A longstanding debate on health systems organization relates to benefits of integrating health programs that emphasize specific interventions into mainstream health systems to increase access and improve health outcomes This paper is organized in five chapters. This introduction is followed by...

A longstanding debate on health system organization relates to the benefits of integrating programs that emphasize specific interventions into mainstream health systems to increase access and improve health outcomes. This debate has long been characterized by polarization of views and...

Tuberculosis is the most important infectious cause of adult deaths after HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. This paper evaluates the economic benefits of extending the World Health Organization's DOTS Strategy (a multi-component approach that includes directly observed treatment,...

Las enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT) son la principal causa de muerte en los paises de ingresos medios-bajos, medios-altos y altos; para 2015 lo seran tambien en los paises de ingresos bajos. En adicion a la mortalidad, las ENT representan cerca de la mitad de la carga de enfermedad medida en...

The health workforce plays a key role in increasing access to health services for the poor in developing countries. Recent evidence has demonstrated an important link between staffing levels and both service delivery and health outcomes. Various global and country-level estimates have also shown...

Strategic purchasing of health services has been identified as one of the critical components for countries to progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Due to decentralized governance, there are multiple purchasers in Nigeria, which has led to fragmentation, lack of...