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Availability of Essential Medicine
Helpdesk Report
October 1, 2012

Medicines are integral of any healthcare system, and limited access to medicines undermines health systems’ objectives of equity, efficiency and health development. In African countries, where it is estimated that 50–60% of the populace lack ‘‘access’’ to essential medicines, health problems associated with limited drug benefits are more damaging. The main barriers to essential medicines… Read more

Africa, Availability, Distribution, Donor, Finance, Government, Health, human resource, Human Resources, medicine, procurement, Quality
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Community Engagement in Health Service Delivery
Helpdesk Report
November 16, 2011

There is evidence to show that community participation and accountability in health service delivery and health care leads to improved health outcomes within that community. This review gives definitions of the key concepts and a history of community participation and accountability in section 2. The experience of pilot programmes suggests that community mobilisation can bring… Read more

Accountability, Community, Community Mobilisation, Government, Health, Health Outcomes, Health Service Delivery, Peace Building, State
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Contracting Out Government Health Services
Helpdesk Report
November 4, 2011

This helpdesk response concludes that there are a large number of consulting firms that could provide long term technical assistance to countries considering contracting out government health services. A list of organisations providing this form of technical assistance is provided in Section 3. Additionally, the main mandate of the Partnership of Democratic Governance, OECD was… Read more

Contracting, Donors, Fragile, Government, Health, OECD, Post-Conflict, Technical Assistance
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Improving the Quality of Education in Ethiopia
Helpdesk Report
September 6, 2011

There are different ways of working with governments and partner organisations to improve the quality of education in developing countries, specifically Ethiopia.  This report highlights these differences by using two different donor organisations as examples.  AusAID advocates for working through government systems and their approach, including impact and cost effectiveness, is summarised in section 4. … Read more

AusAid, Bilateral, Cost-Effectiveness, Education, Ethiopia, Government, Non-Governmental Organisations, Partners, USAID
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Health Sector Staff Salaries
Helpdesk Report
August 10, 2011

This report gives the background and context of the situation regarding financing of human resources in developing countries. It then goes on to present papers on the different options. • Donor Support Through Governments: Some experts have argued that this is the most effective, under some conditions. To do this, donors must provide some kind… Read more

Donors, Government, Health, Human Resources, Salaries, SWAps

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