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Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries : From Evidence to Action

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dc.contributor.authorPeters, David H.
dc.contributor.authorEl-Saharty, Sameh
dc.contributor.authorSiadat, Banafsheh
dc.contributor.authorJanovsky, Katja
dc.contributor.authorVujicic, Marko
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-13T19:35:14Z
dc.date.available2013-02-13T19:35:14Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractDecision makers and the public are in need of information to guide their decisions about how to strengthen health services. This book pulls together available evidence concerning strategies to improve health services delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using current methods to assemble a knowledge base and analyze the findings. It describes the results of reviews of such strategies, and how such strategies can produce gains for the poor. This type of information is intended to help decision makers in LMICs learn from others and from their own experiences, so that they may develop and implement strategies that will improve health services in their own setting. The book provides some suggestions for what works and how to improve implementation, as the evidence does not hold up for 'blueprint' planning. It finds that there are many ways that can succeed in improving health services. But not nearly enough attention has been paid to demonstrating how to improve services for the poor. Approaches that ask difficult questions, use information intelligently, and involve key stakeholders and institutions are critical to 'learning and doing' practices that underlie successful implementation of health services.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7888-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7888-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12335
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development;Human Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectaccess to health services
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectbasic health
dc.subjectbirth attendants
dc.subjectcancers
dc.subjectChild Health
dc.subjectchildhood illness
dc.subjectchronic diseases
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectcommunity participation
dc.subjectcondoms
dc.subjectcontraceptives
dc.subjectCost Effectiveness
dc.subjectcost-effectiveness
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectdelivery of health services
dc.subjectdescription
dc.subjectDeterminants of Health
dc.subjectdiphtheria
dc.subjectdisadvantaged populations
dc.subjectdisease
dc.subjectDisease Control
dc.subjectDisease surveillance
dc.subjectdiseases
dc.subjectdistricts
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectEconomic Perspectives
dc.subjectepidemiologic conditions
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectfinancial barriers
dc.subjectFinancial Management
dc.subjectfinancial protection
dc.subjectfinancial resources
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectHealth Care Provider
dc.subjecthealth care providers
dc.subjecthealth care resources
dc.subjecthealth care sector
dc.subjecthealth conditions
dc.subjecthealth facilities
dc.subjecthealth finance
dc.subjectHealth Financing
dc.subjectHealth for All
dc.subjecthealth indicators
dc.subjectHealth Insurance Scheme
dc.subjecthealth interventions
dc.subjecthealth management
dc.subjecthealth needs
dc.subjectHealth Organization
dc.subjectHealth Organizations
dc.subjectHealth Outcomes
dc.subjectHealth Planning
dc.subjecthealth policy
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjectHealth Professions
dc.subjectHealth Programs
dc.subjectHealth Projects
dc.subjectHealth Results
dc.subjectHealth Sector
dc.subjecthealth sector reform
dc.subjectHealth Service
dc.subjectHealth Service Delivery
dc.subjectHealth services
dc.subjectHealth Status
dc.subjectHealth Strategies
dc.subjectHealth Strategy
dc.subjecthealth system
dc.subjectHealth System Strengthening
dc.subjectHealth Systems
dc.subjectHealth Systems Research
dc.subjecthealth workers
dc.subjecthealth workforce
dc.subjectHealthy Development
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV Prevention
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHospitals
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectHuman resources
dc.subjectillness
dc.subjectImmunization
dc.subjectImprovements in Health
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectincome countries
dc.subjectInformation systems
dc.subjectinformed decisions
dc.subjectinstitutionalization
dc.subjectIntervention
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectLow Income
dc.subjectlow-income countries
dc.subjectmacroeconomic stability
dc.subjectmalaria
dc.subjectMedical care
dc.subjectmedical doctor
dc.subjectmedical supplies
dc.subjectMedical technology
dc.subjectmedicine
dc.subjectMedicines
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectnational health
dc.subjectNational Health Insurance
dc.subjectnongovernmental organizations
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectpertussis
dc.subjectPharmaceuticals
dc.subjectpharmacy
dc.subjectphysician
dc.subjectPolio
dc.subjectPolio Eradication
dc.subjectPolio Eradication Initiative
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.subjectprobability
dc.subjectProvider payment
dc.subjectpublic administration
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectpublic health policy
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectquality of health
dc.subjectquantitative research
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trials
dc.subjectreproductive health
dc.subjectresearch methods
dc.subjectsafe sex
dc.subjectSafety
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectsexual practices
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infection
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infections
dc.subjectsmoking
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjectsocial marketing
dc.subjectsocial policy
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjecttetanus
dc.subjecttraditional birth attendants
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.subjecttreatment
dc.subjecttuberculosis
dc.subjectvaccine
dc.subjectworkers
dc.subjectyouth
dc.titleImproving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries : From Evidence to Actionen
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okr.date.disclosure2009-06-09
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid909501468340762844
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7888-5
okr.identifier.report48790
okr.language.supporteden
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themeHuman development :: Population and reproductive health
okr.themeHuman development :: Health system performance
okr.themeHuman development :: Child health
okr.themeHuman development :: HIV/AIDS
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Participation and civic engagement
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Housing & Human Habitats
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.unitHuman Development Group (MNSHD); Health, Nutrition & Popultn Team (HDNHE)
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