significantly enriched our understanding of how health care is delivered in low-and middle-
income countries. First, this article summarizes recent advances in the measurement of
quality, distinguishing between measurements of provider knowledge and provider effort.
Second, it looks at the determinants of practice quality variation in low-income settings,
highlighting the limited role of structural constraints such as infrastructure, the supply of …
New research on the quality of care in public and private primary care facilities has
significantly enriched our understanding of how health care is delivered in low and middle-
income countries. This note first summarizes recent advances in the measurement of quality,
distinguishing between measurements of provider knowledge and provider effort. Second, it
looks at the determinants of practice quality variation in low-income settings, highlighting the
limited role of structural constraints such as infrastructure, supply of materials including …