In urban and rural India, a standardized patient study showed low levels of provider training and huge quality gaps

J Das, A Holla, V Das, M Mohanan, D Tabak… - Health affairs, 2012 - healthaffairs.org
This article reports on the quality of care delivered by private and public providers of primary
health care services in rural and urban India. To measure quality, the study used …

Does providing feedback on patient-reported outcomes to healthcare professionals result in better outcomes for patients? A systematic review

MB Boyce, JP Browne - Quality of Life Research, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To assess the impact of providing healthcare professionals with feedback on
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Methods This is a systematic review including …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and measuring quality of care: dealing with complexity

J Hanefeld, T Powell-Jackson… - Bulletin of the World …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Existing definitions and measurement approaches of quality of health care often fail to
address the complexities involved in understanding quality of care. It is perceptions of …

Teacher professional development around the world: The gap between evidence and practice

A Popova, DK Evans, ME Breeding… - The World Bank …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Many teachers in low-and middle-income countries lack the skills to teach effectively, and
professional development (PD) programs are the principal tool that governments use to …

Infection prevention and control compliance in Tanzanian outpatient facilities: a cross-sectional study with implications for the control of COVID-19

T Powell-Jackson, JJC King, C Makungu… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, weak health systems must
not become a vehicle for transmission through poor infection prevention and control …

[图书][B] Energy Security Trade-Offs Under High Uncertainty: Resolving Afghanistan's Power Sector Development Dilemma

World Bank - 2016 - documents1.worldbank.org
Afghanistan remains in the bottom 10 percent globally in electricity consumption per capita
(~ 100 kWh per year) and only 25-30 percent of its population is connected to the grid, one …

The quality of medical advice in low-income countries

J Das, J Hammer, K Leonard - Journal of Economic perspectives, 2008 - aeaweb.org
This paper documents the quality of medical advice in low-income countries. Our evidence
on health care quality in low-income countries is drawn primarily from studies in four …

The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India

M Mohanan, M Vera-Hernández, V Das… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In rural India, as in many developing countries, childhood mortality remains high
and the quality of health care available is low. Improving care in such settings, where most …

When a doctor falls from the sky: The impact of easing doctor supply constraints on mortality

EN Okeke - American economic review, 2023 - aeaweb.org
This paper describes the results of a policy experiment conducted in coordination with the
Nigerian government. In this experiment, some communities were randomly selected to …

Survey using incognito standardized patients shows poor quality care in China's rural clinics

S Sylvia, Y Shi, H Xue, X Tian, H Wang… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Over the past decade, China has implemented reforms designed to expand access to health
care in rural areas. Little objective evidence exists, however, on the quality of that care. This …