Revitalising Papua New Guinea's Health System: The Need for Creative Approaches
McKay, Julienne; Lepani, Dr. Katherine | November 2010
Abstract
Health services need substantial strengthening. Deteriorating performance, persistently poor health outcomes and worsening trends on key indicators are well documented. Challenges facing the health system result not just from low expenditure; performance is also constrained by its structure and by cultural factors. In general, investment is determined by supply-side strategies – providing infrastructure and resources consistent with ‘minimum standards’. The assumption is that this delivers the services required by users, and that users can and will access. Evidence indicates that this has led to gaps and misaligned incentives for both providers and users.
Citation
McKay, Julienne; Lepani, Dr. Katherine. 2010. Revitalising Papua New Guinea's Health System: The Need for Creative Approaches. © Lowy Institute For International Policy. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6705.Keywords
Project impact
Development projects
Program management
Performance appraisal
Project appraisal
Technology assessment
Nutrition and Health Care
Maternal and Child Health
Partnerships in Health Reform
Health Surveys
Health Statistics
Health Standards
Health Policy Research
Health Policy
Child Health Services
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Project Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Operations Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Evaluation
Basic Health
Family Welfare
Family Planning
Nutrition Programs
Child Nutrition
Health Costs
Cumulative effects assessment
Grievance procedures
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
Public health records
Health status indicators
State and nutrition
Food policy
Nutrition policy
Child study
School hygiene
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