Strengthening Health Services in Low Income Countries: Guidance for Decision-Makers

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Strengthening Health Services in Low Income Countries: Guidance for Decision-Makers

dc.contributor.author	Øvretveit, John
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-01T22:46:39Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-01T22:46:39Z
dc.date.issued	2006-08
dc.description.abstract	Health systems in lower income countries are often not able to provide for the basichealth needs of their populations. The progress of recent initiatives such as the WHO millennium development goals and new funds for disease programs is slowed by the limitations of these health service and systems. Strengthening these health systems has become a priority, but this cannot be achieved immediately, the causes of these limitations are many, complex and with deep historical origins. It is important to ensure that the new resources are used in ways which effectively strengthen these services and systems in both the short and long term. There is some experience and research which has found effective ways to strengthen service delivery and system functioning. However, this research is largely unknown or unused by policy makers and decision makers in ministries, local government, aid agencies and work bank advisors. Although evidence from elsewhere will need to be adapted to the local situation, this research can help avoid expensive mistakes and save time and money in choosing and implementing effective health service strengthening strategies. The purpose of this report is to present some of the first guidance and materials from the world bank ‘improving health service program’ (WB IHSP). It gives interim guidance based on the best available evidence which was identified in a rapid review of actions for strengthening health services and systems.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981271484898818754/Strengthening-health-services-in-low-income-countries-guidance-for-decision-makers
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/25992
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25992
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	health services
dc.subject	constraints
dc.subject	health system
dc.subject	disease control
dc.subject	service delivery
dc.subject	decentralization
dc.subject	health financing
dc.subject	training
dc.subject	drug logistics
dc.subject	community support
dc.title	Strengthening Health Services in Low Income Countries	en
dc.title.subtitle	Guidance for Decision-Makers	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Strengthening Health Services in Low Income Countries
okr.date.disclosure	2017-01-20
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-07T09:43:54.617668Z
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Other Health Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981271484898818754/Strengthening-health-services-in-low-income-countries-guidance-for-decision-makers
okr.guid	981271484898818754
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b084899dce_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	27112993
okr.identifier.report	111582
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981271484898818754/pdf/111582-WP-PUBLIC.pdf	en
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.unit	HDN Practice Group (ECRHD)