Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Laing, Richard"
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Analyzing implementation dynamics using theory-driven evaluation principles: lessons learnt from a South African centralized chronic dispensing model
Magadzire, Bvudzai Priscilla; Marchal, Bruno; Mathys, Tania; Laing, Richard; Ward, Kim (BioMed Central, 2017)BACKGROUND: Centralized dispensing of essential medicines is one of South Africa’s strategies to address the shortage of pharmacists, reduce patients’ waiting times and reduce over-crowding at public sector healthcare ... -
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
Ewen, Margaret; Zweekhorst, Marjolein; Regeer, Barbara; Laing, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2017)BACKGROUND: WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private sectors of countries by ... -
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
Ewen, Margaret; Zweekhorst, Marjolein; Regeer, Barbara; Laing, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2017)Background: WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private sectors of countries by 2025. ... -
Comparative analysis of essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mehrtash, Hedieh; Laing, Richard; Wirtz, Veronika J. (World Health Organization, 2018)Adequate access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease is necessary to address the high cardiovascular disease burden in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). ... -
Household access to non-communicable disease medicines during universal health care roll-out in Kenya: A time series analysis
Kiragu, Zana Wangari; Rockers, Peter C.; Laing, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2022)This study aims to describe trends and estimate impact of county-level universal health coverage expansion in Kenya on household availability of non-communicable disease medicines, medicine obtainment at public hospitals ... -
Management of type 1 diabetes in low- and middle- income countries: Comparative health system assessments in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania
Abdraimova, Aida; Besançon, Stéphane; Laing, Richard (Wiley, 2022)To describe and compare the health system responses for type 1 diabetes in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania. The Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access, a multi- level assessment of the health system, was implemented ... -
Perceptions of Kenyan adults on access to medicines for non-communicable diseases: A qualitative study
Onyango, Monica Adhiambo; Vian, Taryn; Hirsch, Isabel; Salvi, Devashri D.; Laing, Richard; Rockers, Peter C.; Ashigbie, Paul G.; Wirtz, Veronika J. (Public Library of Science, 2018)In Kenya, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 27% of all deaths. Adult Kenyans have an 18% chance of dying prematurely from cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chronic respiratory diseases. A Novartis ... -
Prices and availability of locally produced and imported medicines in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Ewen, Margaret; Kaplan, W.; Gedif, T.; Justin-Temu, M.; Vialle-Valentin, C.; Mirza, Z.; Regeer, Barbara; Zweekhorst, M.; Laing, Richard (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)Background: To assess the effect of policies supporting local medicine production to improve access to medicines. Methods: We adapted the WHO/HAI instruments measuring medicines availability and prices to differentiate ... -
Probability and amount of medicines expenditure according to health insurance status in Kenya: A household survey in eight counties
Wirtz, Veronika J.; Servan-Mori, Edson; Laing, Richard (Wiley, 2021)National and county governments in Kenya have introduced various health insurance schemes to protect households against financial hardship as a result of large health expenditure. This study examines the relationship between ... -
Program sustainability post PEPFAR direct service support in the Western Cape, South Africa
Chiliza, Jessica; Laing, Richard; Feeley III, Frank Goodrich (Public Library of Science, 2021)Public health practitioners have little guidance around how to plan for the sustainability of donor sponsored programs after the donor withdraws. The literature is broad and provides no consensus on a definition of ... -
Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa
Mpanza, Ntobeko M.; Bradley, Hazel; Laing, Richard (AOSIS, 2019)Costly prescription medicines with existing cheaper alternatives tend to be purchased by medically insured consumers of healthcare. In South Africa medical scheme members pay higher out-of-pocket payments for medicines ... -
Study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of an NCD access to medicines initiative: evaluation of Novartis Access in Kenya
Rockers, Peter C.; Wirtz, Veronika J.; Vian, Taryn; Onyango, Monica A.; Ashigbie, Paul G.; Laing, Richard (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Novartis recently launched Novartis Access, an initiative to provide a basket of reduced price medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be sold through the public and private nonprofit sectors ... -
The survival of patients enrolled in a global direct-to-patient cancer medicine donation program: The Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP)
Laing, Richard; Umeh, Chukwuemeka Anthony; Garcia-Gonzalez, Pat (Elsevier, 2020)The Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP) is a unique direct-to-patient program that provides imatinib (Glivec) at no cost to eligible patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with chronic ...