It has been 30 years since the Declaration of Alma Ata. During that time, primary care has
been the central strategy for expanding health services in many low-and middle-income …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine the use of the balanced scorecard (BSC) as a
performance management tool in the public sector. Drawing on a New Zealand study of …

Implementation research is important in global health because it addresses the challenges
of the know–do gap in real-world settings and the practicalities of achieving national and …

Implementation research is a growing but not well understood field of health research that
can contribute to more effective public health and clinical policies and programmes. This …

People in poor countries tend to have less access to health services than those in better‐off
countries, and within countries, the poor have less access to health services. This article …

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 …

Violent conflicts claim lives, disrupt livelihoods, and halt delivery of essential services, such
as health care and education. Health systems are often devastated in conflicts as health …

Background: Good quality and timely data from health information systems are the
foundation of all health systems. However, too often data sit in reports, on shelves or in …

Infectious disease outbreaks pose major threats to human health and security. Countries
with robust capacities for preventing, detecting and responding to outbreaks can avert many …

Performance-based payment (PBP) is increasingly advocated as a way to improve the
performance of health systems in low-income countries. This study conducted a systematic …