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Biting back at malaria : self-medication, traditional healers, and the public sector
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Reichert, Arndt R. - 2013
Malaria kills about 1,500 children every day. Based on the Demographic and Health Surveys, we examine malaria treatment … malaria occur. To assess the quality of each health care provider (including, among others, public health centers and … areas of known resistance, and to relieve children of malaria symptoms after having had fever within the last two weeks. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009735875
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Biting Back at Malaria – Self-Medication, Traditional Healers, and the Public Sector
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Reichert, Arndt R. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013
Malaria kills about 1,500 children every day. Based on the Demographic and Health Surveys, we examine malaria treatment … malaria occur. To assess the quality of each health care provider (including, among others, public health centers and … areas of known resistance, and to relieve children of malaria symptoms after having had fever within the last two weeks. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010663703
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Biting back at malaria : assessing health‐service providers' compliance with treatment guidelines
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Reichert, Arndt R. - In: Review of development economics 21 (2017) 3, pp. 591-626
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011813879
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Biting Back at Malaria – Self-Medication, Traditional Healers, and the Public Sector
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Reichert, Arndt R. - 2013
Malaria kills about 1,500 children every day. Based on the Demographic and Health Surveys, we examine malaria treatment … malaria occur. To assess the quality of each health care provider (including, among others, public health centers and … areas of known resistance, and to relieve children of malaria symptoms after having had fever within the last two weeks. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014156904
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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge
Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937833
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Mapping, Cost, and Reach to the Poor of Faith-Inspired Health Care Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volum...
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829329
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Health Care in Sri Lanka : What Can the Private Health Sector Offer?
Govindaraj, Ramesh; Navaratne, Kumari; Cavagnero, Eleonora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933622
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Economics and Ethics of Results-Based Financing for Family Planning: Evidence and Policy Implications
Chowdury, Sadia; Vergeer, Petra; Schmidt, Harald; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010754599
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The Comparative Nature of Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 2
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010667326
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Community Midwifery Education Program in Afghanistan
Mohmand, Khalil Ahmad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010770371