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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia

Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....

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Verification of Performance in Results-Based Financing Programs: The Case of Plan Nacer in Argentina

Perazzo, Alfredo; Josephson, Erik - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Verification in results-based financing (RBF) mechanisms is one of the key differentiators between it and related health financing structures such as social health insurance. Verifying that providers have achieved reported performance in RBF mechanisms is considered a crucial part of program...

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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics

Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a …

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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs

Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...

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Community Midwifery Education Program in Afghanistan

Mohmand, Khalil Ahmad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and … utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are … care only from female providers, one barrier to expansion of services was the lack of qualified female health workers who …

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Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India: Insights from Research and Programs

Krishnan, Suneeta; Madsen, Emily; Porterfield, Deborah; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

underscored the importance of ensuring strong linkages between screening, diagnosis, and treatment services for program and cost …

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Adaptive extensions of the Nelder and Mead Simplex Method for optimization of stochastic simulation models

Neddermeijer, H.G.; Oortmarssen, G.J. van; Piersma, N.; … - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute - 2000

We consider the Nelder and Mead Simplex Method for the optimization of stochastic simulation models. Existing and new …

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A simulation based approximate dynamic programming approach to multi-class, multi-resource surgical scheduling

Astaraky, Davood; Patrick, Jonathan - In: European Journal of Operational Research 245 (2015) 1, pp. 309-319

Iteration algorithm and test our model on data from a local hospital to demonstrate the success of the resulting policy. …

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Information and Communication Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening

Otto, Kate; Shekar, Meera; Herbst, Christopher H.; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015

Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain management, health care financing, governance and service...

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Adaptive extensions of the Nelder and Mead Simplex Method for optimization of stochastic simulation models

Dekker, Rommert; Neddermeijer, H.G.; van Oortmarssen, … - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Erasmus … - 2000

We consider the Nelder and Mead Simplex Method for the optimization of stochastic simulation models. Existing and new …

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