Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Attention is increasingly directed to bridging the gap between the production of knowledge
and its use for health decision-making in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). An …

The COVID-19 is disproportionally affecting the poor, minorities and a broad range of
vulnerable populations, due to its inequitable spread in areas of dense population and …

Background Mentoring programs for nurses already in the health workforce are growing in
importance. Yet, the settings, goals, scale, and key features of these programs are not widely …

India has a severe shortage of human resources for health. It has a shortage of qualified
health workers and the workforce is concentrated in urban areas. Bringing qualified health …

Protecting households from high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health care is an
important health system goal. High OOP payments can push households into poverty and …

Objective To estimate individual and household economic impact of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in selected low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Background Empirical evidence …

Abstract This Guidance for Priority Setting in Health Care (GPS-Health), initiated by the
World Health Organization, offers a comprehensive map of equity criteria that are relevant to …

Background In many developing countries, such as India, information on human resources
in the health sector is incomplete and unreliable. This prevents effective workforce planning …

In the early months of the pandemic, most reported cases and deaths due to COVID-19
occurred in high-income countries. However, insufficient testing could have led to an …