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Developing a national patient safety plan in Guatemala

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019
Objective. Patient safety is challenging for health systems around the world, particularly in low- and middleincome countries such as Guatemala. The goal of this report is to summarize a strategic planning process for a national patient safety plan in ...
Randall Lou-Meda, Sindy Méndez, Erwin Calgua, Mónica Orozco, Bria J. Hall, Natalie Fahsen, Brad M. Taicher, Joseph P. Doty, Julio García Colindres, Carlos Soto Menegazzo, Henry E. Rice   +10 more
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Universal health coverage necessitates a system approach: an analysis of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative in Ghana

Globalization and Health, 2018
The 9th Global conference on health promotion (Shanghai 2016) reaffirmed the role of primary health care (PHC) in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Gaining much international recognition, the community-based health planning and services (
A. Assan, Amirhossein Takian, M. Aikins, A. Akbarisari   +3 more
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Health Planning in 1960s Africa: International Health Organisations and the Post-Colonial State

Medicina e historia, 2018
This article explores the programme of national health planning carried out in the 1960s in West and Central Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Health plans
J. Manton, M. Gorsky
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Health by Design: Interweaving Health Promotion into Environments and Settings

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
The important influence of the environmental context on health and health behavior—which includes place, settings, and the multiple environments within place and settings—has directed health promotion planners from a focus solely on changing individuals,
Andrew E. Springer, Alexandra E. Evans, Jaquelin Ortuño, Jaquelin Ortuño, Deborah Salvo, Deborah Salvo, Maria Teresa Varela Arévalo   +6 more
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Planning for health equity in the Americas: an analysis of national health plans [PDF]

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
There is growing recognition that health and well-being improvements have not been shared across populations in the Americas. This article analyzes 32 national health sector policies, strategies, and plans across 10 different areas of health equity to understand, from one perspective, how equity is being addressed in the region.
Matthew M. Kavanagh, Laura Fernanda Norato, Eric A. Friedman, Adria N. Armbriste   +3 more
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Use of the self-organising map network (SOMNet) as a decision support system for regional mental health planning

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018
BackgroundDecision-making in mental health systems should be supported by the evidence-informed knowledge transfer of data. Since mental health systems are inherently complex, involving interactions between its structures, processes and outcomes ...
Younjin Chung, L. Salvador-Carulla, J. Salinas-Pérez, J. J. Uriarte-Uriarte, Á. Iruin-Sanz, C. García-Alonso   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2013
Background: Nearly one in three South Africans will suffer from a mental disorder in his or her lifetime, a higher prevalence than many low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the economic costs and consequences of prevention and packages of care
Helen Jack, Ryan G. Wagner, Inge Petersen, Rita Thom, Charles R Newton, Alan Stein, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Karen J Hofman   +8 more
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Estimated need for surgery worldwide based on prevalence of diseases: implications for public health planning of surgical services

Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background Surgery is a foundational component of health care systems. However, previous efforts to integrate surgical services into global health initiatives do not reflect the scope of surgical need and many health systems do not provide essential ...
John Rose, T. Weiser, P. Hider, Leona Wilson, Russell Gruen, S. Bickler   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluating the Impact of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services Initiative on Uptake of Skilled Birth Care in Ghana

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative is a major government policy to improve maternal and child health and accelerate progress in the reduction of maternal mortality in Ghana.
F. Johnson, Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Z. Matthews, Andrew Harfoot, P. Nyarko, Angela Baschieri, P. Gething, J. Falkingham, P. Atkinson   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Whither Primary Health Care in SA Today?

South African Family Practice, 1990
No abstract available.
Daryl Hackland
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