HEART

HEART

High-quality technical assistance for results

  • COVID-19
  • About
    • About HEART
    • Services
    • HEART Partners
    • HEART Newsletter
    • Contact us
  • Health
    • Access to medicines
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Environmental Health
    • Health Systems
    • HIV and AIDS
    • International Policy and Aid Financing
    • Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
    • Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Nutrition
    • Agriculture
    • Childhood nutrition
    • Financing nutrition
  • Water & Sanitation
    • Handwashing and Sanitation
    • Water Services
    • Gender and WASH
    • Water Policy
    • Faecal Sludge Management
    • Urban Sanitation
  • Education
    • Access and Participation
    • Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
    • Curriculum, Learning and Teaching
    • Education and Health
    • Girls’ Education
    • Policy, Finance and Governance
    • Quality of learning outcomes
    • Sex Education
    • Violence, Conflict and Emergencies
  • Social Protection
    • Inclusive Development
    • Social Health
    • Gender Equality
    • Digital Inclusion
    • Cash Transfers
    • Child Labour
    • Modern Slavery
  • Gender
  • All Resources
    • Topic Guides
    • Helpdesk Reports
    • Document Library
    • Assignment Reports
    • HEART Talks
    • Reading Packs
COVID-19 Search

Tag: Quality

Education
Health
Health and Education Sectors
Helpdesk Report
June 20, 2011

There is little literature that specifically compares the two sectors – Health and Education – to draw out the commonalities and differences between them. The only paper that searches bring up is a conceptual discussion which is reviewed in section 2. In terms of sectoral synergies for service delivery – a significant developmental strategy which… Read more

Accountability, Education, Effectiveness, Health, Performance, Quality, Service Delivery, Voice
Education
Barriers to Enrolment in Kenya
Helpdesk Report
June 18, 2011

This report addresses the reasons why children are out of school in Kenya.  It includes sections on: Proportions of children affected by different barriers to education ILO report on access to education in Kenya Surveys Related information Resources on barriers to education Some proportional statistics on barriers to enrolment were found from differing sources. UNICEF… Read more

Access, Barriers, Cost, Disability, Distance, Education, Enrolment, Fees, Funding, Kenya, Opportunity Costs, Patriarchal, Poverty, Quality, School
Education
Public Vs. Private Secondary Education in India
Helpdesk Report
June 6, 2011

The public versus private provision of education debate is the backdrop for enquiries such as this. Experts differ drastically in their approach to the potential role for the private sector – whether as ‘conduit’ and peripheral, or as legitimate and key provider. Overall, issues of equity and quality lie at the heart of the debate… Read more

Achievements, Cost, Education, Equity, Financing, India, Private, Public, Quality
Health
Health Service Standards
Helpdesk Report
April 19, 2011

Minimum standards in healthcare are often referred to in documents but not expanded on in detail. This report covers the few documents that were found within the scope of this study that expanded on standards for healthcare. A document outlined on minimum service delivery standards in primary and secondary healthcare in Punjab is outlined in… Read more

Health, Health Service Delivery, Quality, Standards
Health
Health Quality Incentives
Helpdesk Report
April 15, 2011

This report includes the following sections: Financial incentives that have proved successful in raising health service quality include Pay-for-Performance in Rwanda which has increased the contraceptive prevalence rate, the percentage of births attended, reduced child mortality and increased vaccinations.  Performance-based incentives improved indicators in Argentina including a 10-40% increase in the percentage of women receiving the… Read more

Accreditation, Financial, Health, Health Workers, Incentives, Quality
Education
Gender
Early Childhood Development and Livelihoods
Helpdesk Report
December 14, 2010

There is some evidence that Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) has increased women’s workforce participation.  The majority of the literature on ECCD comes from an education viewpoint and is child-focussed. It notes that parent or family carers are more able to work or study due to childcare programmes. The point generally seems presumed and… Read more

Childcare, Children, Depression, Development, Early Childhood, Economic, Education, Gender, Livelihoods, Maternal, Participation, Quality, Women
Health
Access to Medicines and Drug Regulation in Developing Countries: a Resource Guide for DFID
Helpdesk Report
October 1, 2004

HSRC REPORT:This paper is an introduction to the key issues and debates in access to medicines (ATM) and drug regulation in developing countries. It outlines the current debates in ATM and regulation as well as providing details of the evidence base, including detailed references of studies and papers which have focused on specific issues and… Read more

Access, developing countries, Quality
Page 2 of 2<12

Connect with us

Subscribe to the HEART Newsletter

To subscribe to the HEART Newsletter simply add your email below. A confirmation email will be sent to you. Please click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription.

Thank you. You have successfully subscribed. Check your inbox now and please click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription.

HEART on Twitter

❓ How can we effectively combat #ChildLabour in South Asia? 📋 New #Evidence assessment @HEART_RES @FCDOResearch e… https://t.co/BUGrKu95Mc
- Tuesday Dec 8 - 2:18pm

📣 New @FCDOResearch funded evidence assessment 🔎 Highlighting clusters and gaps in human #trafficking interventio… https://t.co/suhLarru82
- Monday Dec 7 - 2:18pm

💭Combating human trafficking in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan – what’s been working? Read the new HEART ev… https://t.co/urLt0uMi0b
- Friday Dec 4 - 1:00pm

💭 Tackling #ChildLabour and slavery ❓What interventions have been working in Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakista… https://t.co/59Bj5Gwfu3
- Friday Dec 4 - 11:00am

Follow HEART on Twitter

About HEART

HEART is a consortium of leading organisations in international development, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and social protection. We work together to support the use of evidence and expert advice in policy-making.

HEART helps time-pressured decision-makers better understand, interpret and apply evidence. Our knowledge and consultancy services are tailored to support policy decisions and we respond rapidly to requests for assistance as they arise.

Find out more about HEART.

  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • vimeo
  • soundcloud
  • rss

Licence

Creative Commons Licence
HEART produced content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Supported by:

UK AID logo

Useful links

  • Subscribe
  • Contact us
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy policy
Copyright © 2021 HEART. All rights reserved.
Home
  • COVID-19
  • About
    ▼
    • About HEART
    • Services
    • HEART Partners
    • HEART Newsletter
    • Contact us
  • Health
    ▼
    • Access to medicines
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Environmental Health
    • Health Systems
    • HIV and AIDS
    • International Policy and Aid Financing
    • Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
    • Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Nutrition
    ▼
    • Agriculture
    • Childhood nutrition
    • Financing nutrition
  • Water & Sanitation
    ▼
    • Handwashing and Sanitation
    • Water Services
    • Gender and WASH
    • Water Policy
    • Faecal Sludge Management
    • Urban Sanitation
  • Education
    ▼
    • Access and Participation
    • Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
    • Curriculum, Learning and Teaching
    • Education and Health
    • Girls’ Education
    • Policy, Finance and Governance
    • Quality of learning outcomes
    • Sex Education
    • Violence, Conflict and Emergencies
  • Social Protection
    ▼
    • Inclusive Development
    • Social Health
    • Gender Equality
    • Digital Inclusion
    • Cash Transfers
    • Child Labour
    • Modern Slavery
  • Gender
  • All Resources
    ▼
    • Topic Guides
    • Helpdesk Reports
    • Document Library
    • Assignment Reports
    • HEART Talks
    • Reading Packs
  • Helpdesk
  • Topic Guides
  • Assignment Reports
  • Blog
  • HEART Talks
  • Reading Packs
  • Document Library
  • We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OKRead more