Information on "Health Sector Reform"
May 2013
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2 May 2013
Economic Governance: Helping European Healthcare Systems to Deliver Better Health and Wealth?
Author: Annika Ahtonen
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This brief looks at how spending cuts on European healthcare are creating increasing demand and cost pressures on providing services. More on «Economic Governance: Helping European Healthcare Systems to Deliver Better Health and Wealth?»
January 2013
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25 Jan 2013
Strengthening the Legal Environment to Reduce Disability And Early Death through Noncommunicable Diseases In the Middle East and North Africa Region
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This report presents the process and results of a desk review and study of the legal environment in Arab countries concerning noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). More on «Strengthening the Legal Environment to Reduce Disability And Early Death through Noncommunicable Diseases In the Middle East and North Africa Region» -
Jan 2013
Worlds Apart? Health-Seeking Behavior and Strategic Healthcare Planning in Sierra Leone
Author: Thea Tomison
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This dissertation investigates health-seeking behavior in Sierra Leone since it introduced free health care for pregnant women and children under-five. More on «Worlds Apart? Health-Seeking Behavior and Strategic Healthcare Planning in Sierra Leone»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Post-2015: the Road Ahead
Author: Claire Melamed
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
There is broad consensus that a core objective of any post-2015 agreement in relation to the UN Millennium Declaration should be to end poverty. More on «Post-2015: the Road Ahead»
July 2012
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9 Jul 2012
Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
Author: Kathleen S Swendiman
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. More on «Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers» -
3 Jul 2012
ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges
Author: C Stephen Redhead, Hinda Chaikind, Bernadette Fernandez, Jennifer Staman
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides a brief summary of major Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions, implementation and oversight activities, and current legal challenges. More on «ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges»
June 2012
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11 Jun 2012
Priority-Setting in Health
Author: Amanda Glassman, Kalipso Chalkidou
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This report suggests that large efficiency gains in health care systems can be made by introducing rules, processes and agencies with the sole function of evaluating and assessing priorities. More on «Priority-Setting in Health»
May 2012
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14 May 2012
Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the World’s Drug, Vaccine, and Medicines Supply
Author: Laurie Garrett
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This paper addresses questions related to ensuring the safety and integrity of the world’s drug, vaccine, and medicines supply. More on «Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the World’s Drug, Vaccine, and Medicines Supply»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Projections of Use and Supply of Long-Term Care in Europe: Policy Implications
Author: Joanna Geerts, Peter Willemé
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This policy brief presents results of projections of use and supply of long-term care for older persons in four representative countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland. More on «Projections of Use and Supply of Long-Term Care in Europe: Policy Implications» -
Apr 2012
The New Global Health Agenda
Author: Oren Ahoobim, Dan Altman, Laurie Garrett, Vicky Hausman, Yanzhong Huang
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This report describes how countries around the world are moving towards universal health coverage. More on «The New Global Health Agenda»
