Worldwide, millions of children live in institutions, which runs counter to both the UN-
recognised right of children to be raised in a family environment, and the findings of our …

Abstract Background Most Low and Middle-Income Countries are facing a crisis in human
resources for health which compromises their ability to meet health related targets outlined …

Pourquoi les projets de développement, les interventions des ONG ou les politiques
publiques nationales sont-ils tous soumis à d'importants écarts entre ce qui était prévu et ce …

COOKING DATA is an ethnographic study of how demographic data is collected, handled,
processed, and manipulated by fieldworkers, researchers, policymakers, and NGOs in …

Unknown knowns—or “public secrets”—may play an integral part in publicly funded medical
science. In one large transnational field research site in Africa, such unknowing pertains to …

This book explores what attracts people to aidwork and to what extent the promises of
aidwork are fulfilled.'Aidland'is a highly complex and heterogeneous context which includes …

Quality of care at rural health centers in Rwanda is often limited by gaps in individual nurses'
knowledge and skills, as well as systems-level issues, such as supply and human resource …

Background Social accountability is a participatory process in which citizens are engaged to
hold politicians, policy makers and public officials accountable for the services that they …

This article examines collaboration in transnational medical research from the viewpoint of
African scientists working in partnerships with northern counterparts. It draws on …

Background The focus on the determinants of the quality of health services in low-income
countries is increasing. Health workers' motivation has emerged as a topic of substantial …