Rationale, aims, and objectives As the Sustainable Development Goals are rolled out
worldwide, development leaders will be looking to the experiences of the past to improve …

Objective To synthesise evidence on the primary healthcare system's readiness for
preventing and managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Design Systematic review …

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves distributing resources, especially
human resources for health (HRH), to match population needs. This paper explores the …

Background Despite the mounting attention for health systems and health systems theories,
there is a persisting lack of consensus on their conceptualisation and strengthening. This …

Background The need for research-based knowledge to inform health policy formulation and
implementation is a chronic global concern impacting health systems functioning and …

Background Rwanda has achieved great improvements in several key health indicators,
including maternal mortality and other health outcomes. This raises the question: what has …

Background Similar to other countries in the region, South Africa is currently reorienting a
loosely structured and highly diverse community care system that evolved around HIV and …

Abstract The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy has been adopted
by 102 countries including South Africa, as the preferred primary health care (PHC) delivery …

Over the last three decades enormous effort has gone into strengthening public health
information systems (HIS). They are now a key element of health sector reform initiatives, but …

To date, the exclusion of people with disability participating in research has limited the
evidence base informing health system strengthening policy and practice more generally …