Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action (Directions in Development - Human Development) - Softcover

 
9780821378885: Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action (Directions in Development - Human Development)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821378880 ISBN 13: 9780821378885
Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Reliable information on how health service strategies affect the poor is in short supply. In an attempt to redress the imbalance, 'Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries' presents evidence on strategies for strengthening health service delivery, based on systematic reviews of the literature, quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing data, and seven country case studies. The authors also explore how changes in coverage of different health services affect each other on the national level. Finally, the authors explain why setting international targets for health services has been not been successful and offer an alternative approach based on a specific country’s experience. The book’s findings are clear and hopeful: There are many ways to improve health services. Measuring change and using information to guide decisions and inform stakeholders are critically important for successful implementation. Asking difficult questions, using information intelligently, and involving key stakeholders and institutions are central to the “learning and doing” practices that underlie successful health service delivery.

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Publisher
World Bank Publications
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821378880
ISBN 13 
9780821378885
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
328
Editor
Peters David H., El-Saharty Sameh, Siadat Banafsheh, Janovsky Katja, Vujicic Marko