Strengthening primary health care in China: governance and policy challenges

J Qian, M Ramesh - Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2024 - cambridge.org
Primary care is often the weakest link in health systems despite its acknowledged central
importance in promoting population's health at economical cost. A key reason for the …

Quantifying the Cost of Shigella Diarrhea in the Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study

C Morozoff, N Ahmed, J Chinkhumba… - Open Forum …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Comparative costs of public health interventions provide valuable data for
decision making. However, the availability of comprehensive and context-specific costs is …

A study protocol for integrating outpatient services at the primary health care level as part of the universal health coverage benefit package within the national health …

SK Azmat, EM Thom, M Arshad, HB Hamza… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction and aim Pakistan has a mixed-health system where up to 60% of health
expenditures are out of pocket. Almost 80% of primary healthcare (PHC) facilities are in the …

Global, regional, and national quality of care index of cervical and ovarian cancer: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 1990–2019

M Azangou-Khyavy, E Ghasemi, N Rezaei… - BMC Women's …, 2024 - Springer
Background and objective Cervical cancer is the most preventable and ovarian cancer is the
most lethal gynecological cancer. However, in the world, there are disparities in health care …

Inequality in benefit distribution of reducing the outpatient cost-sharing: evidence from the outpatient pooling scheme in China

T Zhang, M Chen - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective The implementation of the outpatient pooling scheme in China has substantially
elevated the compensation levels for outpatient expenses. This study aims to assess …

The role of primary health care in improving health status, financial protection and health equity in the context of China's health system reform

D Zhu, X Shi, S Chen, X Ye… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Stronger primary health care (PHC) is critical to achieving the United Nations'
Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is scarce evidence on the impact of PHC …

The global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index of kidney cancer; a global burden of disease systematic analysis 1990–2019

MM Khadembashiri, E Ghasemi… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Kidney cancer (KC) is a prevalent cancer worldwide. The incidence and mortality rates of KC
have risen in recent decades. The quality of care provided to KC patients is a concern for …

Global, Regional, and National Survey on Burden and Quality of Care Index (QCI) of Orofacial Clefts: Global Burden of Disease Systematic Analysis 1990-2019

A Sofi-Mahmudi, E Shamsoddin, S Khademioore… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Orofacial clefts are the most common craniofacial anomalies that include a
variety of conditions affecting the lips and oral cavity. They remain a significant global public …