Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Background The epidemiological transition calls for redefining the roles of the various
professionals involved in primary health care towards greater collaboration. We aimed to …

There are currently no disease modifying treatments for dementia, which is a life-limiting
illness, and deaths with dementia are increasingly common. In the World Alzheimer Report …

This report was commissioned by the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) Secretariat
and the World Health Organization (WHO) to consolidate the latest information available on …

A challenge faced by many countries is to provide adequate human resources for delivery of
essential mental health interventions. The overwhelming worldwide shortage of human …

All women should have access to high quality maternity services—but what do we know
about the health care available to and used by women? With a focus on low-income and …

China's 3 year, CN¥ 850 billion (US $125 billion) reform plan, launched in 2009, marked the
first phase towards achieving comprehensive universal health coverage by 2020. The …

Universal coverage of essential interventions would reduce neonatal deaths by an
estimated 71%, benefit women and children after the first month, and reduce stillbirths …

Summary In 1985, the Rockefeller Foundation published Good health at low cost to discuss
why some countries or regions achieve better health and social outcomes than do others at …

Background Task shifting is an approach to help address the shortage of healthcare workers
through reallocating human resources but its impact on primary care is unclear. Objectives …