Abstract On June 17, 2014, an aerial attack on a Sudanese village severely damaged a
hospital operated by the international medical humanitarian organization Médécins Sans …

The challenges to better health services in Africa are well known: Africa lags behind all
regions of the world, including other developing regions, on all indicators of better health. A …

In the ongoing battle between construction and counter-construction of'the truth'about health
care in the state, a critical look at the system, the patterns of use and the issues. What is …

This article explores the challenges of implementing the proposed National Health
Insurance for South Africa (SA), based on the six building blocks of the World Health …

The National Assembly approval of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill represents an
important milestone, but there are many uncertainties concerning its implementation and …

This special edition of the Journal of Developing Societies offers a sampling from the best of
recent scholarship on public healthcare issues from around the world. While there exist …

Public health and human rights are complementary approaches to promoting and protecting
human dignity and well-being. The aim of this paper is to examine international provisions …

ABSTRACT Background: The government of Uganda faces a multitude of challenges in the
health care system from ensuring provision of drugs, to physical infrastructure, human …

PIP: Africa is suffering from a health crisis brought about by the economic disarray of many
African economies which occurred in the wake of the world economic recession of the 1980s …