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June 16, 2023 South-East Asia

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

Integrated Care for Older People: Theories and Practices

As the first Chinese monograph to explicitly connect the “Yiyang Jiehe” with “integrated care for older people”, this book presents readers with a thorough overview of integrated care for older people, from theoretical content, management tools, to practices in China and international learning.

May 23, 2016 Africa South-East Asia Europe

Strengthening governance and accountability, Coordinating services within and across sectors

Multi-country purchasing study

The international research consortium RESYST (Resilient & responsive Health Systems) has examined healthcare purchasing functions in some low and middle-income countries to identify factors that influence the ability of healthcare purchasers and other key actors to take strategic actions. The countries included in the study are: Kenya, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.

From a universal health coverage perspective, this research project focus on purchasing of services from healthcare providers. This core function of healthcare financing must be designed and undertaken strategically to promote quality, efficiency, equity and responsiveness in health service provision and, in doing so, purchasing facilitate ...