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Water and Sanitation
The Cost of Water Project
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September 18, 2017

The Cost of Water Project supports the effective planning and sustainable management of water supply systems in refugee camps and settlements. Launched in 2014 by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Unit in DPSM’s Public Health Section in partnership with IRC, the project measures the overall costs of providing effective water systems in a variety… Read more

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Gender and care: overview report
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December 3, 2015

For women and girls in particular, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and limit their opportunities, capabilities and choices – posing a fundamental obstacle to gender equality and well-being. This report seeks to move towards a world in which individuals and society ‘recognise and value the importance of different forms of… Read more

gender and health, Human Development, social development
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Indicators to evaluate health research capacity strengthening
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September 8, 2014

Strengthening health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is a recognised way to advance health and development. Systematic evidence on the effectiveness of different approaches remains limited however, as their complexity and diversity make monitoring and evaluation (M&E) difficult. Beginning in 2011 research explored how M&E of health research capacity strengthening (RCS) takes… Read more

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Tensions in evaluating health research capacity strengthening
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September 8, 2014

Strengthening health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is a recognised way to advance health and development. Systematic evidence on the effectiveness of different approaches remains limited however, as their complexity and diversity make monitoring and evaluation (M&E) difficult. Beginning in 2011 research explored how M&E of health research capacity strengthening (RCS) takes… Read more

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Education economics. A guide through the subject
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July 16, 2014

The key messages from this topic guide are: Education economics starts from the basis that there are returns to education that increase the wealth and well-being of the educated. Economists view education as a merit good, in that there are externalities or spillovers, meaning returns to education benefit others beyond the person being educated. Government/public… Read more

education economics, rates of return
An experimental investigation of the impact of individual payment mechanisms on Clinicians’ behaviour
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January 30, 2014

The three main methods of paying individual health care workers – salary, fee-for-service and capitation, influence health provider behaviour in different ways. However, this behaviour is not well understood and there is evidence that a wide range of factors including financial incentives, training, regulation, professional and ethical norms, influence their clinical decisions. Research in South… Read more

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Health workforce research in Kenya & Uganda
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January 30, 2014

This research aims to elucidate the emerging role of private sector nurse training institutions in Kenya and Uganda. Despite the growing number of private intuitions in these countries, little is known about their role in addressing the nursing shortfall in public health facilities, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas. The study is designed and will… Read more

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The role of private nursing schools in Thailand
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January 30, 2014

In Thailand, the Nursing and midwifery council has projected a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2020. To meet this gap, there is a need to increase the number of nurses being trained. Private training institutions offer one potential route to expand the supply, however, little is known about these institutions and how they fit into… Read more

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Monitoring the job choices of nurses in South Africa
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January 30, 2014

This research builds on a cohort study developed under the Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems, which examined the factors influencing health professionals’ job location choices. In South Africa, a cohort of 377 new nursing graduates was established in 2008 and maintained 98% follow-up after two years. Current RESYST research aims to continue monitoring… Read more

What features of benefit package design and purchasing arrangements within health insurance schemes promote health equity and better financial protection for the poor?
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January 30, 2014

A core function of health care financing is purchasing – the process by which funds are allocated to providers to obtain health services on behalf of a population. If designed and undertaken strategically, purchasing can improve health systems performance by promoting quality, efficiency, equity and responsiveness of health service provision. Despite the important role of purchasing… Read more

How can progressive financing systems be developed in different contexts, particularly through increasing domestic public funding?
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January 30, 2014

In Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria (Lagos State), studies will look at expanding fiscal space (the amount of resources government can sustainably spend on health care), through increasing the effectiveness of tax collection systems. Increasing domestic resources for health care is especially important in countries that rely on donor funding, which can be both unstable… Read more

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