As part of SPHR@L’s discussion paper series, we are happy to publish our latest edition: ‘Entitlement and universality: the need for research on the impact of introducing conditionality in welfare benefits on health and wellbeing in older age‘ It forms … Continue reading
By Lucy Gilson The South African health system is a plural health system, with a strong private sector – encompassing private-for-profit providers of various forms of health care, private health insurance companies, commercial companies providing a range of services to … Continue reading
By Jeremy Shiffman and Tamara Hafner Following a period of focus on disease-specific initiatives, including the emergence of GAVI, PEPFAR and the Global Fund, a number of global health organizations have come to give attention to the issue of health … Continue reading
As part of the Evaluating Local Government Alcohol Policies project, the following output has been published: Download it here: Responsibility without Authority – Journal of Public Health 2013 Or link through to it at the Journal of Public Health Citation: Martineau F, … Continue reading
Health Policy and Planning and the organizers of the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research are pleased to issue a call for papers for a special supplement on the theme of “The science and practice of people-centred health systems”. The theme for the call is … Continue reading
By Karl Blanchet When we talk about fragile states, we could cover the usual alarming figures: it is anticipated that by 2015, half of the world’s population living in poverty will be in fragile states. Similarly, while poverty continues to … Continue reading
By Josephine Borghi For many low- and middle-income country governments it is no longer a question of whether to introduce performance-based funding but how to. This is a result of the large scale promotion and funding of performance-based schemes by … Continue reading
Welcome to Health Policy and Planning Debated. We have created this blog to spark conversations about challenges in health systems, opportunities, evidence and innovation. We will be presenting the best in health systems research, voices of young researchers and snapshots … Continue reading