Epidemiological and health systems implications of evolving HIV and hypertension in South Africa and Kenya (Publications)
the health system burden in sub-Saharan Africa is changing, innovative chronic disease treatment and the broadening of successful programs, such as integrated HIV and noncommunicable disease care, are [...] Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are facing an ongoing HIV epidemic and increasing burden of noncommunicable disease. With the focus shifting to the development of comprehensive primary health care [...] care and chronic disease treatment, multidisease modeling is integral to estimating...
implementing digital health solutions, including health information applications for improved health services, health financing, computerised epidemiological surveillance systems, health management information [...] training health professionals. Health Informatics in Focus Clinical Decision Support Systems New technologies are progressively impacting healthcare delivery. In health facilities, point-of-care devices [...] Unit +41612848772 , - fenella.beynon@swisstph.ch Involved Units Digital Hea...
The Health for All Project (HAP) has released its latest brochure, celebrating nine years of transformative achievements in Albania’s primary healthcare. Highlighting success stories and innovations, the [...] healthcare quality and accessibility. Besim Nuri is a public health expert and the HAP project manager. In this interview, he speaks about home care services, the empowerment of nurses and the future of healthcare
Deconstructing design thinking as a tool for the implementation of a population health initiative (Publications)
complex environments like health systems. METHODS: We conducted a process evaluation of a real-world example, namely an initiative to innovate hypertension screening, diagnosis and care in Sao Paulo, Brazil [...] BACKGROUND: The translation of evidence-based practices and rapid uptake of innovations into global health practice is challenging. Design thinking is a consultative process involving multiple stakeholders [...] thinking offered a clear direction on which innovations really mattered and...
Deconstructing design thinking as a tool for the implementation of a population health initiative (Publications)
complex environments like health systems. METHODS: We conducted a process evaluation of a real-world example, namely an initiative to innovate hypertension screening, diagnosis and care in Sao Paulo, Brazil [...] BACKGROUND: The translation of evidence-based practices and rapid uptake of innovations into global health practice is challenging. Design thinking is a consultative process involving multiple stakeholders [...] thinking offered a clear direction on which innovations really mattered and...
requires adequate funding. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is now looking at how to increase the budget for primary health care, including the Health Care Insurance Fund. I am optimistic because [...] expanding interventions such as home care services to 87 new health centres introducing updated clinical protocols for non-communicable diseases, mental health, elderly care and advanced training for medical [...] home care service. In how many districts and health centres has this...
the Swiss Centre for International Health, presented on the Swiss health care system and its relevance to the Philippines. “Strong political commitment toward good health for the whole population is key to [...] out of pocket expenditures for health and to move towards universal health coverage, the conference aimed to discuss issues such as organisational arrangements in the health system, decentralisation, equity [...] (Roche). The speakers discussed approaches to strengthen health governance...
information, and improved efficiency of health workers. More and more countries are establishing Universal Health Coverage as a goal around which national health financing strategies are being drafted or [...] digital technologies as a means of strengthening health systems and social protection delivery, in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) including innovations for demand generation, better management of [...] strengthening their health financing functions of revenue raising, pooling and...
information, and improved efficiency of health workers. More and more countries are establishing Universal Health Coverage as a goal around which national health financing strategies are being drafted or [...] digital technologies as a means of strengthening health systems and social protection delivery, in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) including innovations for demand generation, better management of [...] strengthening their health financing functions of revenue raising, pooling and...
benefits from better health thanks to improved primary health care services . Expected outcomes are: MoHSP and its regional entities manage more effectively and efficiently primary health care service Citizens [...] of Health Institutions (NCQSAHI) and the Health Insurance Fund (HIF); (ii) Operator of health services (regional directorates) and the reformed Directorates of Public Health (Local Units of health services) [...] areas have limited access to Primary Health Care (PHC) services due to...
