Executive summary Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing …

The use of standardised patients (SPs)—people recruited from the local community to
present the same case to multiple providers in a blinded fashion—is increasingly used to …

We present a comprehensive review of social franchising literature and an integrated
framework highlighting factors and theories driving the concept. Bibliometric and content …

In many low-and middle-income countries, providers without formal training are an important
source of antibiotics, but may provide these inappropriately, contributing to the rising burden …

Background Diarrhoea is one of the leading reasons for under-five child mortality and
morbidity across the globe and especially in low-and middle-income countries like India …

Most health care providers in develo** countries know that oral rehydration salts (ORS)
are a lifesaving and inexpensive treatment for child diarrhea, yet few prescribe it. This know …

In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) partnered with the Government of
Bihar (GoB), India to launch the Ananya program to improve reproductive, maternal …

Background: Many low-and middle-income countries have adopted telemedicine programs
that connect frontline health workers (FHWs) such as nurses, midwives, or community health …

A fin de abordar la magnitud y el alcance de las deficiencias en la calidad que hemos
documentado en esta Comisión, es necesario reformar los cimientos del sistema de salud …

Background Quality of care is consistently shown to be inadequate in health-care settings in
many low-income and middle-income countries, including in private facilities, which are …