This report presents the findings of the Vital Signs Profile (VSP) assessment conducted by the World Bank and the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) in collaboration with Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS). The VSP provides an opportunity to assess the state of...

The World Health Assembly adapted resolution 29.74 requesting WHO to develop a programme of health technology relating to primary health care and rural development as part of the overall primary health care programme (WHA, 1976). This resolution urged member-states to give due attention to the...

With the recent announcement from the Chinese government that the country's healthcare system was going to undergo reform, Jiamei Dental Chairman Liu Jia wondered what that meant for his 15 year-old dental clinic business. Founded in 1993, Jiamei Dental Medical Management Group ("Jiamei") rode...

Smart healthcare system also known as Internet of Things (IoT)-based healthcare system is the abbreviation for Self-directed, Motivated, Adaptive, Resource-enriched, and Technologies-embedded (SMART) healthcare. This smart healthcare system is not smart device healthcare, but rather a medical...

The Sin Tax Reform Act (STRA) of 2012 (RA 10351) and its amendments paved the way to revisit excise taxation for sin products, such as tobacco, alcohol, heated tobacco products and vapor products, and sweetened beverages. The ad valorem tax system reform has a two-fold aim: (1) increase revenues...

Implementation science is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on studying and promoting effective strategies for translating evidence-based interventions (EBIs) into routine practice to improve outcomes in real-world settings. It has been increasingly used to document and assess...