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View article: Overseas Medical Referral: the health system challenges for Pacific Island Countries
Overseas Medical Referral: the health system challenges for Pacific Island Countries Open
The delivery of specialised clinical services in the small Island nations of the Pacific region is an increasing challenge in the context of a rising burden of non-communicable diseases. Resources are limited and case-loads too low to supp…
View article: Economic Contraction from COVID-19 in the Pacific: Implications for Health Financing
Economic Contraction from COVID-19 in the Pacific: Implications for Health Financing Open
Pacific Island countries (PIC) have emerged as among the most at-risk globally from the collateral economic damage resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being largely spared its direct health effects so far. Current projections ind…
View article: Working conditions and perception on incentives of Fiji community health workers: findings from a survey with a convenience sample in 2016
Working conditions and perception on incentives of Fiji community health workers: findings from a survey with a convenience sample in 2016 Open
Working conditions and perception on incentives ofFiji community health workers: findings from a survey with a convenience sample in 2016 https://e-jghs.orgEditor's note: Dr. Changgyo Yoon is a technical
View article: Assessing the capacity of ministries of health to use research in decision-making: conceptual framework and tool
Assessing the capacity of ministries of health to use research in decision-making: conceptual framework and tool Open
The framework and related instrument represent a new opportunity for MoHs to identify ways to understand and improve capacities to incorporate research evidence in decision-making, as well as to provide a basis for tracking change.
View article: The Implications of Aging on the Health Systems of the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Opportunities
The Implications of Aging on the Health Systems of the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Opportunities Open
Population aging presents substantial and unique challenges and opportunities to Pacific Island countries. The countries in this region currently have young populations, but the population is rapidly changing. With some of the highest rate…
View article: Measuring inequalities in the distribution of the Fiji Health Workforce
Measuring inequalities in the distribution of the Fiji Health Workforce Open
While populations with lower mortality tend to have a slightly greater share of health workers, the overall distribution of health workers on the basis of need is more equitable in Fiji than for many other LMICs. The overall shortage of he…
View article: Financing for universal health coverage in small island states: evidence from the Fiji Islands
Financing for universal health coverage in small island states: evidence from the Fiji Islands Open
Background Universal health coverage (UHC) is critical to global poverty alleviation and equity of health systems. Many low-income and middle-income countries, including small island states in the Pacific, have committed to UHC and reformi…
View article: How to do (or not to do) … translation of national health accounts data to evidence for policy making in a low resourced setting
How to do (or not to do) … translation of national health accounts data to evidence for policy making in a low resourced setting Open
For more than a decade, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have promoted the international standardization of National Health Accounts (NHA) for reporti…
View article: Solomon Islands - Health facilities costing study
Solomon Islands - Health facilities costing study Open
The Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) commissioned this Health Facilities Costing Study (‘the study’) to better understand how resources are used to deliver health services. The MHMS oversees two main sources …