Total publications found: 21

Do social accountability approaches work? A review of the literature from selected low- and middle-income countries in the WHO South-East Asia region

Authors: Nahitun Naher, Dina Balabanova, Eleanor Hutchinson, Robert Marten, Roksana Hoque, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Bushra Zarin Islam, Syed Masud Ahmed
Publication date: November 2020

Governance failures undermine efforts to achieve universal health coverage and improve health in low- and middle-income countries by decreasing efficiency and equity. Punitive measures to ...

Corruption in the procurement of pharmaceuticals in Anglophone sub‑Saharan Africa: a scoping literature review

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Prince Agwu, Aloysius Odii, Charles Orjiakor, Divine Obodoechi, Chukwudi Nwokolo C, Pallavi Roy, Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova
Publication date: October 2020

The cost of procuring pharmaceutical products – especially medicines – represents a major share of public health spending. At the same time, the significant financial resources ...

Exploring health-sector absenteeism and feasible solutions: evidence from the primary healthcare level in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Aloysius Odii, Prince Agwu, Charles Orjiakor, Pamela Ogbozor, Eleanor Hutchinson, Martin McKee, Pallavi Roy, Uche Obi, Chinyere Onalu, Dina Balabanova
Publication date: September 2019

Many studies have found that absenteeism undermines the effective delivery of healthcare. However, most studies focus on high-income countries. Low-income countries have been largely ignored in ...

Corruption in Anglophone West Africa health systems: a systematic review of its different variants and the factors that sustain them

Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Prince Agwu, Charles Orjiakor, Martin McKee, Eleanor Hutchinson, Chinyere Mbachu, Aloysius Odii, Pamela Ogbozor, Uche Obi, Hyacinth Ichoku, Dina Balabanova
Publication date: July 2019

West African countries are ranked especially low in global corruption perception indexes. The health sector is often singled out for particular concern given the role ...

We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems

Authors: Eleanor Hutchinson, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee
Publication date: December 2018

Editorial, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 22 December 2018 The health sector consistently appears prominently in surveys of perceived corruption, with considerable evidence that ...

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