Background Primary health care services are fundamental to improving health and health
equity, particularly in the context of low and middle-income settings where resources are …

Background Multiple interventions have been launched to improve the quality, access, and
utilization of primary health care in rural, low-income settings; however, the success of these …

Objective To measure inequalities in the distributions of selected healthcare resources and
outcomes in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2015. Design A panel data analysis was performed to …

Background Primary health care (PHC) in Ethiopia serves as the main entry point for
preventive, promotive and curative health services. The district health office is responsible …

Many global health institutions, including the World Health Organization, consider primary
health care as the path towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, there …

Background Understanding the way health care reforms have succeeded or failed thus far
would help policy makers cater continued reform efforts in the future and provides insight …

Weak infrastructure and limited distribution systems in lowincome countries complicate
access to health services, especially in rural areas. Government health outlets may be …

Background Standards represent benchmarks against which improvements can be
measured. In 2016, the Federal Ministry of Health developed and endorsed a set of …

Background Outpatient department visits per individual for each year are one of the core
indicators of healthcare delivery to assess accessibility or quality of services. In addition, this …

Objective More than half the world's population lives in rural areas; however, we have
limited evidence about how to strengthen rural healthcare services. We sought to determine …