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Assessment of user fee system : implementation of exemption and waiver mechanisms in Tanzania : successes and challenges

Author: Munishi, Victima Date: 2010 The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of exemptions and waivers and to support efforts to address current challenges and promote use of public sector health services. The study was conducted in Bagamoyo and Mtwara rural ... Read more
Disability Grant: a precarious lifeline for HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa

Author: Govender, Veloshnee ; Fried, Jana ; Birch, Stephen ; Chimbindi, Natsayi ; Cleary, Susan Date: 2015 BACKGROUND:In South Africa, HIV/AIDS remains a major public health problem. In a context of chronic unemployment and deepening poverty, social assistance through a Disability Grant (DG) is extended to adults with HIV/AIDS who are unable to ... Read more c b
Economic costs of seeking malaria care to households in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana

Author: Akazili, James Date: 2000 Although, malaria is a major problem in Ghana, as III many Sub-Saharan Africa countries, there has been little research on its economlC impact, particularly at the household level. National statistics only show that malaria accounted for more ... Read more
Gender analysis: Sub-Saharan African nurses' migration experiences - a systematic review

Author: Mavodza, Constancia Date: 2017 Alleviating the global shortage of health workers, particularly nurses, is critical for health systems and health worker performance. Nurses are mostly women and make up the majority of the health workforce. Several factors have been identified ... Read more
Impact of user fees removal on facility utilisation in rural Zambia

Author: Banda, Patrick Date: 2008 User fees were introduced in Zambia as an additional source of revenue in response to the economic down-turn that the country experienced in the early 1990s. There is increasing evidence that user fees are a major barrier to accessing health ... Read more
Leadership experiences and practices of South African health managers: what is the influence of gender? -a qualitative, exploratory study

Author: Shung-King, Maylene ; Gilson, Lucy ; Mbachu, Chinyere ; Molyneux, Sassy ; Muraya, Kelly W ; Uguru, Nkoli ; Govender, Veloshnee Date: 18 Sep 2018 Background The importance of strong and transformative leadership is recognised as essential to the building of resilient and responsive health systems. In this regard, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5 prioritises a ... Read more
Linkage to treatment following RR-TB diagnosis in the Western Cape

Author: Tomlinson, Catherine Reid Date: 2015 Patients diagnosed with rifampicin resistant (RR) tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa frequently fail to link to appropriate drug resistant (DR) TB treatment. The aim of this study was to explore barriers and enablers to expedited linkage to ... Read more
Organisational culture and trust as influences over the implementation of equity-oriented policy in two South African case study hospitals

Author: Erasmus, Ermin ; Gilson, Lucy ; Govender, Veloshnee ; Nkosi, Moremi Date: 15 Sep 2017 Background: This paper uses the concepts of organisational culture and organisational trust to explore the implementation of equity-oriented policies – the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule (UPFS) and Patients’ Rights Charter (PRC) - in two South ... Read more c b
Out-of-pocket payments, health care access and utilisation in South-Eastern Nigeria : a gender perspective

Author: Onah, Micheal N Date: 2011 Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments have severe consequences for health care access and utilisation and are especially catastrophic for the poor. Although women comprise the majority of the poor in Nigeria and globally, the implications of OOP ... Read more
Out-of-pocket payments, health care access and utilisation in south-eastern Nigeria: a gender perspective

Author: Onah, Michael N ; Govender, Veloshnee Date: 2014 Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments have severe consequences for health care access and utilisation and are especially catastrophic for the poor. Although women comprise the majority of the poor in Nigeria and globally, the implications of OOP ... Read more c b
The role of gender in patient-provider trust for tuberculosis treatment

Author: Govender, Veloshnee Date: 2017 Background: In South Africa, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death, and Cape Town is among the three cities in the country with the highest TB burden. Despite implementation of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS), and ... Read more
Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme

Author: Goudge, Jane ; Alaba, Olufunke A ; Govender, Veloshnee ; Harris, Bronwyn ; Nxumalo, Nonhlanhla ; Chersich, Matthew F Date: 04 Jan 2018 Background: Many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing mechanisms as part of broader strategies to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Voluntary social health insurance, despite evidence of resulting ... Read more c b
Socioeconomic inequalities of childhood obesity in South Africa

Author: Nakimuli, Brenda Date: 2016 Obesity is a public health concern in both high- and low-middle income countries. In South Africa obesity is not only limited to adults but is also evidenced in children. In order to contribute useful insights for developing effective obesity ... Read more