Objective To assess the population-level costs, effects and cost-effectiveness of different alcohol and tobacco control strategies in Estonia.Design A WHO cost-effectiveness modelling framework was used to estimate the total costs and effects of interventions. Costs were assessed in Estonian...

Purpose: The study drew on capacity framework around the individual, organisational, health system and wider context to explore gaps in health supply chain (HSC) workers capacity and competency to perform supply chain (SC) functions and the lessons for workforce development....

Background: Earlier studies have found significant associations between sociodemographic factors and enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. These studies were mainly household surveys in relatively rural areas with high incidence of poverty. To expand the scope of...

Background: Earlier studies have found significant associations between sociodemographic factors and enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. These studies were mainly household surveys in relatively rural areas with high incidence of poverty. To expand the scope of...

Few health care demand studies examine the choice of treatment services for childhood illnesses. Besides, in their analysis, most of the existing studies compare alternative treatment options to a single option, usually self-medication. This study aims at examining the factors that influence the...

Objective: To investigate how donors and government agencies responded to a proliferation of donors providing aid to Ghana’s health sector between 1995 and 2012. Methods: We interviewed 39 key informants from donor agencies, central government and nongovernmental organizations in Accra. These...

Insecticide-impregnated bednets are now widely accepted as an important tool in reducing malaria-related deaths in children in Africa. Defining the circumstances in which net treatment programmes are likely to be effective is essential to a rational development of this control strategy. In The...