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Country Health Briefing Papers
Cost-effective Delivery of Specialist Medical Services to the St. Helena Population - Review of Options - Draft Recommendations
2006
This report reviews the health care context of St. Helena and suggests a number of methods of improving delivery, including: the use of telemedicine; making formal arrangements for travel and accomodation; and exploring government and health insurance.
Private-public partnership in Georgia : a case study of contracting an NGO to provide specialist health services
This case study provides details of a partnership that emerged in Georgia following the initiation of health sector reforms in 1995. It focuses on describing the details of how and why the public purchaser contracted a non-governmental provider to deliver a set of health services in Georgia.
Willingness and ability to use TRIPS flexibilities: Kenya case study
This study describes the current context relating to access to medicines in Kenya , which currently obtains medicines from domestic and international sources. Local generic manufacturers play an important role, primarily for the public and not-for-profit sectors, but face significant hurdles.
A survey of policy and practice on the use of access to medicines-related TRIPS flexibilities in Malawi
This study describes the current context relating to access to medicines in Malawi, including sources of supply and relevant existing legislation. It outlines future access scenarios, and suggests that current political will be capitalised upon and key ministries and institutions be supported in their access to medicines-related and broader TRIPs-related initiatives.
The effect of changing intellectual property on pharmaceutical industry prospects in India and China: considerations for access to medicines
This study considers: how is the implementation of product patents in India and China affecting access to medicines; will generic copies of patented medicines have to be withdrawn from the market; will prices rise; will the domestic industry disappear; and will MNCs become more interested in working with domestic firms, including through technology transfer?
International recruitment of health workers to the UK : a report for DFID
View : final report
The SAP experience in Pakistan
A review of Pakistan 's experience in developing and implementing the Social Action Programme, a social sector investment programme.
Healing the Crisis: A Prescription for Public Health Action in South Eastern Europe
The nine new papers have been written as part of the Healing the
Crisis: A Prescription for Public Health Action in South Eastern Europe project that is a collaboration between London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, the Open Society Institute, the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe,
CEE/CIS and the Baltic states, and DFID. The project is a detailed assessment
of challenges to health in South Eastern Europe. Please see below for
a link to the project site.
UK NHS
Review of developments in the UK NHS 2000 to 2003
2003
This paper reviews the various changes that have been implemented including the establishment of Primary Care Trusts and looks ahead to the new patient and public involvement in the NHS to increase accountability.
Clinical governance in the UK NHS
2001
Clinical governance is central to the UK Government's agenda to ensure that quality of care becomes a key driver in the development of health services. This takes a look at the key features of clinical governance.
Developments in the NHS: increased funding and the NHS Plan
2000
DFID Health insurance workshop
NHS plan: a plan for investment, a plan for reform
2000
Summarises the new National Health Service Plan, published by the British government in July 2000, together with reviews from editorials in The Lancet and the BMJ.
The history and development of the UK NHS 1948-1999
1999
An overview of the NHS since its inception in 1948, with a focus on changes in the 1980s and 90s.
Historia y Desarrollo del Servicio Nacional de Salud del Reino Unido 1948 - 1999 (Spanish)
2002
The development of the UK NHS in the last decade of the 20th century (1999)
An annotated bibliography of materials produced by the NHS.
Recent developments in the UK NHS 1997-1999
1999
A summary of major policy developments in the UK since the change of government in 1997
UK NHS/local government joint working
1999
A review of current initiatives to improve joint working between health and social care services.
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