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The need for equity-oriented health sector reforms [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2001
To many, the expression ‘health system reform’ brings to mind a particular set of measures widely adopted during the 1990s in order to deal with a particular problem: increased reliance on private sector institutions and operating procedures in order to improve efficiency.
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Vertical Price Transmission in Food Markets: New Evidence From Meta‐Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of empirical research has examined price dynamics along the food supply chain, yet findings remain heterogeneous and often conflicting. This study conducts a meta‐analysis of 140 studies, totaling 652 observations, to examine (1) the reported presence of asymmetric price transmission and (2) the reported direction of price ...
Sushan K C, Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo‐Barrera   +2 more
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Capacity building for health sector reform / Samuel Paul

, 1995
Korean translation in PC under "various documents"ONLINEWHO/SHS/NHP/95.8.
World Health Organization. National Health Systems and Policies Unit, Paul, Samuel, Forum on Health Sector Reform   +2 more
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Hospital contracting reforms : The lebanese ministry of public health experience [PDF]

, 2017
Since 2009, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Lebanon has been going through a major reform initiative to improve its contracting system with private and public hospitals.
Ekman, Bjorn,, Ammar, Walid S., Hamadeh, Ghassan, Khalife, Jade, Khalife, Jade,, El-Jardali, Fadi, Hamadeh, Ghassan N., Kronfol, Nabil,, Hamadeh, Ghassan,, Makouk, Jihad,, Ammar, Walid, Kronfol, Nabil, El-Jardali, Fadi,, Ekman, Bjorn, Makouk, Jihad, Rafeh, Nadwa,, Kronfol, Nabil M., Ekman, Björn Olof, Ammar, Walid,, Rafeh, Nadwa, Lund University.   +20 more
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Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public management and essential public health functions [PDF]

The authors provide an overview of how different approaches to improving public sector management relate to so-called core or essential public health functions, such as disease surveillance, health education, monitoring and evaluation, workforce ...
Das Gupta Monica, Khaleghian, Peyvand
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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Enabling Reform

, 2016
Public Sector Reform Division (PSRD), based in the Department of Finance works collaboratively with other departments and the wider public sector to support, influence, lead and enable reform across the public sector.

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Estimation of Import Demand Functions of Two Key Food and Feed Commodities (Corn and Soybean) for India

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa, Sanjib Bhuyan, Kishor Goswami   +2 more
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Reform of the Malawian Public Sector: Incentives, Governance and Accountability [PDF]

Accountability , Civil service reform, Good governance, Malawi , Public sector ...
Durevall, Dick
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