Politiques et systèmes de santé

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Factors influencing e-health implementation by medical doctors in public hospitals in Zimbabwe

Background: Improving access to health care services in both developed and developing countries through information communication technology (ICT) has been …

2018 Open Access

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Lest we forget, primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa is nurse led. Is this reflected in the current health systems strengthening undertakings and initiatives?

# Background Primary health care (PHC) in most African countries is nurse led. In South Africa, PHC has a unique …

2018 Open Access

Mémoire

HOW TO ASSESS HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE? A scoping review

Introduction : Il est couramment admis que les systèmes de santé résilients garantissent le bien-être des populations même dans des …

2022 Open Access

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"We call them miracle babies": How health care providers understand neonatal near-misses at three teaching hospitals in Ghana

Neonatal mortality is a significant problem in many low-resource countries, yet for every death there are many more newborns who …

2018 Open Access

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Caesarean section audit to improve quality of care in a rural referral hospital in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Caesarean section (CS) is often a life-saving procedure, but can also lead to serious complications, even more so in …

2018 Open Access

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Informal workers’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, employment in the informal sector has grown rapidly in all regions including low and …

2018 Open Access

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Surgical informed consent in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries: experience from a comprehensive teaching hospital in Southern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Surgical Informed Consent (SIC) has long been recognized as an important component of modern medicine. The ultimate goals of …

2018 Open Access

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Effective coverage of essential inpatient care for small and sick newborns in a high mortality urban setting: a cross-sectional study in Nairobi City County, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Effective coverage requires that those in need can access skilled care supported by adequate resources. There are, however, few …

2018 Open Access

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Prevalence, outcome and quality of care among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan hospitals: A multi-site observational study

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major cause of admission and inpatient mortality worldwide in children aged less than …

2018 Open Access

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Leveraging the power of partnerships: spreading the vision for a population health care delivery model in western Kenya

BACKGROUND: The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) has been a model academic partnership in global health for nearly …

2018 Open Access

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Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Benin: a population based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Ensuring equitable access to maternal health care including antenatal, delivery, postnatal services and fertility control methods, is one of …

2018 Open Access

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Non-financial incentives and professional health workers’ intentions to stay in public district hospitals in Rwanda: A cross-sectional study

Background: Evidence shows that human resources represent a pillar that supports the healthcare system. As a result, retaining the health …

2018 Open Access

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Challenges in the management of cardiovascular emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case report of acute heart failure complicating infective endocarditis in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis is a deadly disease if not promptly treated with antibiotics either in association with cardiac surgery or …

2018 Open Access

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HIV and early hospital readmission: evaluation of a tertiary medical facility in Lilongwe, Malawi

BACKGROUND: Delivery of quality healthcare in resource-limited settings is an important, understudied public health priority. Thirty-day (early) hospital readmission is …

2018 Open Access

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Measurement of patient reported disability using WHODAS 2.0 before and after surgical intervention in Madagascar

BACKGROUND: Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measure the quality of care from the patient's perspective. PROs are an important measure of …

2018 Open Access

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If you can’t measure it- you can’t change it – a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural Kenya

BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for …

2018 Open Access

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Performance and self-perceived competencies of enrolled nurse/midwives: a mixed methods study from rural Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Tanzania is experiencing a severe shortage of human resources for health, which poses a serious threat to the quality …

2018 Open Access

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Scaling-up strategic purchasing: analysis of health system governance imperatives for strategic purchasing in a free maternal and child healthcare programme in Enugu State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Significant knowledge gaps exist in the functioning of institutional designs and organisational practices in purchasing within free healthcare schemes …

2018 Open Access

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Completeness of the Road-to-Health Booklet and Road-to-Health Card: Results of cross-sectional surveillance at a provincial tertiary hospital

BACKGROUND: Accurate record-keeping is important for continuity and quality of care. Completing a child's Road-to-Health Booklet (RTHB), or the older, …

2018 Open Access

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Increasing women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Edo State, Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in …

2018 Open Access