Private practice in the health sector was re-introduced from 1980, when China began its economic reform from a planned … the point of view of health policy- making as little is known about it. The aim of this study was to describe policies and …

and health indicators. Quantile regression analysis is used to identify the impact of determinants at different parts of …

Poor quality essential medicines, both substandard and counterfeit, are serious but neglected public health problems … differences between public health and intellectual property approaches to the problem. It is argued that public health, and not … the World Health Organization (WHO) should be encouraged and supported to take a more prominent role in improving the …

Sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of … girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions …. This report describes the most prevalent and serious health problems adolescent girls face in developing countries, linking …

Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …

National Health Accounts (NHA) is a tried and tested tool for summarizing, describing, and analyzing the financing of … national health systems. The estimates prepared provide clues regarding the essential steps to be taken for better use of … health financing to improve health system performance. A number of countries have started NHA in order to answer the policy …

India’s health policy has focused on primary health centers and hospitals. The numbers of hospital beds, doctors, and … nurses per 1000 persons have often been treated less as inputs and more as measures of success of the health policy. Health … with the same budgetary resources by addressing the lack of public goods in health. There is a need to focus the limited …