The emergence of organized civil society and of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as
organizational manifestations of broader social movements has dramatically altered the …

Background In developing countries, the private sector provides a substantial proportion of
primary health care to low income groups for communicable and non-communicable …

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 …

Although the private sector is an important health-care provider in many low-income and
middle-income countries, its role in progress towards universal health coverage varies …

Pharmaceuticals have greatly improved health in developing countries, but many people in
developing countries do not obtain even inexpensive pharmaceuticals and little …

This paper explores the implications of the increasing role of informal as well as formal
markets in the health systems of many low and middle-income countries. It focuses on …

Using original survey data, we document the activities, resources, and governance structure
of NGOs operating in Uganda. The NGO sector is funded primarily by international non …

Background: East Africa experienced its NGOs boom a decade later, starting in the 1990s.
Kenya, for example, experienced a rapid increase in registered NGOs, from 400 in 1990 to …

Fotografías de la portada, de izquierda a derecha: Una enfermera muestra un niño recién
nacido en Rwanda;© David Turnley. Un niño de la calle bebe agua de un grifo en Nueva …

Payments for watershed ecosystem services are the most important forms of global water
environmental protection. Transboundary basin ecological compensation policies in China …