Improving health service delivery in developing countries : : from evidence to action / / editors, David H. Peters ... [and others]
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| Titolo: |
Improving health service delivery in developing countries : : from evidence to action / / editors, David H. Peters ... [and others]
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009] |
| copyright 2009 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | xxii, 338 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina: | 362.109172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical care - Developing countries |
| Public health - Developing countries | |
| Health services accessibility - Developing countries | |
| Altri autori: |
PetersDavid H. <1962->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Projects |
| Chapter 8 Seven Country Case Studies Chapter 9 From Evidence to Learning and Action; Glossary; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Reliable 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 services |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Improving health service delivery in developing countries |
| ISBN: | 1-282-13539-2 |
| 9786612135392 | |
| 0-8213-7943-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778030503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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