background very few studies have assessed performance of botswana public hospitals. we draw from a large research study assessing performance of the botswana ministry of health (moh) to evaluate the performance of public hospital system using the world health organization health systems performance assessment framework (who hspaf). we aimed to evaluate performance of botswana public hospital sy...

Background Very few studies have assessed performance of Botswana public hospitals. We draw from a large research study assessing performance of the Botswana Ministry of Health (MoH) to evaluate the performance of public hospital system using the World Health Organization Health Systems Performance Assessment Framework (WHO HSPAF). We aimed to evaluate performance of Botswana public hospital sy...

introduction: health system performance assessment provides appropriate information about the status of health systems for governments and communities. therefore, in the recent decade, many countries have focused on performance assessment and reporting in order to develop methods and tools as a mean to help achieving health goals. the present study tries to design an indicator-based model (incl...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: since, accurate, appropriate, precise, timely, valid information, and valid interpretation of information is required and the basis for policy and decision making and planning in various levels of the organization management, this study was conducted to evaluate the district health information system evolutio...

background in many parts of the world, ongoing deficiencies in health systems compromise the delivery of health interventions. the world health organization (who) identified four functions that health systems need to perform to achieve their goals: efforts to strengthen health systems focus on the way these functions are carried out. while a number of studies on health systems functions have be...

background : health systems search for ways of making their services more responsive to patients and the public the new framework of the world health organization (who) for assessment of health system performance has determined health, responsiveness and fairness of financing as the main goals. this study aimed to compare patients’ and nurses’ view points about responsiveness among a sample of ...

members of the 67th world health assembly in 2014 were presented with a framework document to guide world health organization (who) engagement with non-state actors, a key part of who reform kick-started in 2011. according to this document, non-state actors include four distinct constituencies: i) nongovernmental organizations (ngos), ii) private sector entities; iii) philanthropic foundations;...

there were once again high expectations that a major global health event - the ebola virus outbreak of 2014-2015 - would trigger meaningfully world health organization (who) reform and strengthen global health governance (ghg). rather than a “turning point,” however, the global community has gone back to business as usual. this has occurred against a backdrop of worldwide political turmoil, cha...

Background In many parts of the world, ongoing deficiencies in health systems compromise the delivery of health interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified four functions that health systems need to perform to achieve their goals: Efforts to strengthen health systems focus on the way these functions are carried out. While a number of studies on health systems functions have be...