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Health Policy Open, 2023 This study discusses findings from comparative case studies of the governance of health services purchasing agencies in 10 eastern European and central Asian countries established over the past 30 years, and the relationship between governance attributes,
Loraine Hawkins +3 more
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Assessment of Strategic Healthcare Purchasing Arrangements and Functions Towards Universal Coverage in Tanzania [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 1999 Background Strategic health purchasing in low- and middle-income countries has received substantial attention as countries aim to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), by ensuring equitable access to quality health services without the risk of ...
August Kuwawenaruwa +3 more
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2021 BACKGROUND: Providing financial resources for health services is one of the most important issues in the study of health systems, of which purchasing health services is very essential. The World Health Organization considers strategic purchasing as a key
Marziye Hadian +2 more
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Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022 Background Strategic healthcare purchasing (SHP), as a critical function of health financing, enhances the optimal attainment of health system goals through the efficient use of financial resources.
Charles Ezenduka +3 more
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Strategic purchasing for universal health coverage: examining the purchaser–provider relationship within a social health insurance scheme in Nigeria [PDF]
BMJ Global Health, 2018 Background In an attempt to achieve universal health coverage, Nigeria introduced a number of health insurance schemes. One of them, the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP), was launched in 2005 to provide health cover to federal government and formal private sector employees.
Etiaba, Enyi +5 more
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Impact of free maternity policies in Kenya: an interrupted time-series analysis
BMJ Global Health, 2021 Background User fees have been reported to limit access to services and increase inequities. As a result, Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in all public facilities in 2013.
Edwine Barasa +6 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace +6 more
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A critical analysis of purchasing arrangements in Kenya: the case of micro health insurance
BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background Strategic purchasing can ensure that financial resources are used in a way that optimally enhances the attainment of health system goals.
Kenneth Munge +3 more
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Pharmaceutical companies’ views on a health technology assessment (HTA) entity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020 Saudi Arabia is undergoing a massive healthcare transformation to fulfill its new, national “Vision 2030.” To align with this objective, Saudi Arabia is establishing a new, independent and evidence-based health technology assessment (HTA) entity to help ...
Hussain Abdulrahman Al-Omar +2 more
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