Tag Archives: Africa

Physician salaries: one ingredient in the cake of retention

By Kate Tulenko With the global migration of health workers increasing and population growth outstripping the training of new health workers in more and more countries, there is increasing emphasis on finding effective ways to retain health workers in country. … Continue reading

The road to universal health coverage in Kenya

By Adam Koon Successful health finance reforms in several upper and lower middle-income countries have helped drive universal health coverage (UHC) to the top of the global health agenda. Unfortunately, low-income countries have few examples to guide them towards UHC. … Continue reading

Addressing the burden of injury in LMICs

By Richard Matzopoulos There is no question that injuries impose a substantial health burden on low- and middle-income countries. It is also true that they receive much less attention than a plethora of competing conditions that affect these same countries, … Continue reading

Contemplating capacity development for health policy and systems research

By Marsha Orgill Is there enough individual as well as organisational capacity to help develop the field of health policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR+A) in Africa? To begin to address this question, the Consortium for Health Policy and … Continue reading