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The proportion of elderly in the world population is increasing. Health systems across the globe are ill prepared to meet the needs of aging populations. The needs of the elderly are different from the rest of the population. There is a need to reengineer the health systems so that the health...
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While calling for culturally sensitive healthcare services in migrant communities, the internation-al nursing … literature on intercultural care predominantly describes nursing staff as lacking cultur-al competences and immigrant customers … caregivers which are unknown to the legions of native professionals who feel challenged by migrants and which go beyond …
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This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...
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Although only 20–50% of individuals with dementia are diagnosed, early diagnosis enables patients and families to … qualitative research design, caregivers of 30 patients referred to the clinic were interviewed during the diagnostic assessment … caregivers in the period leading up to a diagnostic assessment at a Canadian memory clinic, their hopes and expectations of the …
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The article examines where older adults seek help in caring for a parent with dementia and the factors associated with … that raised issues related to parental dementia. In identifying support sources, over 37 per cent of respondents identified …
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The article examines where older adults seek help in caring for a parent with dementia and the factors associated with … that raised issues related to parental dementia. In identifying support sources, over 37 per cent of respondents identified …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465846
Paying health facilities incentives based on their performance is one form of results-based financing (RBF). Verification of the performance of the providers is a vital part of RBF program implementation. Burundi was one of the first African countries to introduce performance-based financing...
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In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are key to saving those women at risk of dying due...
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Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...
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This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...
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