We aimed to improve the quality of family planning and reproductive health services in a family planning centre though implementation of a quality improvement programme. Clients were surveyed to identify quality-related problems. Health care teams then analysed the causes of the problems, developed solutions for 3 selected ones and established a quality assurance framework. The selected issues ...

Despite many attempts at promoting systems integration, seamless care, and partnerships among service providers and users, mental health services internationally continue to be fragmented and piecemeal. We exploit recent ideas from complexity science to conceptualise mental health services as complex adaptive systems (CASs). The core features of CASs are described and Australia's headspace init...

the present research work was carried out to assess the relationship between outreach services of a faculty member, and his academic tasks of teaching performance and research productivity. a number of 95 faculty members from the colleges of agriculture and natural resources constituted the statistical population of the study. a questionnaire was employed for collection of data on outreach serv...

liveliness of any library is directly related to the rate of using its information services and resources. studying the amount of the existing information resources used by faculty members, who account for a considerable portion of the library users, can be a positive step for promoting the quality of library services and resources. in this descriptive survey, 72 percent of research community (...

this article reviews world’s experiences in providing financial services for women. countries under study include some of the developing countries islamic and non- islamic), as well as development, in which governmental or non-governmental organizations have been established to provide financial help, credits, saving and other services. their objectives, methods, activities, and programs are re...

BACKGROUND Financial and physical barriers are known to limit access to maternal health services in developing countries. These limitations are often compounded by the low socio-economic status of women. This study examined socio-economic differences in health services cost incurred by pregnant women. METHODS A cross-sectional cost survey of 300 women who had delivered a live birth in the las...

"No health without mental health" has become a rallying call for the World Health Organization and numerous service providers, training institutions, health researchers, and advocacy groups around the world. It is timely to consider the implications of this call for South Africa. We review key evidence regarding the burden and risk factors for mental disorders in South Africa and crucial challe...