Primary health care (PHC) has been recognized as a core component of effective health
systems since the early part of the twentieth century. However, despite notable progress …

AbstractObjective To conduct a systematic review of emergency care in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). Methods. We searched PubMed, CINAHL and World Health …

Affliction inaugurates a novel way of understanding the trajectories of health and disease in
the context of poverty. Focusing on low-income neighborhoods in Delhi, it stitches together …

Objective To evaluate the service readiness of health facilities in Bangladesh, Haiti, Kenya,
Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania …

Governments in many low-and middle-income countries are developing health insurance
products as a complement to tax-funded, subsidized provision of healthcare through publicly …

INTRODUCTION In rural India, health care providers without formal medical training and self-
declared “doctors” are sought for up to 75% of primary care visits. The frequent use of such …

Improved health in low-income countries could considerably improve wellbeing and
possibly promote economic growth. The last decade has seen a surge in field experiments …

Background India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB). Although most patients with
TB in India seek care from the private sector, there is limited evidence on quality of TB care …

Background Despite recent reductions in prevalence, China still faces a substantial
tuberculosis (TB) burden, with future progress dependent on the ability of rural providers to …

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 …