What is the role of stem cell therapy in the management of noncommunicable diseases? How does it work and what are its implications on the health system?
It was thought that the heart does not regenerate because adult cardiomyocytes (cells that form the heart muscle) do not have this capacity once formed at conception, and that the only response to an increased functional demand is hypertrophy. However, evidence is now emerging that in fact cells regenerating the heart exist and may […]
What would be the appropriate health financing strategy for Uganda?
A relatively good and sustainable health financing strategy in developing countries is dependent on a blend or mix of tax-based financing, mandatory insurance for the formal sector, private insurance, CBHI, formal user-fees and informal contributions. Policymakers need to analyze and consider what contribution each method can make, and in what proportions to achieve universal […]
How can the sustainability of a public health (food fortification) program be ensured?
This paper shows that for the sustainability of a public health interventional program, an organization needs to consider social structures of sustainability which includes organizational routines set within institutional standards. It further points out that implementation and sustainability of programs are related processes and should be treated as such acknowledging that certain specific events […]
What guidelines are present to facilitate the evaluation of a natural material extract as a larvicide?
The document provides guidance on laboratory studies and small-scale and large-scale field trials to determine the efficacy, field application rates and operational feasibility and acceptability of a mosquito larvicide.
Are herbal photolarvicides efficient and safe to use in vector management?
Larvicides cut both the number of mosquitoes and the prevalence of malaria and using larvicides has been found to be viable and cost-effective costing about US$0.5 cents to protect a person for a year compared with US$2 for Insecticide Treated Nets although the two approaches should be used in complement of each other.
Does Social Health Insurance improve health system organization and utilization of services?
This paper confirms and shows that Social Health Insurance does improve organization of services in health systems and in addition improves utilization for the services in the general public and in different vulnerable groups as well. If and when implemented well and carefully, Social Health Insurance would benefit a low- income country greatly in […]
What role can the regional tier system play in facilitating health services delivery?
This paper uses the effects of the decentralization policy to approximate the impact of a regional tier system on health services delivery and the health system in general. Although studies have shown that the evidence available is not enough to assess this impact of decentralization, it gives an insight into what a policymaker should […]
What are the different strategies to implement a bilateral government agreement on recruiting professional health workers from Uganda?
Health worker mobility is an inevitable phenomenon that is bound to continue growing with or without it being managed. However, without being managed, migrant workers are faced with difficult situations that they might not be able to manage on their own, and source countries with their health systems lose out on potential benefits. Several […]
Dual employment of health workers: what is it and its impact, why is it present, and what steps the government can take?
Dual practice is a very diverse issue with equally diverse causes. It among other things, causes competition for resources including time and access for patients in the public sector. It is in most cases a personal coping strategy for low earnings and an inadequate working environment. Despite it being proven unsuccessful, prohibition is the […]
What health system strategies have low- and middle-income countries used to improve their maternal outcomes?
Several strategies that other countries have employed to lower maternal mortality and morbidity are presented in this paper. The evidence acts as guidance, as strategies are quite context sensitive and may be used on their own or as a part of an intervention package involving several strategies. Even if they may not be directly […]
