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Working for God? evualuating service delivery of religious not-for-profit health care providers in Uganda [PDF]
Reinikka and Svensson exploit a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to address the question: What motivates religious not-for-profit (RNP) health care providers?
Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob
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BMC NephrologyBackground For patients on dialysis with poor quality of life and prognosis, dialysis withdrawal and subsequent transition to palliative care is recommended.
Chandrika Ramakrishnan +6 more
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Validation of the kidney failure risk equation for end-stage kidney disease in Southeast Asia
BMC Nephrology, 2019 Background Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE), which predicts ESKD risk among patients with CKD, has not been validated in primary care clinics in ...
Yeli Wang +5 more
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Improving Population Health by Learning From Systems and Services
American Journal of Public Health, 2015 The authors reflect on the ways in which public health services and systems research (PHSSR) can be used to improve public health in the United States. They suggest that PHSSR must widen its lens if it wants to improve public health in the U.S. They argue that PHSSR should be used to inform and guide changes in public health in the U.S.
Glen P, Mays, F Douglas, Scutchfield
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Health insurance in Zaire [PDF]
This study of health insurance systems in Zaire was carried out as part of a larger program of initiatives designed to improve the sustainability of health care systems and increase the health status of the Zairian population.
Kleinau, Eckhard F. +2 more
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Interagency training to support the liaison and diversion agenda [PDF]
, 2012 Background In England and Wales there are an unacceptably large number of people in prison or in contact with the criminal justice system who have mental health issues.
Clapper, A., Hean, Sarah, Staddon, Sue
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Economic and Welfare Effects of the Abolition of Health User Fees : Evidence from Uganda [PDF]
The authors use household level data for Uganda for 1999-2000 and 2002-03, before and after the abolition of user fees for public health services, to explore the effect of this policy on different groups'ability to access health services and morbidity ...
Deininger, Klaus, Mpuga, Paul
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Early Childhood Systems Building from a Community Perspective [PDF]
, 2010 Even when children and their families have access to support services from a variety of programs and organizations -- such as early learning centers, nutrition programs, and pediatric, nursing, dental and mental health care providers -- there are ...
Julia Coffman, Susan Parker
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Emerging Mobile Health Systems and Services
The advancement and integration of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems into mobile solutions have transformed healthcare by offering a wide array of new services. This chapter explores the pivotal role of mobile-based solutions in national healthcare, emphasizing their accessibility, portability, and ability to integrate smart devices and sensors to
Theodoros Solomou +2 more
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Health System Design and Service Provision
Abstract The design of health systems influences how the provision of services is organised. This may affect the use of services by different sections of the population. The provision of services may be fragmented, affecting accessibility, or some services may only be available to certain sections of the population.
Peter P. Groenewegen +2 more
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