This study fills a crucial gap by offering fresh insights into healthcare entrepreneurs' characteristics and decision-making, enriching the understanding of entrepreneurial behavior. Employing a mixed-methods approach, by combining qualitative and quantitative data, the researchers examined how...

The integration of different levels of local health systems into Province- or City-wide Health Systems (P/CWHS) in the Philippines is a reform that is designed to help the achievement of a responsive and efficient health system, financial and social risk protection, and better health outcomes....

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in the need for accelerated digitization of health care across the globe. The Government of India amply demonstrated their digital prowess in their response to the pandemic by building Digital Public Goods (DPGs) that leverage several standalone initiatives to...

Accelerated progress towards and achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) has become a central goal of the Government of Pakistan's (GoP) policy agenda in health in recent years. Both at the center and in the provinces, Pakistan's domestic governments have now consistently reiterated,...

This report is focusing on the implementation of Networks of Practice (NoP) to improve primary healthcare delivery. The report highlights the need for a comprehensive mapping approach to configure new NoPs, prioritizing the upgrading of network hubs to reorient patient pathways and decongest...

Healthcare access and service delivery quality have been a persistent challenge in Lesotho. The COVID-19 pandemic has added new challenges and opportunities for change. Among those changes is the need to include digital health solutions and think about how new digital health interventions can...

The objective of this Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) is to support decision-makers in planning effective adaptation measures to deal with climate-related health risks. Where available, these measures are also provided at a subnational level to assist regional health planners....

This report focuses on Japan's experiences to showcase how the country incrementally strengthened the resilience of its health system by enhancing its capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises, drawing valuable lessons from its experience of major earthquakes, floods, and...

This report reflects on the findings from an internal control assessment of health service delivery units for primary health care, as well as a subsequent options analysis. Together, they show significant opportunities for improved systemic efficiency, as low-value, frequent transactions (that...

This report is a comprehensive analysis of Ghana's health system, focusing on the Patient Pathway Analysis (PPA) and Summative Network Analysis (SNA). It highlights the implementation of Networks of Practice (NoP) to improve primary healthcare delivery. The report covers the methodology,...

This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in India. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care. The report also includes a brief description of major health...

Digitalisation of health services brings many benefits to patients, including electronic health records, telemedicine, and AI-driven diagnostics. However, healthcare is one of the most targeted sectors by cyber and ransomware attacks. To better protect its healthcare systems and create a safer...

Digitalisation of health services brings many benefits to patients, including electronic health records, telemedicine, and AI-driven diagnostics. However, healthcare is one of the most targeted sectors by cyber and ransomware attacks. To better protect its healthcare systems and create a safer...

Solving complex societal problems requires collaboration across organizational boundaries. Such collaboration inherently involves strategizing across these boundaries, which is linked to a high degree of complexity and ambiguity. Despite its critical relevance, there is a paucity of empirical...

This study examines the impact of environmental innovation on carbon emissions in the healthcare sector, with a focus on the moderating role of environmental monitoring. Using a panel dataset of 1210 publicly listed healthcare firms across ten European countries from 2012 to 2021, the study...

In December 2020, Germany implemented a policy restricting online pharmacies from offering rebates on prescription drugs to members of the statutory health insurance. This policy change created a natural experiment, allowing us to analyze its impact on the pharmaceutical market using...

The spatial accessibility of medical resources as a foundation for urban responses to public health crises, directly affects public health and social equity, and has become a key consideration in the post-pandemic era. Previous research has focused more on the spatial attributes of medical...

One of the government's key public service priorities is to cut waiting times for elective (preplanned) NHS care in England. The government has committed to achieve the NHS constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks for elective hospital treatment. Despite...