Jun 21, 2008
Too little but not too late: Results of a literature review to improve routine immunization programs in developing countries
Globally, immunization services have been the center of renewed interest with increased funding to improve services, acceleration of the introduction of new vaccines, and the development of a health systems approach to improve vaccine delivery. Much of the credit for the increased attention is due to the work of the GAVI Alliance and to new funding streams. If routine immunization programs are to take full advantage of the newly available resources, managers need to understand the range of proven strategies and approaches to deliver vaccines to reduce the incidence of diseases. In this paper, we present strategies that may be used at the sub-national level to improve routine immunization programs.Feb 1, 2008
Health Governance: Concepts, Experience, and Programming Options
Country health officials and donors have increasingly realized that resources allocated to health will not achieve their intended results without attention to governance. Particularly as global programs inject huge amounts of funding targeting specific diseases, weaknesses in health system governance threaten to undermine the effective utilization of the funds. Corruption is perhaps the most dramatic governance-related threat, but in addition poor accountability and transparency, weak incentives for responsiveness and performance, and limited engagement of citizens in health affairs contribute to low levels of system effectiveness as well.Jan 22, 2008
Understanding Biometrics
Applications, eHealth, eHealth architecture, Hardware, Standards, Tools
Global
Biometrics refers to the automatic identification of human beings based on their physical and/or behavioural characteristics (Bio = life + Metrics = measurement). These characteristics present some specific properties such as, uniqueness and persistency, making them suitable for this kind of task. Examples of physical characteristics include among others: fingerprints, face, iris, retina, and hand geometry. On the other hand, examples of behavioural characteristics include: signature, voice, keystroke dynamics, etc. The purpose of this book is to serve as an introductory source of information for people interested in Biometrics.
Jan 1, 2008
Framework and standards for country health information systems
PRISM (Performance of Routine Information System Management), WHO
Global
Jan 1, 2008
WHO HMN Health Metrics Framework 2nd edition
The Health Metrics Network (HMN) was launched in 2005 to help countries and other partners improve global health by strengthening the systems that generate health-related information for evidence-based decision-making. HMN is grateful for funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Commission (EC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), which also serves as host to HMN.Oct 1, 2007
Information systems in developing countries a critical research review
Jan 8, 2007
Using a Fingerprint Recognition System in a Vaccine Trial to Avoid Misclassification
Applications, eHealth, eHealth architecture, Immunization Registry, Peer Learning, Tools
Global
Jan 1, 2007
Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries – A review on barriers to implementing health informatics in developing countries
eHealth, eHealth Plan, Policies, Practices
Global
Dec 1, 2006
Zambia Vision 2030
The Vision 2030, Zambia's first ever written long-term plan, expresses the aspirations of the Zambian people to be accomplished by the year 2030. It articulates the appropriate national and sector goals to meet people’s aspirations. It is based on policy-oriented research on key national strategic issues and on a process of discussion and dialogue with the private sector, civil society and the general citizenry on the long-term goals and future of Zambia.Sep 25, 2006
Measurement of tetanus antitoxin in oral fluid: a tool to conduct serosurveys.
Serosurveys that measure tetanus antitoxin can complement immunization coverage surveys to allow evaluation of immunization services in developing countries. Measurement of IgG tetanus antitoxin in oral fluid was investigated as a practical and noninvasive alternative to and correlate of serum antibodies.Jump in. Expand your knowledge.
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