Fixes, failures, and facilitation: diagnosing problems and opportunities in health intervention
Bloom, G., Standing, H., Lucas, H., Bhuiya, A., Oladepo, O. and Peters, D.H. (2011) ‘Making health markets work better for poor people: the case of informal providers’, Health Policy and Planning 26(Suppl. 1): i45–52 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr025>.
Bloom, G., Kanjilal, B., Lucas, H. and Peters, D.H. (eds.) (2012) Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving Quality and Access for the Poor, Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
De Graft Aikins, A., Unwin, N., Agyemang, C., Allotey, P., Campbell, C. and Arhinful, D. (2010) ‘Tackling Africa’s chronic disease burden: from the local to the global’, Globalization and Health 6(1): 5.
De Savigny, D., Webster, J., Agyepong, I. A., Mwita, A., Bart-Plange, C., Baffoe-Wilmot, A. and Lengeler, C. (2012) ‘Introducing vouchers for malaria prevention in Ghana and Tanzania: context and adoption of innovation in health systems’, Health Policy and Planning 27(Suppl. 4): iv32–43 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs087>.
Elliot, D., Gibson, A. and Hitchins, R. (2008) ‘Making markets work for the poor: rationale and practice’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(2): 101–19 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.011>.
GiveWell (2013) A Conversation with Marcy Erskine on September 18, 2003 [pdf] <http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Marcy%20Erskine%209-18-13%20(public).pdf> [accessed 15 October 2015].
Hawley, W.A., Phillips-Howard, P.A., ter Kuile, F.O., Terlouw, D.J., Vulule, J.M., Ombok, M., Nahlen, B.L., Gimnig, J.E., Kariuki, S.K., Kolczak, M.S. and Hightower, A.W. (2003) ‘Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya’, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68(Suppl. 4): 121–7.
Lengeler, C. (2004) ‘Insecticide-treated bed nets and curtains for preventing malaria’, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2(2): CD000363 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000363.pub2>.
Levine, R. (2004) What’s Worked? Accounting for Success in Global Health, Washington, DC: Center for Global Development.
Miguel, E. and Kremer, M. (2004) ‘Worms: identifying impacts on education and health in the presence of treatment externalities’, Econometrica 72(1): 159–217.
Mills, A. (2004) Strengthening Health Systems: The Role and Promise of Policy and Systems Research, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO).
Murray, C.J., Ortblad, K.F., Guinovart, C., Lim, S.S., Wolock, T.M., Roberts, D.A. and Alvis-Guzman, N. (2014) ‘Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013’, The Lancet 384(9947): 1005–70.
Peters, D.H. (2014) ‘The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?’ Health Research Policy and Systems 12(1): 51 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-12-51>.
Peters, D.H., Garg, A., Bloom, G., Walker, D.G., Brieger, W.R. and Hafizur Rahman, M. (2008) ‘Poverty and access to health care in developing countries’, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1136: 161–71 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1425.011>.
Peters, D. H., Paina, L. and Bennett, S. (2012) ‘Expecting the unexpected: applying the Develop-Distort Dilemma to maximize positive market impacts in health’, Health Policy and Planning 27(suppl. 4): iv44–53.
Plsek, P.E. and Greenhalgh, T. (2001) ‘The challenge of complexity in health care’, British Medical Journal 323(7313): 625.
Smith, J.P. (1999) ‘Healthy bodies and thick wallets: the dual relation between health and economic status’, Journal of Economic Perspectives 13(2): 145–66.
Springfield Centre (2015) The Operational Guide for the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) Approach, 2nd edn, funded by SDC & DFID, Durham, UK: Springfield Centre.
Taylor, B. (2014) ‘Who wants to give forever? Giving meaning to sustainability in development’, Journal of International Development 26: 1181–96 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3033>.
USAID (2014) Local Systems: A Framework for Supporting Sustained Development [pdf], Washington, DC: USAID <https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/LocalSystemsFramework.pdf> [accessed 2 March 2016].
Victora, C.G., Hanson, K., Bryce, J. and Vaughan, J.P. (2004) ‘Achieving universal coverage with health interventions’, The Lancet 364(9444): 1541–8.
Wagstaff, A. (2002) ‘Poverty and health sector inequalities’, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(2): 97–105.
World Bank (2015) ‘World Development Indicators’ [database] Washington, DC: World Bank <http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators> [accessed 7 January 2016].
World Health Organization (2012) ‘New report signals slowdown in the fight against malaria’, News release 17 December 2012 [online], Geneva: WHO <www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2012/malaria_20121217/en/> [accessed 15 October 2015].
World Health Organisation (2015) ‘Global Health Observatory data repository’ [online], Geneva: WHO <http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.home> [accessed 16 March 2016].
Yadav, P. (2010) ‘In country supply chains: the weakest link in the health system’, Global Health Magazine 5 (Winter 2010): 18–9.
Bloom, G., Standing, H., Lucas, H., Bhuiya, A., Oladepo, O. and Peters, D.H. (2011) ‘Making health markets work better for poor people: the case of informal providers’, Health Policy and Planning 26(Suppl. 1): i45–52 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr025>.
Bloom, G., Kanjilal, B., Lucas, H. and Peters, D.H. (eds.) (2012) Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving Quality and Access for the Poor, Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
De Graft Aikins, A., Unwin, N., Agyemang, C., Allotey, P., Campbell, C. and Arhinful, D. (2010) ‘Tackling Africa’s chronic disease burden: from the local to the global’, Globalization and Health 6(1): 5.
De Savigny, D., Webster, J., Agyepong, I. A., Mwita, A., Bart-Plange, C., Baffoe-Wilmot, A. and Lengeler, C. (2012) ‘Introducing vouchers for malaria prevention in Ghana and Tanzania: context and adoption of innovation in health systems’, Health Policy and Planning 27(Suppl. 4): iv32–43 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs087>.
Elliot, D., Gibson, A. and Hitchins, R. (2008) ‘Making markets work for the poor: rationale and practice’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(2): 101–19 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.011>.
GiveWell (2013) A Conversation with Marcy Erskine on September 18, 2003 [pdf] <http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Marcy%20Erskine%209-18-13%20(public).pdf> [accessed 15 October 2015].
Hawley, W.A., Phillips-Howard, P.A., ter Kuile, F.O., Terlouw, D.J., Vulule, J.M., Ombok, M., Nahlen, B.L., Gimnig, J.E., Kariuki, S.K., Kolczak, M.S. and Hightower, A.W. (2003) ‘Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya’, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68(Suppl. 4): 121–7.
Lengeler, C. (2004) ‘Insecticide-treated bed nets and curtains for preventing malaria’, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2(2): CD000363 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000363.pub2>.
Levine, R. (2004) What’s Worked? Accounting for Success in Global Health, Washington, DC: Center for Global Development.
Miguel, E. and Kremer, M. (2004) ‘Worms: identifying impacts on education and health in the presence of treatment externalities’, Econometrica 72(1): 159–217.
Mills, A. (2004) Strengthening Health Systems: The Role and Promise of Policy and Systems Research, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO).
Murray, C.J., Ortblad, K.F., Guinovart, C., Lim, S.S., Wolock, T.M., Roberts, D.A. and Alvis-Guzman, N. (2014) ‘Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013’, The Lancet 384(9947): 1005–70.
Peters, D.H. (2014) ‘The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?’ Health Research Policy and Systems 12(1): 51 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-12-51>.
Peters, D.H., Garg, A., Bloom, G., Walker, D.G., Brieger, W.R. and Hafizur Rahman, M. (2008) ‘Poverty and access to health care in developing countries’, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1136: 161–71 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1425.011>.
Peters, D. H., Paina, L. and Bennett, S. (2012) ‘Expecting the unexpected: applying the Develop-Distort Dilemma to maximize positive market impacts in health’, Health Policy and Planning 27(suppl. 4): iv44–53.
Plsek, P.E. and Greenhalgh, T. (2001) ‘The challenge of complexity in health care’, British Medical Journal 323(7313): 625.
Smith, J.P. (1999) ‘Healthy bodies and thick wallets: the dual relation between health and economic status’, Journal of Economic Perspectives 13(2): 145–66.
Springfield Centre (2015) The Operational Guide for the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) Approach, 2nd edn, funded by SDC & DFID, Durham, UK: Springfield Centre.
Taylor, B. (2014) ‘Who wants to give forever? Giving meaning to sustainability in development’, Journal of International Development 26: 1181–96 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3033>.
USAID (2014) Local Systems: A Framework for Supporting Sustained Development [pdf], Washington, DC: USAID <https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/LocalSystemsFramework.pdf> [accessed 2 March 2016].
Victora, C.G., Hanson, K., Bryce, J. and Vaughan, J.P. (2004) ‘Achieving universal coverage with health interventions’, The Lancet 364(9444): 1541–8.
Wagstaff, A. (2002) ‘Poverty and health sector inequalities’, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(2): 97–105.
World Bank (2015) ‘World Development Indicators’ [database] Washington, DC: World Bank <http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators> [accessed 7 January 2016].
World Health Organization (2012) ‘New report signals slowdown in the fight against malaria’, News release 17 December 2012 [online], Geneva: WHO <www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2012/malaria_20121217/en/> [accessed 15 October 2015].
World Health Organisation (2015) ‘Global Health Observatory data repository’ [online], Geneva: WHO <http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.home> [accessed 16 March 2016].
Yadav, P. (2010) ‘In country supply chains: the weakest link in the health system’, Global Health Magazine 5 (Winter 2010): 18–9.
Bloom, G., Standing, H., Lucas, H., Bhuiya, A., Oladepo, O. and Peters, D.H. (2011) ‘Making health markets work better for poor people: the case of informal providers’, Health Policy and Planning 26(Suppl. 1): i45–52 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr025>.
Bloom, G., Kanjilal, B., Lucas, H. and Peters, D.H. (eds.) (2012) Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving Quality and Access for the Poor, Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
De Graft Aikins, A., Unwin, N., Agyemang, C., Allotey, P., Campbell, C. and Arhinful, D. (2010) ‘Tackling Africa’s chronic disease burden: from the local to the global’, Globalization and Health 6(1): 5.
De Savigny, D., Webster, J., Agyepong, I. A., Mwita, A., Bart-Plange, C., Baffoe-Wilmot, A. and Lengeler, C. (2012) ‘Introducing vouchers for malaria prevention in Ghana and Tanzania: context and adoption of innovation in health systems’, Health Policy and Planning 27(Suppl. 4): iv32–43 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs087>.
Elliot, D., Gibson, A. and Hitchins, R. (2008) ‘Making markets work for the poor: rationale and practice’, Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19(2): 101–19 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2008.011>.
GiveWell (2013) A Conversation with Marcy Erskine on September 18, 2003 [pdf] <http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Marcy%20Erskine%209-18-13%20(public).pdf> [accessed 15 October 2015].
Hawley, W.A., Phillips-Howard, P.A., ter Kuile, F.O., Terlouw, D.J., Vulule, J.M., Ombok, M., Nahlen, B.L., Gimnig, J.E., Kariuki, S.K., Kolczak, M.S. and Hightower, A.W. (2003) ‘Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya’, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 68(Suppl. 4): 121–7.
Lengeler, C. (2004) ‘Insecticide-treated bed nets and curtains for preventing malaria’, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2(2): CD000363 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000363.pub2>.
Levine, R. (2004) What’s Worked? Accounting for Success in Global Health, Washington, DC: Center for Global Development.
Miguel, E. and Kremer, M. (2004) ‘Worms: identifying impacts on education and health in the presence of treatment externalities’, Econometrica 72(1): 159–217.
Mills, A. (2004) Strengthening Health Systems: The Role and Promise of Policy and Systems Research, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO).
Murray, C.J., Ortblad, K.F., Guinovart, C., Lim, S.S., Wolock, T.M., Roberts, D.A. and Alvis-Guzman, N. (2014) ‘Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013’, The Lancet 384(9947): 1005–70.
Peters, D.H. (2014) ‘The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?’ Health Research Policy and Systems 12(1): 51 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-12-51>.
Peters, D.H., Garg, A., Bloom, G., Walker, D.G., Brieger, W.R. and Hafizur Rahman, M. (2008) ‘Poverty and access to health care in developing countries’, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1136: 161–71 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1425.011>.
Peters, D. H., Paina, L. and Bennett, S. (2012) ‘Expecting the unexpected: applying the Develop-Distort Dilemma to maximize positive market impacts in health’, Health Policy and Planning 27(suppl. 4): iv44–53.
Plsek, P.E. and Greenhalgh, T. (2001) ‘The challenge of complexity in health care’, British Medical Journal 323(7313): 625.
Smith, J.P. (1999) ‘Healthy bodies and thick wallets: the dual relation between health and economic status’, Journal of Economic Perspectives 13(2): 145–66.
Springfield Centre (2015) The Operational Guide for the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) Approach, 2nd edn, funded by SDC & DFID, Durham, UK: Springfield Centre.
Taylor, B. (2014) ‘Who wants to give forever? Giving meaning to sustainability in development’, Journal of International Development 26: 1181–96 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3033>.
USAID (2014) Local Systems: A Framework for Supporting Sustained Development [pdf], Washington, DC: USAID <https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1870/LocalSystemsFramework.pdf> [accessed 2 March 2016].
Victora, C.G., Hanson, K., Bryce, J. and Vaughan, J.P. (2004) ‘Achieving universal coverage with health interventions’, The Lancet 364(9444): 1541–8.
Wagstaff, A. (2002) ‘Poverty and health sector inequalities’, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(2): 97–105.
World Bank (2015) ‘World Development Indicators’ [database] Washington, DC: World Bank <http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators> [accessed 7 January 2016].
World Health Organization (2012) ‘New report signals slowdown in the fight against malaria’, News release 17 December 2012 [online], Geneva: WHO <www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2012/malaria_20121217/en/> [accessed 15 October 2015].
World Health Organisation (2015) ‘Global Health Observatory data repository’ [online], Geneva: WHO <http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.home> [accessed 16 March 2016].
Yadav, P. (2010) ‘In country supply chains: the weakest link in the health system’, Global Health Magazine 5 (Winter 2010): 18–9.
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