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      Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries 

      Reddy, Tarylee; Kapoor, Neena R.; Kubota, Shogo; Doubova, Svetlana V; Asai, Daisuke; Mariam, Damen Haile; Ayele, Wondimu; Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh; Thermidor, Roody; Sapag, Jaime C.; Bedregal, Paula; Passi-Solar, Álvaro; Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana; Dulal, Mahesh; Gadek, Dominic Dormenyo; Mehata, Suresh; Margozzini, Paula; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Rittiphairoj, Thanitsara; Kaewkamjornchai, Phanuwich; Nega, Adiam; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku; Kruk, Margaret E.; Arsenault, Catherine (2023-04-12)

      Background: Disruptions in essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported in several countries. Yet, patterns in health service disruption according to country responses remain unclear. In this paper, we investigate associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and disruptions in 31 health services in 10 low- middle- and high-income countries in 2020. Methods: Using routine health information systems and administrative data from 10 countries (Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Lao People’s Democratic ...
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      Digital health, gender and health equity: invisible imperatives 

      Sinha, Chaitali; Schryer-Roy, Anne-Marie (Journal of Public Health, 2018-12-01)

      A growing body of evidence shows the use of digital technologies in health—referred to as eHealth, mHealth or ‘digital health’—is improving and saving lives in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this prevalent and persistent narrative, very few studies examine its effects on health equity, gender and power dynamics. This journal supplement addresses these invisible imperatives by going beyond traditional measures of coverage, efficacy and cost-effectiveness associated with digital health interventions, to unpack different experiences of ...
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      Health and health-care systems in southeast Asia: diversity and transitions 

      Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi; Mui Teng, Yap; Phua, Kai Hong; Yap, Mui Teng; Pocock, Nicola S.; Hashim, Jamal H.; Chhem, Rethy; Wilopo, Siswanto Agus; Lopez, Alan D. (The Lancet, 2011-01-25)

      Southeast Asia is a region of enormous social, economic, and political diversity, both across and within countries, shaped by its history, geography, and position as a major crossroad of trade and the movement of goods and services. These factors have not only contributed to the disparate health status of the region's diverse populations, but also to the diverse nature of its health systems, which are at varying stages of evolution. Rapid but inequitable socioeconomic development, coupled with differing rates of demographic and epidemiological ...
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      Health care systems in low- and middle-income countries 

      Mills, Anne (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2014-02-06)

      This review draws on what is now quite an extensive literature on the deficiencies of health care systems and on the Health Systems Evidence database. However, the poor quality and uneven coverage of evidence on the strengthening of health care systems means that evidence of deficiencies is stronger than evidence of remedies. Moreover, the specific circumstances of individual countries strongly influence both decisions about which approaches might be relevant and their success, so any generalizations made from health systems research in particular ...
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      Measuring health equity in the ASEAN region: conceptual framework and assessment of data availability 

      Barcellona, Capucine; Mariéas, Yzabel Bryanna; Tan, Si Ying; Lee, Gabriel; Ko, Khin Chaw; Chham, Savina; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Pham Tien, Nam; Lim, Jeremy (2023-12-05)

      Background: Existing research on health equity falls short of identifying a comprehensive set of indicators for measurement across health systems. Health systems in the ASEAN region, in particular, lack a standardised framework to assess health equity. This paper proposes a comprehensive framework to measure health equity in the ASEAN region and highlights current gaps in data availability according to its indicator components. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to map out a core set of indicators to evaluate health ...
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      Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multicountry consortium 

      Turcotte-Tremblay, Anne-Marie; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Akweongo, Patricia; Amponsah, Freddie; Aryal, Amit; Asai, Daisuke; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku; Ayele, Wondimu; Bauhoff, Sebastian; Doubova, Svetlana V.; Gadeka, Dominic Dormenyo; Dulal, Mahesh; Gage, Anna; Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana; Haile-Mariam, Damen; Joseph, Jean Paul; Kaewkamjornchai, Phanuwich; Kapoor, Neena R.; Gelaw, Solomon Kassahun; Kim, Min Kyung; Kruk, Margaret E.; Kubota, Shogo; Margozzini, Paula; Mehata, Suresh; Mthethwa, Londiwe; Nega, Adiam; Oh, Juhwan; Park, Soo Kyung; Passi-Solar, Alvaro; Cuevas, Ricardo Enrique Perez; Reddy, Tarylee; Rittiphairoj, Thanitsara; Sapag, Jaime C.; Thermidor, Roody; Tlou, Boikhutso; Arsenault, Catherine (2023-01-31)

      COVID-19 has prompted the use of readily available administrative data to track health system performance in times of crisis and to monitor disruptions in essential healthcare services. In this commentary we describe our experience working with these data and lessons learned across countries. Since April 2020, the Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) network has used administrative data and routine health information systems (RHIS) to assess health system performance during COVID-19 in Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Lao ...