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A mixed method media analysis of the representation of the South African National Health Insurance Policy in the mainstream media from 2011 to 2019

Author: Bust, Lynn Hazel Date: 2021 Media is a crucial factor in shaping public opinion and setting policy agendas. There is limited research on the role of media in health policy processes in low- and middle-income countries. This study profiles South Africa as a case example, ... Read more
The aims of the primary health care reforms in Finland between 1993-2015: a systematic review

Author: Malinen, Sanna Date: 2018 Aims: Empirical research has proven that a strong primary health care (PHC) system produces better health outcomes and therefore, PHC is an important part of a country's health system. This systematic review focuses on the intended aims and ... Read more
Attitudes and perception of healthcare workers in health facilities with regards to the 'Intention to Use' of the Road to Health Booklet (RtHB)

Author: Khumalo, Nanziwe Kelly Date: 2016 Introduction: That low and middle income countries (LMICs) are plagued with high burdens of disease and limited health resources is well documented in the literature. These two realities necessitate the availability of good quality and reliable ... Read more
A case study of the drivers and barriers of implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) within a rural sub-district in South Africa

Author: Brittin, Katherine Date: 2015 Exclusive breastfeeding is recognised as a key child survival strategy in the South African context and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation for maternity facilities is recommended by the National Department of Health ... Read more
Community systems strengthening project: the successes and challenges perceived and experienced in Gugulethu, South Africa

Author: Mautsa, Tafadzwa Forsina Date: 2022 Community participation is an effective strategy for strengthening health systems and progressively realising health rights. For meaningful community participation to occur, the capacity of formal or informal community organisations and ... Read more
The contribution of Religious Entities to Health Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Schmid, Barbara ; Thomas, Elizabeth ; Olivier, Jill ; Cochrane, James R Date: May 2008 Background: While most partners in providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa agree that religious entities play an important role in providing health services, there is little comprehensive data about the scope and scale of their contribution, ... Read more
Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013

Author: Haakenstad, Annie ; Johnson, Elizabeth ; Graves, Casey ; Olivier, Jill ; Duff, Jean ; Dieleman, Joseph L Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development ... Read more c b
Evidence map of knowledge translation strategies, outcomes, facilitators and barriers in African health systems

Author: Edwards, Amanda ; Zweigenthal, Virginia ; Olivier, Jill Date: 07 Feb 2019 Abstract Background The need for research-based knowledge to inform health policy formulation and implementation is a chronic global concern impacting health systems functioning and impeding the ... Read more
Exploring mechanisms for receiving and responding to citizen feedback in LMIC health system: a mixed methods evidence mapping of the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Author: Sutherns, Tamaryn Date: 2020 Despite national governments striving for responsive health systems and the implementation of mechanisms and interventions to foster citizen feedback and participation in health, current evidence does not adequately address these mechanisms ... Read more
Factors influencing dignity in sub-Saharan African health systems: a qualitative systematic review

Author: Bald, Sarah MacGregor Date: 2022 Dignity, as a basic human right, is demonstrated across numerous leading human rights declarations, covenants, conventions and is reflected in many national constitutions globally. The World Health Organization, along with corresponding United ... Read more
Faith-based mental health provision in Africa: a mixed methods systematic review

Author: Nanji, Nadine Date: 2022 Faith-based mental health provision as a model of mental health service delivery is not widely acknowledged or researched, despite being highly utilised, especially in the African context. There is currently limited empirical research or ... Read more
Health care providers' experience of research activities in public sector health facilities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Author: Ndlovu, Linda Date: 2020 There is a significant amount of public health research conducted within provincial health facilities in South Africa, whose findings have a positive impact on the delivery of health services. This includes clinical, epidemiological, health ... Read more
Health system responsiveness: a systematic evidence mapping review of the global literature

Author: Khan, Gadija ; Kagwanja, Nancy ; Whyle, Eleanor ; Gilson, Lucy ; Molyneux, Sassy ; Schaay, Nikki ; Tsofa, Benjamin ; Barasa, Edwine ; Olivier, Jill Date: 01 May 2021 Abstract Background The World Health Organisation framed responsiveness, fair financing and equity as intrinsic goals of health systems. However, of the three, responsiveness received significantly ... Read more
Health system's barriers hindering implementation of public-private partnership policy in the health sector at district level: A case study of partnership for improved reproductive and child health services provision in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania

Author: Kamugumya, Denice Cyprian Date: 2015 The role of the private sector in improving health systems performance in lower to middle income countries is increasingly gaining more recognition. Public-private partnership (PPP) has been suggested as a tool, to assist governments fulfil ... Read more
Health systems constraints and facilitators of national immunization programs in low- and middle- income countries

Author: Amponsah-Dacosta, Edina Date: 2019 Like most health interventions, National Immunization Programs (NIPs) are embedded within health systems. This means that NIPs and health systems exist in a constant interaction. Vaccine preventable diseases are widely recognized as the chief ... Read more
Health systems determinants of delivery and uptake of maternal vaccines in low and middle-income countries: A qualitative systematic review

Author: Davies, Bronte Date: 2022 Maternal vaccination has been widely recognised as a key component of the comprehensive package of antenatal care aimed at improving maternal and child health. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are currently falling short of maternal ... Read more
Health systems in the news: The influence of media representations on health system functioning in the Western Cape health system

Author: Gopal, Thania Date: 2018 Health systems are complex systems characterised by constant change and a web of interwoven relationships, connections, and interactions. Health Policy and Systems Research has called for multidisciplinary approaches to understanding health ... Read more
Health system’s barriers hindering implementation of public-private partnership at the district level: a case study of partnership for improved reproductive and child health services provision in Tanzania

Author: Kamugumya, Denice ; Olivier, Jill Date: 21 Oct 2016 Background: Public-private partnership (PPP) has been suggested as a tool to assist governments in lower to middle income countries fulfil their responsibilities in the efficient delivery of health services. In Tanzania, although the idea of ... Read more c b
Hope in view of HIV/AIDS in South Africa : public discourse, faith and the future

Author: Olivier, Jill Date: 2005 Do discourses of "hope" have real and practical consequences when it come to crucial issues such as policy, prevention, stigma, risk perception or funding? The following exploratory and treansdisciplinary study seeks to pull together a wide ... Read more
The implementation of an integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme at McCord Hospital, South Africa, 2003-2013

Author: Giddy, Janet Date: 2015 Integration is an important emerging health systems issue, which has relevance to different health programmes. Improving prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs in South Africa would reduce preventable maternal and ... Read more

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