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The Indonesia Private Health Sector
The Indonesian health care system is inadequate to meet the needs of the country's population. The country's health indicators are low in comparison those of other ASEAN countries and public health care resources are not sufficient. Growth of medical services has not kept pace with population…
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Applied Research on Decentralization of Health Systems in Latin America: Bolivia Case Study
In the last two decades, health sector decentralization policies have been implemented on a broad scale throughout the developing world. decentralization, often in combination with health finance reform, has been touted as a key means of improving health sector performance and promoting social…
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Evolving Public-Private Roles in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Health is a fundamental human right. Access to health care, including essential drugs is central to realizing this right. Among countries, there are wide variations in the roles which the public and private sectors (for-profit, and private not-for-profit) play in financing and providing health…
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Monitoring Quality of Care in Family Planning by the Quick Investigation of Quality (QIQ): Country Reports
The country reports from the Quick Investigation of Quality (QIQ) field test have been compiled in an effort both to describe the results of the field test and to make recommendations for future applications based on the lessons learned. This compilation of reports titled "Monitoring Quality of…
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Helping District Teams Measure and Act on Client Satisfaction Data in Niger
This paper represents a summary of the QAP Operations Research Project entitled "The client perspective: Helping district teams measure and act on client satisfaction data in Niger." This study was implemented in two stages, the first taking place in October and November 1997, the second in…
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Client-Focused Care: An Evaluation of Tools for Gathering Client Satisfaction Data
Exit interviews and focus groups are two of the most widely used tools in health services research for measuring client satisfaction with health services. However, studies of the validity, utility, feasibility, and costs of these tools are virtually nonexistent. In addition, little information…
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Assessment of Third Party Payers in Jordan
The Partnerships for Health Reform, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, provides technical assistance in a variety of areas—including universal coverage of health services—to help improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of Jordan's health system. This…
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Cost-effectiveness of USAID's Regional Support of Family Planning in West Africa
Between 1994 and 1996, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) closed 23 country missions worldwide, of which eight were in West and Central Africa. To preserve United States support for family planning and reproductive health in four countries in that region, USAID…
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Health Reform, Decentralization, and Participation in Latin America: Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health
Much of the work undertaken by the USAID-supported POLICY Project in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been based on the premise that improving partnership between governments and civil society and strengthening participatory processes in the region can help improve the decentralization…
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Quality of Health Services in Mexico as Perceived by Users [Spanish]
The objective of this study was to describe the quality of health services as perceived by users in Mexico, as well as provide an analysis of predisposing and enabling factors to the use of these services.
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What is the Market Development Approach?
- What is the Market Development Approach (MDA) Process for Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health? Brief #1 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- What is the Market System Framework and Its Role in Developing Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Markets? Brief #2 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- What are Key Terms Used in a Market Development Approach for Health? Brief #3 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- The Meaning and Importance of Stewardship in Developing Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Markets. Brief #4 of 4 in a series on the MDA
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