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Can community action improve equity for maternal health and how does it do so? Research findings from Gujarat, India
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to work with civil society to strengthen community participation and action for health are
particularly important in Gujarat, India, given that the state has resources and capacity, but faces challenges ...
Understanding internal accountability in Nigeria’s routine immunization system: Perspectives from government officials at the national, state, and local levels
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of ...
Perceptions and experiences of frontline health managers and providers on accountability in a South African health district
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Public primary health care and district health systems play important roles in expanding healthcare access and promoting equity. This study explored and described accountability for this mandate as perceived and experienced ...
Understanding internal accountability in Nigeria’s routine immunization system: perspectives from government officials at the national, state, and local levels
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of ...
Broadening understanding of accountability ecosystems in sexual and reproductive health and rights: A systematic review
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
BACKGROUND
Accountability for ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights is increasingly receiving
global attention. Less attention has been paid to accountability mechanisms for sexual
and reproductive health ...
The crowded space of local accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: A case study of the South African health system
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Global and national accountability for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is increasingly invoked as central to addressing preventable mortality and morbidity. Strategies of accountability for MNCH include policy ...
Health system responsiveness: A systematic evidence mapping review of the global literature
(BMC, 2021)
The World Health Organisation framed responsiveness, fair financing and equity as intrinsic goals of
health systems. However, of the three, responsiveness received significantly less attention. Responsiveness is
essential ...
Globalisation and health inequalities: can a human rights paradigm create space for civil society action?
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012)
While neoliberal globalisation is associated with increasing inequalities, global integration has simultaneously strengthened the dissemination of human rights discourse across the world. This paper explores the seeming ...
Local dynamics of collaboration for maternal, newborn and child health: A social network analysis of healthcare providers and their managers in Gert Sibande district, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)
: Accountability for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is a collaborative endeavour and
documenting collaboration dynamics may be key to understanding variations in the performance of MNCH services.
This study ...