The economic burden on households of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes, poses major …

In recent years, governments of several low-income countries have taken decisive action by
removing fully or partially user fees in the health sector. In this study, we review recent …

In this sixth paper of the Series, we review health-financing reforms in seven countries in
southeast Asia that have sought to reduce dependence on out-of-pocket payments, increase …

The rationing problem is common to all health systems—the challenge of managing finite
resources to address unlimited demand for services. In most low-and middle-income …

ABSTRACT In 2008, the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of
Health (CSDH) presented an influential compilation of evidence establishing the …

Background Many low-and middle-income countries with a social health insurance system
face challenges on their road towards universal health coverage (UHC), especially for …

Abstract Knowledge Translation (KT) aims to convey novel ideas to relevant stakeholders,
motivating their response or action to improve people's health. Initially, the KT literature …

Background Few studies look at policy making in the health sector in the aftermath of a
conflict or crisis and even fewer specifically focus on Human Resources for Health, which is …

The implementation of policies remains a huge challenge in many low‐income countries.
Several factors play a role in this, but improper management of existing knowledge is no …

There has been a growing concern with post-conflict and fragile states over the past decade,
both in relation to their high level of health and development needs but also for the risk they …