Traditional and complementary systems of medicine include a broad range of practices,
which are commonly embedded in cultural milieus and reflect community beliefs …

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 …

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

To reduce preventable readmissions, many healthcare systems are transitioning from fee‐
for‐service (FFS) to other reimbursement schemes such as pay‐for‐performance (P4P) or …

Good health is a determinant of economic growth and a component of the well-being of the
population. This chapter discusses and synthesizes economic models of individual and …

Background Use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is very common among
patients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there are limited data on concurrent use of …

Although socioeconomic status is acknowledged to be an important determinant of modern
health care utilisation, most analyses to date have failed to include traditional systems as …

Most of the current literature on healthcare operations management is focused on importing
principles and methods from manufacturing. The evidence of success is scattered and …

Abstract Information provision is only an effective behaviour‐change strategy if the
information is credible. A novel programme augments conventional hygiene instruction by …

Background Many cancer patients in the low-and middle-income countries seek care with
traditional health practitioners (THPs) and use traditional and complementary medicines …