cholera epidemics have a recorded history in eastern congo dating to 1971. a study was conducted to find out the linkage between climate variability/change and cholera outbreak and to assess the related economic cost in the management of cholera in congo.this study integrates historical data (20 years) on temperature and rainfall with the burden of disease from cholera in south-kivu province, e...

BACKGROUND The knowledge about the relationship between health-related activities on the Internet (i.e. informed citizens) and individuals' control over their own experiences of health or illness (i.e. empowered citizens) is valuable but scarce. In this paper, we investigate the correlation between four ways of using the Internet for information on health or illness and citizens attitudes and b...

This paper presents the results of a participatory research project conducted by the Tokyo Citizens' Council for Health Promotion (Citizens' Council) to enhance vision sharing, thereby aiding the implementation of Healthy Town initiatives. The Citizens' Council conducted a survey to elucidate citizen interests and expectations regarding Healthy Towns. The project had three stages: (i) a survey;...

INTRODUCTION In 2002 the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted goals for reducing the burden of chronic disease through a new screening program in its publicly funded health centers ("Dom Zdravljas"). This study evaluated the first year of program implementation. METHODS The evaluation used in-depth interviews with 25 key stakeholders and in-person interviews with 1004 citizens. ...

BACKGROUND OF CONTEXT Priority setting and resource allocation across various healthcare functions are critical issues in health policy and strategic decision making. As health resources are limited while there are so many health challenges to resolve, consumers and payers have to make difficult decisions about expenditure allocation. OBJECTIVE Our research focus on the (dis)agreement between...

Political debates on the reform of health systems are stimulated by dissatisfaction of citizens with their health system. To adapt health systems in order to achieve more satisfaction, policy makers must know what citizens expect from it, in particular, what actually determines the citizen’s satisfaction. The paper will analyze the topic of satisfaction with health systems under three aspects: ...