Forecasting in health-service provision

Sexual reproductive health service provision to young people in Kenya; health service providers’ experiences

BACKGROUND Addressing the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young people remains a challenge for most developing countries. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of Health Service Providers (HSP) in providing SRH services to young people in Kenya. METHODS Qualitative study conducted in eight health facilities; five from Nairobi and three rural district hospitals in L...

Mental Health Service Provision in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The study discusses key issues and concepts of how to provide basic mental health services for people with mental disorders in low and middle-income countries (LAMICs). RECENT FINDINGS In the last years a considerable gap between mental healthcare needs and available services in LAMICs has been documented. The transformation of hospital-based to community-based mental health...

Identifying Gaps in Health Service Provision: GIS Approaches

Service Building in Dense Service Provision Environments

1. Context Interconnection problems between privately owned network operators can be traced back to the 19th century when the telegraph first appeared. After successful deployment of the technology at a national scale, there was the need to provide interconnection across country borders facilitating interoperation between independent providers of the telegraph service, each with its own proprie...

Epilepsy service provision in the National Health Service in England in 2012

PURPOSE The National Health Service in the United Kingdom compares favourably on many international measures of quality and cost-effectiveness. It has many centres of excellence for epilepsy care and in some areas is a world-leader. However, for over twenty years there have been concerns that the provision of good quality care is variable and in many areas major improvements are required. We re...