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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The barriers to the application of strategic purchasing and the role of health policy- and decision-makers: past, current status, ethical aspects and future challenges [PDF]
, 2020 Healthcare systems are complex, multi-level, highly integrated organizations, comprising of different professional figures, institutions, and resources. Such breadth and complexity reflect the multi-dimensionality of the concept of health, which implies ...
Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi +12 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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Results-based financing as a strategic purchasing intervention: Some progress but much further to go in Zimbabwe? [PDF]
, 2020 Sophie Witter - ORCID 0000-0002-7656-6188 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-6188Maria Paola Bertone - ORCID 0000-0001-8890-583X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8890-583XReplaced AM with VoR 2020-03-06Background Results-Based Financing (RBF) has ...
Bertone, Maria Paola +6 more
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Public Ends, Private Means : Strategic Purchasing of Health Services
, 2007 Public Ends, Private Means: Strategic purchasing of value for money in health services is part of a series of World Bank publications on ways to make public spending on health care more efficient and equitable in
Baris, Enis +3 more
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Misunderstandings and ambiguities in strategic purchasing in low‐ and middle‐income countries [PDF]
, 2020 Strategic purchasing is branded as an approach that is necessary for progress towards universal health coverage. While we agree that publicly purchased health services should respond to society's needs and patient expectations, and thus generally endorse
Paul, E. +8 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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Strategic Purchasing and Health System Efficiency: Prospects for Health Sector Reform in Latvia
WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 2020 Strategic purchasing is a significant part of any health policy and health financing reform, which theoretically may have an impact on optimization of cost-effective provision of health care services while simultaneously maximizing population health. The payment model has a direct impact on the delivery of health services.
Māra Pētersone +3 more
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