Background Health systems are complex and continually changing across a variety of
contexts and health service levels. The capacities needed by health managers and leaders …

A health system has three key stakeholders, the State—at national and subnational levels—
the health service providers and the citizens. In most settings and especially in peacetime …

Background: The implications of decentralisation on human resource for health
management has not received adequate research attention despite the presupposition that …

Introduction Improving healthcare quality in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) is a
critical step in the pathway to Universal Health Coverage and health-related sustainable …

Background: Kenya's healthcare devolution was introduced to enhance the quality of care,
user satisfaction, equity, and efficiency in service delivery. However, it has since been facing …

Background Adverse pregnancy outcomes can be prevented through the early detection
and treatment of anaemia, HIV and syphilis during the antenatal period. Rates of testing for …

One of the most important components of the ambitious 2014 National Health Insurance
reform in Indonesia is the implementation of prospective payment system known as …

Devolution was meant to improve efficiency in service delivery in the public healthcare
facilities by improving financial allocation, human resource capacity and increasing medical …

Rationale Risk of maternal mortality increases rapidly during the intrapartum period making
skilled care at delivery an effective intervention to reduce the risk of maternal death. Demand …

The right to health is a constitutional right for each citizen in Kenya. It is for this reason that
the Kenya government has made significant invested in terms of resource allocation in the …