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Why Is Strategic Purchasing Critical for Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Health Systems & Reform, 2022
To make progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), most countries need to commit more public resources to health. However, countries can also make progress by using available resources more effectively.
Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Isidore Sieleunou, Orokia Sory, Cheryl Cashin   +3 more
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Sustainable intensification of oil palm production through integration with other crops: a review☆

Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids
Unsustainable monoculture systems practices, driven by global demand for agricultural commodities like palm oil, contribute to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and soil degradation, compromising livelihoods and environmental health. With increasing land
Munévar-Martínez Daniel Eduardo, Ruiz-Álvarez Elizabeth, Estupiñán-Villamil María Celina, Mosquera-Montoya Mauricio   +3 more
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A stakeholder view of the development of national evaluation systems in Africa

African Evaluation Journal, 2020
vidence for policy-informed decision-making, budgeting and programming. National evaluation systems (NESs) are being set up across Africa, together with the processes and other monitoring and evaluation (ME) infrastructure for efficient and effective ...
Takunda Chirau, Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa, Matodzi Amisi, Banele Masilela, Ayabulela Dlakavu   +4 more
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Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in US Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Study-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective To present estimates of the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders with and without severe impairment, their comorbidity across broad classes of disorder, and their sociodemographic correlates.
K. Merikangas, Jian-Ping He, M. Burstein, S. Swanson, S. Avenevoli, L. Cui, C. Benjet, Katholiki Georgiades, J. Swendsen   +8 more
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Estimating the budget impact of a Tuberculosis strategic purchasing pilot study in Medan, Indonesia (2018–2019)

Health Economics Review
Background Indonesia has the world’s second-highest tuberculosis (TB) burden, with 969,000 annual TB infections. In 2017, Indonesia faced significant challenges in TB care, with 18% of cases missed, 29% of diagnosed cases unreported, and 55.4% of ...
Sarah Saragih, Firdaus Hafidz, Aditia Nugroho, Laurel Hatt, Meghan O’Connell, Agnes Caroline, Cheryl Cashin, Syed Imran, Yuli Farianti, Ackhmad Afflazier, Tiara Pakasi, Nurul Badriyah   +11 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy: Potential publication bias caused by lack of access to unpublished study results data

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008
BackgroundNegative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely applied, although the evidence base is weak. Previous reviews on medical interventions have shown that conclusions based on published data alone may no longer hold after consideration of ...
F. Peinemann, N. Mcgauran, S. Sauerland, S. Lange   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Measuring the effect of Evaluation Capacity Building Initiatives in Africa: A review

African Evaluation Journal, 2017
Background: The growing demand for evidence to support policy decisions, guide resource allocation and demonstrate results has elevated the need for expertise in monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
Candice Morkel, Mokgophana Ramasobana
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of provider payment mechanisms on TB service provider behavior in Indonesia: insights from National Health Insurance data and provider perspectives

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe impact of provider payment mechanisms under Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme on healthcare providers’ behavior–particularly in tuberculosis (TB) service delivery– remains underexplored. This study examines the consequences
Meghan O'Connell, Firdaus Hafidz, Sarah Saragih, Cheryl Cashin, Aditia Nugroho, Laurel Hatt, Yuli Farianti, Ackhmad Afflazier, Imran Pambudi   +8 more
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Factors inhibiting the maturity and praxis of Made in Africa Evaluation

African Evaluation Journal, 2022
Background: Monitoring and evaluation in Africa as a practice and discipline has been dominated by Global North perspectives. There have been efforts within the monitoring and evaluation space to build a practice and profession that is informed by ...
Takunda J. Chirau, Mokgophana Ramasobana
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Describing the Uncertainties in Experimental Results

, 1988
It is no longer acceptable, in most circles, to present experimental results without describing the uncertainties involved. Besides its obvious role in publishing, uncertainty analysis provides the experimenter a rational way of evaluating the ...
R. Moffat
semanticscholar   +1 more source