The problem: Although mental illness constitutes a large proportion of the burden of disease in Zambia, it receives inadequate attention. Mental health was not among the twelve priority areas in the National Health development plan and was not provided for in the basic package of services defined by the ...
Nurse practitioners are ‘registered nurses with additional
educational preparation and experience who possess and
demonstrate the competencies to autonomously diagnose,
order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe
pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures within their
legislated scope of pract...
Las estrategias implementadas en las últimas tres décadas para incrementar la cobertura y acceso
de comunidades excluidas a prestaciones de salud, se caracterizaban por una organización basada
en programas verticales entregados en los establecimientos de salud de la red de servicios, de
segundo y terc...
A atenção à saúde no Brasil tem investido na formulação, implementação e concretização de políticas
de promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde. Há um grande esforço na construção de modelo de
atenção à saúde que priorize ações de mehoria da qualidade de vida dos sujeitos col...
As desigualdades sociais entre regiões e populações no Brasil se reproduzem nas taxas de mortalidade infantil, constituindo um relevante problema de saúde a ser enfrentado por toda a sociedade. Apesar do declínio da mortalidade infantil na última década, as taxas encontradas nas regiões Norte e N...
This issue brief mobilizes both global and local
research evidence about a problem, three options
for addressing the problem, and key
implementation considerations. Whenever
possible, the issue brief summarizes research
evidence drawn from systematic reviews of the
research literature and occasionally fr...
Healthcare in Brazil has invested in formulating, implementing, and putting into practice policies related
to the promotion, protection, and recovery of health. In the construction of the primary health care
model, great emphasis has been placed on the improvement of the quality of life of collective sub...
Primary healthcare includes first-contact services
delivered by a range of providers. Most commonly in
Canada these providers are general practitioners and
family physicians. However, increasingly these providers
can also include nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and
telephone advice lines, among others....
The policy issue: patient engagementOccasionally, all citizens have to make important health decisions that affecthealth outcomes. Strategies to support patient education and engagementshould therefore be a fundamental plank of health policy. Also, patients canplay an important role in understanding the ...
Governments are searching for ways to improve the equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness of their health systems. In recent years there has been an acceptance of the important role of primary health care in helping to achieve these aims. However, there have been no systematic reviews on pr...
