A high level expert panel discussed how climate and health services could best collaborate to improve public health. This was on the agenda of the recent Third International Climate Services Conference, held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 4-6 December 2013. Issues and challenges concerning a demand led approach to serve the health sector needs, were identified and analysed. Important recommendations ...

This study deals with the relations between masculinities and health care, approaching the recognition of health needs among male users of primary health care and the responses by the services. The study is part of a larger research project in four Brazilian States, with a convenience sample of eight health services. Ethnographic observation was compared with semi-structured interviews with 182...

BACKGROUND The High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth released its report to the United Nations Secretary-General in September 2016. It makes important recommendations that are based on estimates of over 40 million new health sector jobs by 2030 in mostly high- and middle-income countries and a needs-based shortage of 18 million, mostly in low- and middle-income countrie...

Background and objectives: The regionalization is a suitable approach to reduce the cost of health services and to increase the number of patients covered by special services. Since the establishment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) needs expensive equipment and experts, it is critical to find the optimal number and location for NICU beds and referral networks. <stro...

Micro financing is providing financial services and resources for low-income people to improve their financial situation. In many less developed countries, providing these services for low-income classes was next to impossible due to high interest rates and heavy collaterals and guarantees that banks and other credit institutions demand. Micro financing was used since 1960s as a fundamenta...

BACKGROUND Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids was established to bridge the research-practice gap in pediatric emergency care by bringing the best evidence to Canadian general emergency departments (EDs). The first step in this process was to conduct a national needs assessment to determine the information needs and preferences of health professionals and parents in this clinical setting....

We analyze the effect of women's empowerment on their demand for reproductive and sexual health services. In particular, we explore use modern contraceptive methods, if women have had an HIV screening they made a consultation after experiencing symptoms sexually transmitted infections. calculate four indexes, proxies to economic dimension empowerment, freedom movement visit family or friends, r...