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ItemPublic Engagement in Health Priority Setting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Trends and Considerations for Policy(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2013-08)David Hipgrave and colleagues argue that we must find more effective, equitable, feasible and affordable ways to engage the public in health priority setting in developing countries. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary
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ItemChinese-Style Decentralization and Health System Reform(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2012-11)David Hipgrave and colleagues discuss health system reform in China and argue that parallel reforms in governance, financing, and accountability are also needed to ensure health equity.
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ItemImplications of dual practice for universal health coverage(WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2016-02)Making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) requires that health workers are adequate in numbers, prepared for their jobs and motivated to perform. In establishing the best ways to develop the health workforce, relatively little attention has been paid to the trends and implications of dual practice - concurrent employment in public and private sectors. We review recent research on dual practice for its potential to guide staffing policies in relation to UHC. Many studies describe the characteristics and correlates of dual practice and speculate about impacts, but there is very little evidence that is directly relevant to policy-makers. No studies have evaluated the impact of policies on the characteristics of dual practice or implications for UHC. We address this lack and call for case studies of policy interventions on dual practice in different contexts. Such research requires investment in better data collection and greater determination on the part of researchers, research funding bodies and national research councils to overcome the difficulties of researching sensitive topics of health systems functions.
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ItemPublic Health and International Partnerships in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2015-12)David Hipgrave and colleagues argue that sustained collaboration is required to improve population health and health services in North Korea.
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ItemControl of iron deficiency anemia in low- and middle-income countries(AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2013-04-04)Despite worldwide economic and scientific development, more than a quarter of the world's population remains anemic, and about half of this burden is a result of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). IDA is most prevalent among preschool children and women. Among women, iron supplementation improves physical and cognitive performance, work productivity, and well-being, and iron during pregnancy improves maternal, neonatal, infant, and even long-term child outcomes. Among children, iron may improve cognitive, psychomotor, and physical development, but the evidence for this is more limited. Strategies to control IDA include daily and intermittent iron supplementation, home fortification with micronutrient powders, fortification of staple foods and condiments, and activities to improve food security and dietary diversity. The safety of routine iron supplementation in settings where infectious diseases, particularly malaria, are endemic remains uncertain. The World Health Organization is revising global guidelines for controlling IDA. Implementation of anemia control programs in developing countries requires careful baseline epidemiologic evaluation, selection of appropriate interventions that suit the population, and ongoing monitoring to ensure safety and effectiveness. This review provides an overview and an approach for the implementation of public health interventions for controlling IDA in low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on current evidence-based recommendations.