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In search of common ground for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication: mapping the cultural politics of religion and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Olivier, Jill Date: 2010 This exploratory study applies a cultural studies and interdisciplinary approach to the discourses that emerge in the discursive gap at the interface of religion and public health, a gap most readily seen in the context of HIV/AIDS and in ... Read more
Integration of palliative care in African health systems: a systematic review

Author: Court, Lara A Date: 2018 Millions of people need palliative care worldwide for symptoms associated with life-threatening illnesses, yet few receive it. This is particularly true in low-and-middle income countries, meaning that most are left without support and pain ... Read more
Mapping and tracking the complexity of financial flows through non-state non-profit (faith-based) health providers in Kenya

Author: Kingangi, Lucy Date: 2018 In strengthening health systems, the World Health Report 2000 indicates that health system improvement strategies must also cover private (for-profit and non-profit) health care provision and financing if progress towards Universal Health ... Read more
Mapping the multiple intersectoral spaces for civil society participation and responsiveness strengthening in the South African health system – focusing on the Western Cape

Author: Whiting, Amy Date: 2021 Since the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, community participation in health policy development and health system functioning has called for a collaborative intersectoral approach, engaging civil society as a pivotal agent for improving ... Read more
An organisational typology of public private engagement for health in Southern Africa: A systematic review

Author: Whyle, Eleanor Beth Date: 2015 In Southern Africa, as elsewhere, public-private engagement (PPE) for the provision and financing of healthcare is considered a pervasive and valuable mechanism for meeting the health needs of the population. A wide range of mechanisms for ... Read more
Partnerships that support health systems resilience over time: a study of non-state, faith-based health providers in Africa

Author: Maulit, Jolly Ann Date: 2017 Health systems resilience is an emerging issue in health policy and systems research, yet limited information exists on how resilient health systems are developed and the different elements that contribute to whole (national) health systems ... Read more
Public private partnership in the Cameroonian health system : a case study of staff secondment into the Maroua – Mokolo Diocese

Author: Kuh, Bang Jacob Date: 2014 Lower to middle-income countries are often unable to provide comprehensive health care to their citizens, and weak health systems have increasingly been identified as a key factor in this failure. Many interventions are being implemented to ... Read more
The representation and practice of interdisciplinarity in health policy and systems research : a systematic review

Author: MacQuilkan, Kim Elizabeth Date: 2016 The emerging field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) developed from a variety of disciplines, orientated around the common research agenda of strengthening health systems, which are understood to be both complex and dynamic. The ... Read more
Social values and health systems in health policy and systems research: a mixed-method systematic review and evidence map

Author: Whyle, Eleanor ; Olivier, Jill Date: 2020 Because health systems are conceptualized as social systems, embedded in social contexts and shaped by human agency, values are a key factor in health system change. As such, health systems software—including values, norms, ideas and ... Read more
The Development of Post-Soviet Health Systems: A Mixed Methods Historical Case Study

Author: Hotchner, Blaser Rebecca Date: 2022 After independence, post-Soviet countries embarked on various trajectories of health system development, some more successfully than others. Several countries throughout the region, limited by political and economic constraints, continue to ... Read more
The impact of withdrawal of international non-governmental organisations from public health facilities: A case study of Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe

Author: Hamisi, Rashid Date: 2021 International non-governmental organisations (INGOs) play a critical role in improving the capacity of health systems to deliver services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially in fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS). Nonetheless, the ... Read more
The nature and extent of faith-based involvement in African pharmaceutical systems

Author: Jalloh, Isatu Date: 2019 Within the context of health system strengthening and pharmaceutical systems development goals, a population must have equitable access to quality affordable medicines and pharmaceutical supplies. The utilization of the private (for-profit ... Read more
The presence and architecture of Islamic health providers in Egypt

Author: Abdulhady, Sarah Date: 2019 Weakening health systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has led to a shift towards a greater acknowledgement of the involvement of non-state providers in health care services and delivery. A wide range of non-state health ... Read more
The role of faith-based health providers in the South African health system: a historical case study of their Nationalisation and Privatisation

Author: Maitisa, Dineo Kwena Date: 2018 Faith-based health providers (FBHPs) have been identified as important actors and allies in health service delivery, especially in weak and fragile health systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although FBHPs are still present in a number of ... Read more
Towards universal health coverage: a mixed-method study mapping the development of the faith-based non-profit sector in the Ghanaian health system

Author: Grieve, Annabel ; Olivier, Jill Date: 05 Oct 2018 Background Faith-based non-profit (FBNP) providers have had a long-standing role as non-state, non-profit providers in the Ghanaian health system. They have historically been considered to be important in addressing the ... Read more
Towards universal health coverage: mapping the development of the faith-based non-profit sector in the Ghanaian health system

Author: Grieve, Annabel Date: 2018 The equitable provision of accessible quality health services and the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) continue to be prominent on the global health agenda, yet remains an elusive target for many low- and middle-income countries ... Read more