Publications

Latest IHSP Publications

Innovation and Change in the Chilean Health System
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D., and Thomas Leisewitz, M.D., M.P.H., January 7, 2016

Improving Health System Performance in a Decentralized Health System: Capacity Building in Pakistan
Thomas John Bossert, Andrew David Mitchell & Muhammad Anwar Janjua, May, 2015

Empirical Studies of an Approach to Decentralization: “Decision Space” in Decentralized Health Systems
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D, September, 2014

The Labor Market for Health Workers in Africa: Politics and  Governance in Human Resources for Health
Andrew Mitchell and Thomas J. Bossert, April, 2013

Global Fund investments in human resources for health: innovation and missed opportunities for health systems strengthening
 Diana Bowser, Susan Powers Sparkes, Andrew Mitchell, Thomas J. Bossert, Till Bärnighausen, Gulin Gedik, & Rifat Atun, November 2013

Health governance: principal–agent linkages and health system strengthening 
 Derick W Brinkerhoff and Thomas J Bossert, November 2012

 

IHSP Publications by Topic:                                   IHSP Publications by Region:
Decentralization                                                           Africa
Financing and Expenditures                                   Asia
General                                                                              Central and Eastern Europe
Health Sector Reform                                                General
Hospital Autonomy                                                    Latin America and Caribbean
Insurance                                                                        Middle East
Management Information Systems
National Health Accounts 
Policy and Policy Process
Providers
Public/Private Sector
Quality
Reproductive Health and Health Systems
Resource Mobilization
Social Capital

 

DDM Issue Briefs
These succinct summaries are designed to communicate important research findings on critical issues in health sector reform to key health policy makers, counterparts, and colleagues in the field.

Policy Process of Health Reform in Latin America
Decentralization of Health Systems in Latin America
Enhancing Managerial Autonomy in Polish Health Facilities
Provider Market Analysis and the Health Sector in Transitional Economies
A Decade of Health Sector Reform: What Have We Learned?
Public Relations and Health Sector Reform: The Experience in Poland

Decentralization:

Improving Health System Performance in a Decentralized Health System: Capacity Building in Pakistan
Thomas John Bossert, Andrew David Mitchell & Muhammad Anwar Janjua, May 2015

Empirical Studies of an Approach to Decentralization: “Decision Space” in Decentralized Health Systems
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D, September 2014

Guatemala: Decentralization and Integration in Health Logistics Systems
Thomas Bossert, Ph.D., Diana Bowser, M.P.H., Johnnie Amenyah, Rebecca Copeland, Management and Technology in Health and Development Guatemala (GETSA)

Decentralization and the Health Logistics System Ghana
Thomas Bossert, Ph.D., Diana Bowser, M.P.H., Johnnie Amenyah, B.Pharm., MBA, Rebecca Copeland, M.S.P.H., July 30, 2004

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004)
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

Decentralization and Equity of Resource Allocation: Evidence from Colombia and Chile
Thomas Bossert, Osvaldo Larranaga, Ursula Giedion, Jose Jesus Arbelaez, Diana Bowser, January 2003

Impact of Decentralization and Integration on the Performance of Health Logistics Systems: Concept Paper and Applied Research Protocol
Thomas Bossert, Diana Bowser, Johnnie Amenyah, Dana Aronovich, Jim Bates, Kay Quam, March 2002

Decentralization of Health Systems in Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and the Philippines: a Comparative Analysis of Decision Space
Thomas Bossert and Joel Beauvais, March 2002

Studies of Decentralization of the Health System in Nicaragua: Final Report
Thomas Bossert, Diana Bowser, Leonor Corea, September 2001
English
Spanish

Proposal for Decentralization of Health System in Morocco
Thomas Bossert, March 2001

Health Care Options for Polish Municipalities: The Implications of International Experience
Marc Roberts and Thomas Bossert

Decentralization of Health Systems in Latin America: A Comparative Study of Chile, Colombia, and Bolivia
Thomas Bossert, June 2000
English
Spanish

Guidelines for Promoting Decentralization of Health Systems in Latin America
Thomas Bossert, June 2000
English
Spanish

Methodological Guidelines for Applied Research on Decentralization of Health Systems in Latin America
Thomas Bossert, June 2000

Applied Research on Decentralization of Health Care Systems in Latin America: Bolivia Case Study
Thomas J. Bossert, Fernando Ruiz Mier, Scarlet Escalante, Marina Cardenas, Bruno Guisani, Katherina Capra, Joel Beauvais, and Diana Bowser, June 2000

La Descentralización de los Servicios de Salud en Bolivia
Thomas J. Bossert, Fernando Ruiz Mier, Scarlet Escalante, Marina Cardenas, Bruno Guisani, Katherina Capra, Joel Beauvais, and Diana Bowser, junio 2000

Applied Research on Decentralization of Health Care Systems in Latin America: Colombia Case Study
Thomas J. Bossert, Mukesh Chawla, Diana Bowser, Joel Beauvais, Ursula Giedion, Jose Jesus Arbelaez,and Alvaro Lopez Villan, June 2000

Decentralization of the Health System in Zambia
Thomas J. Bossert, Mukosha Bona Chitah, Maryse Simonet, Ladslous Mwansa, Maureen Daura, Musa Mabandhala, Diana Bowser, Joseph Sevilla, Joel Beauvais, Gloria Silondwa, and Munalinga Simatele, December 2000

Analyzing the Decentralization of Health Systems in Developing Countries: Decision Space, Innovation and Performance
Thomas Bossert, March 1997

Financing and Expenditures:

Health Financing in Guatemala: A Situation Analysis and Lessons from Four Developing Countries (Final Report)
Bowser, Diana, Mahal, A., June 30, 2009

Willingness to Pay for Social Health Insurance Among Informal Sector Workers in Wuhan, China: a Contingent Valuation Study
Baernighausen T, Liu Y, Zhang X, Sauerborn R., BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul. 20; 7:114.

Health Care in China: The role of non-government providers
Liu Y, Berman P, Yip W, Liang H, Meng Q, Li Z. Health Policy. 2006 Jul;77(2):212-20.

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

Medical Spending and Rural Impoverishment in Rural China
Liu Y, Rao K, Hsiao WC. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2003; 21(3): 216-222.

Health Expenditures and the Elderly: A Survey of Issues in Forecasting, Methods Used, and Relevance for Developing Countries
Ajay Mahal, Peter Berman, and A. K. NandaKumar, December 2002

Plan of Action for HIV/AIDS Accounts for Nigeria
Olakunle Odumosu, Adedoyin Soyibo, Ajay Mahal, February 5, 2002

Privatization and Payments: Lessons for Poland from Chile and Colombia
Thomas Bossert, March 2000

Innovations in Provider Payment Systems in Transitional Economies: Experience in Suwalki, Poland
Mukesh Chawla, Peter Berman, and Dariusz Dudarewicz, May 1988

Enrollment Procedures and Self-selection by Patients: Evidence from a Family Practice in Krakow, Poland
Mukesh Chawla, Tomaz Tomasik, Marzena Kulis, Adam Windak, and Deirdre A. Rogers

Economics of A Family Practice in Krakow
Mukesh Chawla, Tomaz Tomasik, Marzena Kulis, and Adam Windak, July 1997

Physician Contracting in Suwalki
Dariusz Dudarewicz and Mukesh Chawla, February 1997

Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Report Number 1 Summary Output for Bani Suef General Hospital, 1993-1994
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health and Population, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, January 1997

Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Report Number 2 Summary Output for Suez General Hospital, 1993-1994
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health and Population, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, January 1997

Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Report Number 3 Summary Output for El Gamhuria General Hospital, 1993-1994
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health and Population, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, January 1997

Cost Analysis and Efficiency Indicators for Health Care: Report Number 4 Summary Output for 19 Primary Health Care Facilities in Alexandria, Bani Suef and Suez, 1993-1994
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health and Population, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, January 1997

Workshop Report — Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Health Services, La Paz, Bolivia, May 9-11, 1995
Julia Walsh and David Anderson

Workshop on Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Identify a Package of Priority Health Interventions, Port Said, Egypt, January 8-13, 1995
Julia Walsh and Hassan Salah

Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Heatlh, 1994-1995


Workshop on Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Identify a Package of Priority Health Interventions, Egypt, July 3-7, 1994

Julia Walsh, Hassan Salah and Kristen Purdy

Selecting an Essential Package of Health Services Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: A Manual for Professionals in Developing Countries
Logan Brenzel, July 1993

The Impact of Economic and Demographic Factors on Government Health Expenditure in Poland
Mukesh Chawla, Dorota Kawiorska, and G. Chellaraj

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Human Resources: 

Global Fund investments in human resources for health: innovation and missed opportunities for health systems strengthening 
Diana Bowser, Susan Powers Sparkes, Andrew Mitchell, Thomas J. Bossert, Till Bärnighausen, Gulin Gedik, & Rifat Atun, November 2013

Politics and Governance in Human Resources for Health
Andrew Mitchell and Thomas J. Bossert, 2013

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General:

Controlling HIV/AIDS in China: Health System Challenges
Liy Y Kaufman J, Kleinman A, Saich A. eds. AIDS and Social Policies in China. Pp75-95. 2006.  Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center.

Cigarette smoking and poverty in China
Liu Y, Rao K, Hu T, Sun Q, Mao Z., Soc Sci Med. 2006; 63(11), 2784-2790.

Applying Managed Care Concepts and Tools to Middle and Lower Income Countries: The Case of Medical Aid Societies in Zimbabwe
Paul Campbell, Karen Quigley, Arlen Collins, MacDonald Chaora, and Pano Yericaris, June 2000

Public Relations in Health Sector Reform: The Experience from Cracow, Poland
Paul Campbell, Andrzej Rys, and Witoslaw Stepien, June 2000

Managed Care Guidebook
Karen Quigley, Arlen Collins, and Claudia Corra, March 2000

When is Syndronic Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Useful? An Analysis of the Literature
Catherine Gergen, Victoria Wilkins, Pratyma Ragunathan, Julia Walsh, March 2000

Data for Decision Making Project. United States Agency for International Development. Final Report: Overall Lessons Learned: Report on Project Activities
October 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000

Understanding the Supply Side: A Conceptual Framework for Describing and Analyzing the Provision of Health Care Services With an Application to Egypt
Peter Berman, August 1998

Enrollment Procedures and Self-selection By Patients: Evidence From A Family Practice in Krakow, Poland
Mukesh Chawla, Tomasz Tomasik, Marzena Kulis, Adam Windak, and Deirdre A. Rogers, April 1998

Poverty Measurement for Russia: A Briefing Paper
Patricia Langan, March 1994

Health Resources Planning Model (HRP): User’s Guide and Software
Oleh Wolowyna, Gustavo Angeles and Erin Newton, October 1993

A General Cohort-Component Population Project Model in Host (NPROJ): User’s Guide and Software 3.5
Oleh Wolowyna, Gustavo Angeles and Erin Newton, October 1993

Popular Participation in Bolivia
Oleh Wolowyna

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Governance:
Health governance: principal–agent linkages and health system strengthening 
Derick W Brinkerhoff and Thomas J Bossert, November 2012

Politics and Governance in Human Resources for Health
Andrew Mitchell and Thomas J. Bossert, 2013

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Health Sector Reform:

Innovation and Change in the Chilean Health System
Thomas J. Bossert, Ph.D., and Thomas Leisewitz, M.D., M.P.H., January 7, 2016

Providing Health Insurance in Rural China: From Research to Policy
Liu Y, Rao K., Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 31(1):71-92.

Matching Grants and Earmarking for Family Planning: Lessons for the Philippines
Diana Bowser, Thomas Bossert, Andrew Mitchell, DRAFT April 1, 2006

Overview of Contracting for the Provision of Primary Health Care Services in Developing Countries: Lessons for the Philippines for the Use of Contracting in the Provision of Reproducive Health Services and Contraceptive Coverage
Anna Heard, Thomas Bossert, Andrew Mitchell, DRAFT January 17, 2006

Comparative Study of Contraceptive Self-Reliance (CSR) Around the World: Lessons for the Philippines
Final Report, Nancy E. Brune, October 2005

International Experiences in Hospital Autonomy and Revenue Generation: Lessons for the Philippines
Andrew Mitchell, Thomas Bossert, DRAFT August 15, 2005

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004)
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

“Development of the Rural Health Insurance System in China” in Health Policy and Planning; 19(3): 159-165, Oxford University Press, 2004
Yuanli Liu

China’s Public Health-care System: Facing the Challenges
Liu Y, The World Health Organization Bulletin 2004; 82(7): 532-537.

Public Relations in Health Sector Reform: The Experience from Cracow, Poland
Paul Campbell, Andrzej Rys, and Witoslaw Stepien, June 2000

A Decade of Health Sector in Developing Countries: What Have We Learned?
Peter Berman and Thomas Bossert, March 15, 2000

Delivering a Package of RH Services: The Use of a Matrix of Services
Mitchell, M. World Bank Institute, 1999

Egypt: Strategies for Health Sector Change
Peter Berman, Michael Reich, Julia Walsh, A.K. Nandakumar, Nancy Pollock, Hassan Salah, Winnie Yip, Nihal Hafez and Ali Swelam, August 1995

Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries: Making Health Development Sustainable
Peter Berman, Editor, Harvard University Press, 1995

Health Sector Reform in Africa: Lessons Learned
Dayl Donaldson, March 1994

Egypt: Health Sector Brief
Dayl Donaldson, November 12, 1993

Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries: Issues for the 1990’s, Conference Report, September 10-13, 1993, Durham, NH
Patrician Langan, Editors: Peter Berman and Julia Walsh

Proceedings of the Workshop on Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Data for Health Sector Reform, Boston, MA, August 2-20, 1993
Allan Hill, David Anderson, Laura Nyhagen

Notes on Health Sector Reform in Poland
Peter Berman, Andrzej Rys, Thomas Bossert, and Paul Campbell

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Hospital Autonomy:

Initiatives in Health Care Financing: Lessons Learned, HHRA/DDM East/Southern Africa Regional Workshop Proceedings Harare, Zimbabwe May 26-29,1997
Mark McEuen, et al., August 1997

Hospital Autonomy in Indonesia
Thomas Bossert, Soewarta Kosen, Budi Harsono and Ascobat Gani, April 1997

Recent Experiences with Hospital Autonomy in Developing Countries — What Can We Learn?
Ramesh Govindaraj and Mukesh Chawla, September 1996

Récentes Expériences en Matière d’Autonomie Hospitalière dans les Pays en Développement — Que Peut-on en Tirer?
Ramesh Govindaraj et Mukesh Chawla, Septembre 1996

L’Autonomie Hospitalière: Sommaires des Expériences de Cinq Pays
September 1996

Improving Hospital Performance through Policies to Increase Hospital Autonomy: Methodological Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, August 1996

L’Autonomie Hospitalière: Guide Méthodologique
Mukesh Chawla, Ramesh Govindaraj, Peter Berman, et Jack Needleman, Août 1996

Hospital Autonomy in Ghana: The Experience of Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals
Ramesh Govindaraj, A.A.D. Obuobi, N.K.A. Enyimayew, P. Antwi and S. Ofosu-Amaah, August 1996

Improving Hospital Performance through Policies to Increase Hospital Autonomy: Implementation Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Ramesh Govindaraj, August 1996

L’Autonomie Hospitalière: Guide de Mise en Oeuvre
Mukesh Chawla et Ramesh Govindaraj, Aût 1996

Hospital Autonomy in India: The Experience of APVVP Hospitals
Mukesh Chawla and Alex George, July 1996

Hospital Autonomy in Zimbabwe
Jack Needleman and Mukesh Chawla, with Oliver Mudyarabikwa, July 1996

Hospital Autonomy in Kenya: The Experience of Kenyatta National Hospital
David H. Collins, Grace Njeru and Julius Meme, June 1996

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Insurance:

Willingness to pay for social health insurance among informal sector workers in Wuhan, China: a contingent valuation study.
Baernighausen T, Liu Y, Zhang X, Sauerborn R., BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jul. 20; 7:114.

Health care in China: The role of non-government providers
Liu Y, Berman P, Yip W, Liang H, Meng Q, Qu J, Li Z. Health Policy. 2006 Jul;77(2):212-20.

Rural health insurance in China: from research to policy
Liu Y, Rao K., Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 31(1):71-92.

The development of China’s rural health insurance
Liu Y., Health Policy and Planning 2004; 19(3): 159-165.

China’s public health-care system: facing the challenges
Liu Y,The World Health Organization Bulletin 2004; 82(7): 532-537.

Medical Expenditure and Rural Impoverishment in China
Liu Y, Rao K, Hsiao WC. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2003; 21(3): 216-222.

Reforming China’s urban health insurance system
Liu Y.,  Health Policy 2002 (60): 133-150.

National Health Insurance in Poland: A Coach Without Horses?
Peter Berman, April 1998

School Health Insurance — The Experience in Egypt: A Case Study
A.K. Nandakumar and Ali Swelam, 1995

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Management Information Systems:

Improving Care — Improving Access: The Use of Electronic Decision Support with AIDS Patients in South Africa
Marc Mitchell, Neal Lesh, et. al, International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (2008)

Health Budget Tracking System — Egypt, BTS Phase II: Final Report
Gordon Cressman, July 2, 1998

Health Budget Tracking System — Egypt Phase I: Software Guide
Gordon Cressman, October 1996

Health Budget Tracking System — Egypt Phase I: Final Report
Gordon Cressman and Mahmoud Abdel Latif, September 1996

Workshop Proceedings: First Health Budget Tracking System Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, June 18-20, 1995
Gordon Cressman, Oleh Wolowyna (RTI) and Mahmoud Abdel Latif

Health Budget Tracking System: Classification of Health Expenditures by Function
Gordon Cressman and Mahmoud Abdel Latif, 18 October 1995

Health Budget Tracking System — Phase I Pilot Study Results: Alexandria 1992/93
Gordon Cressman and Oleh Wolowyna, April 18, 1995

Health Budget Tracking System — Phase I Pilot Study Results: Bani Suef 1992/93
Gordon Cressman and Oleh Wolowyna, April 18, 1995

*29. Health Budget Tracking System — Phase I Pilot Study Results: Suez 1992/93
Gordon Cressman and Oleh Wolowyna, April 18, 1995

11. A General Cohort-Component Population Project Model in Host (NPROJ): User’s Guide and Software 3.5
Oleh Wolowyna, Gustavo Angeles and Erin Newton, October 1993

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National Health Accounts:

The Distribution of Health Care Resources in Egypt: Implications for Equity An Analysis Using A National Health Accounts Framework
Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, Claudia Blanco-Vidal, A. K. Nandakumar, July 1999

Egypt National Health Accounts 1994/95
Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Khaled H. Nada, Abeer M. Kamal, Ahmed Ibrahim Ali, Department of Planning/Ministry of Health, Egypt and Data for Decision Making Project, October 15, 1997

National Health Accounts in Developing Countries: Appropriate Methods and Recent Applications
Peter Berman, October 23, 1996

Cuentas Nacionales en Países en Desarrollo: Métodos Adecuados y Aplicaciones Recientes
Peter Berman, 23 de Octubre de 1996

Cuentas Nacionales en Países en Desarrollo: Mejorando los Fundamentos
Ravindra Rannan-Eliya y Peter Berman, 20 de Octubre de 1995

National Health Accounts of Egypt
Department of Planning/Ministry of Health, Egypt and Data for Decision Making Project, October 20, 1995

Cuentas Nacionales de Salud para Egipto
El Departamento de Planificatión/Ministerio de Salud, República Arabe de Egipto y el Proyecto Data Decision Making, 20 de Octubre de 1995

National Health Accounts in Developing Countries: Improving the Foundation
Ravindra Rannan-Eliya and Peter Berman, August 1993

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Policy and Policy Process:

Providing Health Insurance in Rural China: From Research to Policy
Liu Y, Rao K., Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 31(1):71-92.

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004)
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Chile, Colombia, and Mexico
Alejandra González-Rossetti and Thomas Bossert, June 2000
English
Spanish

Guidelines for Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform in Latin America Alejandra González-Rossetti and Thomas Bossert, June 2000
English
Spanish

Methodological Guidelines for Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform in Latin America
Thomas Bossert, June 2000

Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform: The Chile Case
Alejandra González-Rossetti, Tomas Chuaqui and Consuelo Espinosa, June 2000

Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform: The Colombia Case
Alejandra González-Rossetti and Patricia Ramírez, June 2000

Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform: The Mexico Case
Alejandra González-Rossetti and Olivia Mogollon, June 2000

Poland Health Policy: Democracy and Governance At Local Levels In International Perspective
Thomas Bossert

Unpredictable Politics: Policy Process of Health Reform in Poland
Thomas Bossert and Cesary Wlodarczyk, January 2000

Health Care Options for Polish Municipalities: The Implications of International Experience
Marc Roberts and Thomas Bossert

Comparative Analysis of Policy Processes: Enhancing the Political Feasibility of Health Reform
Alejandra González Rossetti and Thomas Bossert, November 1999

PolicyMaker 4 Software, Computer-Assisted Political Analysis
Michael Reich and David Cooper, 1996

PVOs and NGOs: Promotion of Democracy and Health
Adrienne Allison and James Macinko, November 1994

Democracy and Democratization in Developing Countries
Stanley Samarasinghe, July 1994

Political Mapping of Health Policy: A Guide for Managing the Political Dimensions of Health Policy
Michael Reich, June 1994

Democracy, Communism and Health Status: A Cross-National Study
Ramesh Govindaraj and Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, March 1994

Democratization and Health: Implications for MOH Policies
Charlotte Gardiner, February 1994

Democracy and Health Series: An Overview of Issues Presented in Four Papers
Michael Reich, January 1994

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Providers:

Egypt Provider Survey Report
Department of Planning, Ministry of Health, Data for Decision Making, Harvard School of Public Health, 1994-1995

Public/Private Sector:

Health care in China: The Role of Non-government Providers
Liu Y, Berman P, Yip W, Liang H, Meng Q, Qu J, Li Z. Health Policy. 2006 Jul;77(2):212-20.

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004)
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

Privatization and Payments : Lessons for Poland from Chile and Colombia
Thomas Bossert, March 2000,

An Overview of Public Private Partnerships in Health
Mitchell M., 2008

“Models of Service Delivery” in Public-Private Partnerships in the Social Sector: Issues and Country Experiences in Asia and the Pacific
Mitchell M., Yidan Wang, ed., Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute Publishing, 1998

Provision of Ambulatory Health Services in Poland: A Case Study from Krakow
Mukesh Chawla, Peter Berman, Adam Windak, and Marzena Kulis

Financing Health Services in Poland: New Evidence on Private Expenditures
Mukesh Chawla, Peter Berman, and Dorota Kawiorska

Private Health Care Provision in Developing Countries: A Preliminary Analysis of Levels and Composite
Kara Hanson and Peter Berman

Perception of Health Status and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living among the Egyptian Elderly
A.K. Nandakumar, Maha El-Adawy, Marc A. Cohen, December 1998

Enrollment Procedures and Self-selection by Patients: Evidence from a Family Practice in Krakow, Poland
Mukesh Chawla, Tomaz Tomasik, Marzena Kulis, Adam Windak, and Deirdre A. Rogers

Economics of A Family Practice in Krakow
Mukesh Chawla, Tomaz Tomasik, Marzena Kulis, and Adam Windak, July 1997

Physician Contracting in Suwalki
Dariusz Dudarewicz and Mukesh Chawla, February 1997

Paying the Physician: Review of Different Methods
Mukesh Chawla, Adam Windak, Peter Berman, and Marzena Kulis, January 1997

Contracting Family Practice in Krakow: Early Experience
Adam Windak, Mukesh Chawla, Peter Berman, and Marzena Kulis, January 1997

Formal and Informal Household Spending on Health: A Multicountry Study in Central and Eastern Europe.
Merck IPP Final Report. Central and Eastern European Health Network.

Zambia National Conference on Public/Private Partnership for Health, Conference Proceedings, Siavonga, Zambia, June 8-11, 1995
Kasirim Nwuke and Abraham Bekele

Kenya: Non-Governmental Health Care Provision
Peter Berman, Kasirim Nwuke, Kara Hanson, Muthoni Kariuki, Karanja Mbugua, Tom Omurwa and Sam Ongayo, April 1995

Zambia: Non-Governmental Health Care Provision
Peter Berman, Kasirim Nwuke, Ravindra Rannan-Eliya and Allast Mwanza, January 12, 1995

Private and Non-Governmental Providers: Partners for Public Health in Africa, Conference Report, Nairobi, Kenya, November 28 – December 1, 1994
Gerald Hursh-Cesar, Peter Berman, Kara Hanson, Ravi Rannan-Eliya and Joseph Rittmann

Summary of Country Studies: Private Providers’ Contributions to Public Health in Four African Countries, Conference –
Private and Non-Governmental Providers: Partners for Public Health in Africa
, Nairobi, Kenya, November 28 – December 1, 1994

Gerald Hursh-Cesar, Peter Berman, Kara Hanson, Ravi Rannan-Eliya, Joseph Rittmann and Kristen Purdy

Case Studies of Mosque and Church Clinics in Cairo, Egypt
Priti Dave Sen, December 1994

The Role of Private Providers in Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Services in Developing Countries
Peter Berman and Laura Rose and Research Triangle Institute, November 1994

Non-Government Financing and Provision of Health Services in Africa: A Background Paper
Kara Hanson and Peter Berman, July 1994

Assessing the Private Sector: Using Non-Government Resources to Strengthen Public Health Goals: Methodological Guidelines
Peter Berman and Kara Hanson, February 1994

Consultation on the Private Health Sector in Africa –Summary of Proceedings , Washington, DC, September 22-23, 1993
Peter Berman and Kara Hanson

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Quality:

Improving Care — Improving Access: The Use of Electronic Decision Support with AIDS Patients in South Africa
Marc Mitchell, Neal Lesh, et. al, International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (2008)

The Relative Importance of Price and Quality in Consumer Choice of Provider: The Case of Egypt
Winnie Yip and Aniceto Orbeta, September 1999

Quality of Outpatient Services, Krakow Gmina
Ann G. Lawthers and Bogdan S. Rózanski, May 1998

 

Reproductive Health and Health Systems:

Improving Care — Improving Access: The Use of Electronic Decision Support with AIDS Patients in South Africa
Marc Mitchell, Neal Lesh, et. al, International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (2008)

The Rationale for Family Planning in Ukraine: Evidence from Europe, Eurasia, and the US
Thomas J. Bossert, Diana M. Bowser, Asta M. Kenney, Laurentiu M. Stan, Anthony A. Hutgins, August 2007
English
Ukrainian

Liu Y, Kaufman J. “Controlling HIV/AIDS in China: Health System Challenges”.
 

In Kaufman J, Kleinman A, Saich A. eds. AIDS and Social Policies in China. Pp75-95. 2006.  Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center.

Matching Grants and Earmarking for Family Planning: Lessons for the Philippines
Diana Bowser, Thomas Bossert, Andrew Mitchell, DRAFT April 1, 2006

Overview of Contracting for the Provision of Primary Health Care Services in Developing Countries: Lessons for the Philippines for the Use of Contracting in the Provision of Reproducive Health Services and Contraceptive Coverage
Anna Heard, Thomas Bossert, Andrew Mitchell, DRAFT January 17, 2006

Comparative Study of Contraceptive Self-Reliance (CSR) Around the World: Lessons for the Philippines
Final Report, Nancy E. Brune, October 2005

International Experiences in Hospital Autonomy and Revenue Generation: Lessons for the Philippines
Andrew Mitchell, Thomas Bossert, DRAFT August 15, 2005

Integration Revisited (Millennium Project Background Paper, Columbia University, 2004)
Marc Mitchell, Susannah Mayhew, Irina Haivas

Delivering a Package of RH Services: The Use of a Matrix of Services.
Mitchell, M. World Bank Institute, 1999

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Resource Mobilization:

Resource Mobilization: Methodological Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, August 1997

Initiatives in Health Care Financing: Lessons Learned, HHRA/DDM East/Southern Africa Regional Workshop Proceedings, Harare, Zimbabwe May 26-29,1997
Mark McEuen, et al., August 1997

La Mobilisation des Ressources: Guide Méthodologique
Mukesh Chawla et Peter Berman, Août 1997

Resource Mobilization in Sri Lanka’s Health Sector
Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, Nishan de Mel, Daya Samarasinghe, Harsha Aturupane, Hema Wijeratne and Research International (Pvt.) Ltd., February 1997

Resource Mobilization for the Health Sector in Zimbabwe
Charles Normand, Glyn Chapman, Oliver Mudyarabikwa, Mukesh Chawla and Jack Needleman, December 1996

Developing and Implementing a Resource Mobilization Strategy
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, September 1996

Stratégie de Mobilisation des Ressources: Développement et Mise en Oeuvre (Premier Draft)
Mukesh Chawla et Peter Berman, Septembre 1996

Côte d’Ivoire Resource Mobilization: Executive Summary
Ministry of Public Health and the National Institute of Public Health, Côte d’Ivoire, September 1996

Mobilisation des Ressources de Santé en Côte d’Ivoire
Ministère de la Santé Publique et Institut National de Santé Publique Côte d’Ivoire, Septembre 1996

La Mobilisation des Ressources: Sommaires des Expériences des Etudes
Septembre 1996

Resource Mobilization for the Health Sector in Senegal
Moustapha Sakho, Malick Cisse, Laurence Codjia, Soumaïla Compaore and Mukesh Chawla, August 1996

Etude des Stratégies de Mobilisation des Ressources dans le Secteur de la Santé: Le Cas du Sénégal
(Premier Draft)

Moustapha Sakho, Malick Cisse, Laurence Codjia, Soumaïla Compaore et Mukesh Chawla, Août 1996

Resource Mobilization for the Health Sector in Bolivia
Marina Cárdenas Robles, Jorge A. Muñoz and Mukesh Chawla, July 1996

Experiences with Resource Mobilization Strategies in Five Developing Countries — What Can We Learn?
Mukesh Chawla and Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, May 1996

Expériences en Matière de Mobilisation des Ressources dans Cinq Pays en Développement — Que Peut-on en Tirer?
Mukesh Chawla et Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, May 1996

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Social Capital:

Building Social Capital through Human Capital Development Programs in Rural Nicaragua: An Evaluation of MSH Management and Leadership Programs in Waslala and Pantasma
Nancy Brune, Thomas Bossert, Diana Bowser, Freddy Solis, August 2005

Construyendo Capital Social a través de Programas de Desarrollo de Capital Humano en Áreas Rurales de Nicaragua Una evaluación del Programa de Gerencia y Liderazgo en Waslala y Pantasma
Nancy Brune, Thomas Bossert, Diana Bowser, Freddy Solis, Agosto 2005

Social Capital and Health in Nicaraguan Communities
Thomas Bossert, Nancy Brune, Diana Bowser, Freddy Solis, December 2003

Capital Social y Salud en Comunidades de Nicaragua
Thomas Bossert, Nancy Brune, Diana Bowser, Freddy Solis, Diciembre 2003

Exploratory Study of Social Capital and Social Programs in Morocco
Thomas Bossert, Diana Bowser, Volkan Cakir, Andrew Mitchell, Final DRAFT May 2003

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