03609oam 22007575 450 991077803050332120200520144314.01-282-13539-297866121353920-8213-7943-710.1596/978-0-8213-7888-5(CKB)1000000000786195(EBL)459646(OCoLC)507814954(SSID)ssj0000087490(PQKBManifestationID)11111598(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087490(PQKBWorkID)10052643(PQKB)11616707(MiAaPQ)EBC459646(Au-PeEL)EBL459646(CaPaEBR)ebr10309169(OCoLC)430953512(The World Bank)ocn312625377(US-djbf)15647116(EXLCZ)99100000000078619520090225d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImproving health service delivery in developing countries : from evidence to action /editors, David H. Peters ... [and others]Washington, DC :World Bank,[2009]copyright 2009.xxii, 338 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7888-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; Boxes; Tables; Chapter 1 Review of Strategies to Strengthen Health Services; Chapter 2 Review of Strategies to Strengthen the Performance of Health Organizations; Chapter 3 Review of Strategies to Improve Health Care Provider Performance; Chapter 4 Review of Community Empowerment Strategies for Health; Chapter 5 Analysis of Cross-country Changes in Health Services; Chapter 6 Institutional Context of Health Services; Chapter 7 Evaluation of Changes in Health Results in World Bank-assisted Health ProjectsChapter 8 Seven Country Case Studies Chapter 9 From Evidence to Learning and Action; Glossary; IndexReliable 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 servicesDirections in development (Washington, D.C.)World Bank e-Library.Medical careDeveloping countriesPublic healthDeveloping countriesHealth services accessibilityDeveloping countriesMedical carePublic healthHealth services accessibility362.109172/4Peters David H.1962-1530809World Bank.DNLM/DLCDLCNLMBTCTAYDXCPCDXILIDLCBOOK9910778030503321Improving health service delivery in developing countries3776177UNINA