaria,! con! profundas!
consecuencias! sociales! y! económicas.! La! mayoría! de! estas! muertes! pueden! ser!!
prevenibles! con! acciones! dirigidas! a...
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...
