This paper presents results from the first randomization of a regulatory reform in the health sector. The reform … COVID-19 epidemics. In the experiment, all 1,348 health facilities in three Kenyan counties were classified into 273 markets …, and the markets were then randomly allocated to treatment and control groups. Government inspectors visited health …

Governments in many low- and middle-income countries are developing health insurance products as a complement to tax …-funded, subsidized provision of health care through publicly operated facilities. This paper discusses two rationales for this transition …. First, health insurance would boost fiscal revenues for health care, as post-treatment out-of-pocket payments to providers …

This open access book is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and … implemented health improvement projects using quality improvement methodology, with analysis from global health experts on the … practical application of improvement methods. The book shows how frontline providers in health and social services can identify …

This policy brief proposes a transformative approach to global health based on the One Health (OH) concept, which … recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. The policy brief advocates leveraging digital tools … under the concept of One Digital Health (ODH), arguing for a paradigm shift beyond traditional healthcare. However …

Background: Regardless of its form, financing health in isolation will never raise sufficient funds to lead to … universal health coverage. Achieving this goal which is not a pure health policy, requires multisectoral collaboration to … support financing mechanisms. Within this framework, the World Health Organization has created the Health Financing Progress …

engagement with stakeholders may increase the impact of medical devices aimed at addressing global health challenges by improving … by the following research question: How do global health design practitioners approach stakeholder engagement with … stakeholders, prototypes, and strategies, engagement events that reflect how the global health setting influenced decisions of …

We estimate the effects of the Comprehensive Medical Reform (CMR), a large-scale and comprehensive health care system … reform in China, on medical burden and health status. Leveraging a time-varying difference-in-differences methodology and … reduction in individuals' out-of-pocket medical expenses and an improvement in their health status. Notably, there are no …

, nurses, and other health personnel. In the Indian context, studies on violence against doctors and other medical staff … largely focus on supply-demand imbalances in health care, overcrowding, drug shortages, negligence of critical care patients …, which eroded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the covariates of trust in public and private health …

Der Sammelband enthält die erweiterten Referate eines interdisziplinären Workshops über Szenarien im Gesundheitswesen …. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Effekte, die von der europäischen Integration auf das deutsche Gesundheitswesen und hier …