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...
Economic shocks present policy-makers with three main challenges:o Health systems require predictable sources of revenue. Sudden interruptions to public revenue streams can make it difficult to maintain necessary levels of health care.o Cuts to public spending on health made in response to an economic sh...
Human resource shortages in the health services are widely
acknowledged as a threat to the attainment of the healthrelated Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Attempts to
optimize the potential of the existing health workforce are
therefore crucial. A more rational distribution of tasks and
responsibili...
Rapid technological advances in genetics and genomics
hold promise for the diagnosis, treatment and even
prevention of common and rare diseases. Nevertheless,
they also raise concerns regarding their potential
impacts on health systems, which has led many
countries to reflect on the optimal models to coo...
An assessment of what is is known about problems related to expanding the uptake of hospital-based tobacco-use cessation supports, options for addressing these problems, and key implementation considerations. The evidence brief was an input to a stakeholder dialogue on the topic of expanding the uptake o...
Issued by an international group of experts in health and private sector, this report stresses the importance of the private sector in responding to the HRH crisis and the need for further health workforce innovation, that increased the supply, improved the effectiveness of health workers.Recommendations...
This paper sought to determine the safety and feasibility of home-based prophylaxis of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with misoprostol, including assessment of the need for referrals and additional interventions. In rural Tigray, Ethiopia, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in intervention areas were train...
A rare disease is a disease that occurs infrequently or rarely in the general population. In
order to be considered as rare, each specific disease cannot affect more than a limited
number of people out of the whole population, defined in Chile as 0.18 in 10,000 citizens
(Minister of Health draft of the l...
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 ...
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...
