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Addressing health inequalities in South Africa : policy insights and the role of improved efficiency

Author: Asbu, Eyob Zere Date: 2002 This study attempts to assess the equity and technical efﬁciency aspects of the South African health system. It empirically assesses the status qua and trends in equity as it relates to child morbidity and mortality and self-reported illness ... Read more
An analysis of the impact of generic medicine reference pricing in a sector of the South African private healthcare insurance industry

Author: Noble-Luckhoff, Jennifer Anne Date: 2015 Background: Pharmaceuticals are responsible for a substantial percentage of the total cost of health care and continue to exceed economic growth and inflation. Generic medicines play an important role in limiting this expenditure, and ... Read more
A cost-effectiveness analysis of the tuberculosis control procedures applied in the Cape Divisional Council area

Author: McIntyre, Diane Date: 1987 This study evaluates the costs and effectiveness of preventive and curative procedures currently available for Tuberculosis (TB) control purposes. The procedures examined are as follows : i) BCG vaccinations; ii) Secondary chemoprophylaxis; ... Read more
Economic evaluation of task-shifting approaches to the dispensing of anti-retroviral therapy

Author: Foster, Nicola ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 2012 BACKGROUND:A scarcity of human resources for health has been identified as one of the primary constraints to the scale-up of the provision of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART). In South Africa there is a particularly severe lack of pharmacists. ... Read more c b
Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa

Author: Silal, Sheetal ; Penn-Kekana, Loveday ; Harris, Bronwyn ; Birch, Stephen ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: South Africa's maternal mortality rate (625 deaths/100,000 live births) is high for a middle-income country, although over 90% of pregnant women utilize maternal health services. Alongside HIV/AIDS, barriers to Comprehensive ... Read more c b
Extending coverage to informal sector populations in Kenya: design preferences and implications for financing policy

Author: Okungu, Vincent ; Chuma, Jane ; Mulupi, Stephen ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 09 Jan 2018 Background: Universal health coverage (UHC) is important in terms of improving access to quality health care while protecting households from the risk of catastrophic health spending and impoverishment. However, progress to UHC has been ... Read more
Extending coverage to informal sector populations in Kenya: design preferences and implications for financing policy

Author: Okungu, Vincent ; Chuma, Jane ; Mulupi, Stephen ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 2018 Universal health coverage (UHC) is important in terms of improving access to quality health care while protecting households from the risk of catastrophic health spending and impoverishment. However, progress to UHC has been hampered by the ... Read more
Inequities in under-five child malnutrition in South Africa

Author: Zere, Eyob ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 2003 OBJECTIVES:To assess and quantify the magnitude of inequalities in under-five child malnutrition, particularly those ascribable to socio-economic status and to consider the policy implications of these findings. METHODS: Data on 3765 under-five ... Read more c b
Should countries implementing an artemisinin-based combination malaria treatment policy also introduce rapid diagnostic tests?

Author: Zikusooka, Charlotte ; McIntyre, Diane ; Barnes, Karen Date: 2008 BACKGROUND: Within the context of increasing antimalarial costs and or decreasing malaria transmission, the importance of limiting antimalarial treatment to only those confirmed as having malaria parasites becomes paramount. This motivates ... Read more c b
The social determinants of HIV among men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Scheibe, Andrew Date: 2014 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
Transforming Health Systems: Case studies of critical health system analyses to support reform

Author: McIntyre, Diane ; Gilson, Lucy Date: 21 Aug 2014 A set of case studies to enhance critical analysis for health system reform. Over the years, the Health Economics Unit (University of Cape Town) and Centre for Health Policy (University of the Witwatersrand) have developed a range of training ... Read more c b n a
Who pays for health care in Ghana?

Author: Akazili, James ; Gyapong, John ; McIntyre, Diane Date: 2011 BACKGROUND:Financial protection against the cost of unforeseen ill health has become a global concern as expressed in the 2005 World Health Assembly resolution (WHA58.33), which urges its member states to "plan the transition to universal ... Read more c b