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. However, healthcare efficiency is influenced by factors beyond decision-makers, including socioeconomic and political conditions. This study aims to evaluate the technical efficiency of primary healthcare ... . However, efficiency in healthcare is not solely determined by decision-makers; socioeconomic and political factors also influence the efficiency of primary care units. For example, Afonso and St. Aubyn
of net-zero and set a precedent for the global political consensus. As a top 10 world employer, the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) has pledged to reach net-zero by 2045. The NHS has
endeavour at a loose end. THE SOLUTION Sean Ngu and I restarted KSF. KSF’s aim was to enable clinicians to work for a charitable cause where skill sets can be used in an environment free from political ... interference - a difficult feat considering the countries where eye health inequality is at its worst are often those most likely to have deep-set political biases. Due to Sean’s links with parliament, many
health sector to examine how political, economic, social and cultural factors interact to affect policymaking (Walt 2008; Langlois et al., 2018; Jones et al., 2021). Figure 1. Open in new tabDownload ... the stated aim and objectives 7. Setting context CulturalSpecify the cultural context of the country(ies)StructuralSpecify the structural context of the country(ies)PoliticalSpecify the political
guidelines for conduct and/or reporting of research. This included institutional (e.g. university or political) and local Indigenous ethical approval pathways (e.g. OCAP [Ownership, control, access and ... EYE HEALTH RESEARCH CONSORTIUM 1. Ottersen OP , Dasgupta J , Blouin C , Buss P , Chongsuvivatwong V , Frenk J , et al. The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change . Lancet . 2014
Sight Strategy will educate the public, governments, and world leaders to help raise the profile and awareness of the issue. Together, we must work to make sure eye health receives the global political
launch of a comprehensive health insurance scheme in January 2014. We find that Indonesia's path has been determined largely by domestic political concerns - different groups obtained access to healthcare ... as their socio-political importance grew. A major inflection point occurred following the Asian financial crisis of 1997. To stave off social unrest, the government provided health coverage for the
middle-income countries, continues to receive little political priority in most developing countries and at the global level. This research applies social science scholarship and a public policy analytical ... health agenda continues to be challenged by six factors, three of which concern the political context or characteristics of the issue: long-standing competition with the dominant development agenda that is
of the Discussion were incorrect. The correct tile for Table 5 is: Table 5 Six challenges for the generation of political priority for urban health. The correct heading for the second subsection of the ... Discussion is: Challenges and opportunities for the generation of political priority for urban health - Corrigendum Corrigendum The online paper has been corrected. VC The Author 2017. Published by Oxford
countries in the region, such as South Korea, Japan and Singapore, despite their different political systems [ 10 ]. As a result, prevention of the onset of myopia and control of its progression are a high
ever-increasing constraints on public health spending, and there may be opposition to the budget being used for direct cash transfers to individuals. This may limit the political will required to
document review, and social network mapping, with iterative data collection and analysis taking place over 6 years (2011–2016). Analysis was based on two established political science theories: policy ... political science theories. These theories allow the generalization of findings from this case study to assess their relevance in other contexts: the study ultimately is about the transfer of policy being
different political environments that have shaped state-civil society relations in critical ways. In contrasting these different environments, this article offers the first comparison of the policy response ... responses to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) nations have played out amid radically different political
and political, social welfare, employment and healthcare systems, which influence the economic impact of VI. Previous systematic reviews of cost of vision loss studies reveal very few based on primary
2004 in relationship to political commitments to international development goals and the support of a strong policy network. Network status declined later in the decade. This study draws upon a framework ... for analysing determinants of political priority for global health initiatives to understand the trajectory of newborn survival policy in Bolivia from the early 1990s. A process-tracing case study
political commitments to international development goals and the support of a strong policy network. Network status declined later in the decade. This study draws upon a framework for analysing determinants ... for analysing determinants of political priority for global health initiatives to understand the trajectory of newborn survival policy in Bolivia from the early 1990s. A process-tracing case study
Myanmar has undergone a remarkable political transformation in the last 2 years, with its leadership voluntarily transitioning from an isolated military regime to a quasi-civilian government intent ... on HSS following political reform. They explored their perceptions of HSS and the opportunities for implementation. Participants reported challenges in engaging with government, reflecting the
there is significant potential for ‘informal mhealth’ to improve (rural) healthcare, there is a risk that the associated moral and political economies of care will reinforce existing socioeconomic and ... ; Nading 2013; Swartz 2013) . But these moral economies of care are also, of course, deeply political. Governments and international donors have often been quick to adopt morally imbued arguments to
Lack of political commitment has been identified as a primary reason for the low priority that food and nutrition interventions receive from national governments relative to the high disease burden ... measure political commitment and identify opportunities to advance food and nutrition on the policy agenda. This article presents a theory-based rapid assessment approach to gauging countries’ level of
frustrated by transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) and their supporters. One reason tobacco is so difficult to control is that its political economy has yet to be adequately understood and addressed. We ... political economy analysis to tobacco control in an LMIC setting. The vast majority of papers characterized important aspects of the tobacco epidemic, including who smokes, the effects of smoking on health